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 Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses
The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, from 1-4 p.m. EST. 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 43rd Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU), which will meet in Dusseldorf, Germany, from March 6-10, 2023. The report adoption will be held virtually on March 15, 2023.
- The public meeting will take place via video teleconference only. Documents related to the 43rd Session of the CCNFSDU will be accessible via the internet at the following address: www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCNFSDU&session=43.
- Dr. Douglas Balentine, U.S. Delegate to the 43rd Session of the CCNFSDU, invites interested U.S. parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email address: douglas.balentine@fda.hhs.gov.
- Attendees may register to attend the public meeting here: www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItde-srD4oHLgvBHwXapaGAw8FzQxO3j8.
Codex Committee on Food Additives
The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on February 21, 2023, from 9-12 p.m. EST. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions to be discussed at the 53rd Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China on March 27-31, 2023.
- The public meeting will take place in a hybrid format. The on-site location is Meeting Room 1A-001 at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 20740-3835. In-person attendees may register to attend the public meeting at the following email address: ccfa@cfsan.fda.gov. Virtual attendees may register to attend the public meeting via video teleconference here: fda.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsd-6sqj8oEj61dNRGO8b-j0Ml6ffauzw. Attendees should register by February 16, 2023. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
- Documents related to the 53rd Session of the CCFA will be accessible via the internet at the following address: www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCFA&session=53.
- Dr. Paul Honigfort, U.S. Delegate to the 53rd Session of the CCFA, invites interested U.S. parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email address: ccfa@cfsan.fda.gov.