Federal Register Notices
Federal Register notices are annually prepared to inform the public of the sanitary and phytosanitary standard-setting activities of Codex. The announcement of this, plus other notices that involve Codex can be found on the U.S. Codex Office section of federalregister.gov.
Public Meetings
U.S. Delegates to Codex committees schedule public meetings prior to their committee meetings to inform the public about the meeting agenda and proposed U.S. positions on the issues. During these public meetings, delegates also receive comments from interested parties on Codex issues.
Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC47)
The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on November 14, 2024 from 1:00 to 4:00pm ET. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions to be discussed at the 47th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC47), which will meet in Geneva, Switzerland from November 25, 2024 to November 30, 2024.
- The public meeting will take place via Video Teleconference only. Documents related to CAC47 will be accessible at the following address: www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CAC&session=47.
- The U.S. Codex Office invites interested U.S. parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email addresses: Ken.Lowery@usda.gov and uscodex@usda.gov. Emailed comments should state in the subject line that they relate to activities of the 47th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
- Registration: Attendees may register to attend the public meeting at the following link: www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIscO2gqTksGsA8Tkj9C4wKEgJcqBY5PMI. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.