Codex Federal Register Notices and Public Meetings

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. During these public meetings, delegates also receive comments from interested parties on Codex issues.

Codex Committee on General Principles (CCGP)

The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on May 1, 2025, from 10:00am to 12:00pm ET. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items to be discussed at the 34th Session of the Codex Committee on General Principles (CCGP34), which will convene in Lille, France, from June 2-6, 2025.

• The public meeting will take place via Video Teleconference only. Documents related to CCGP34 will be accessible at the following address: www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCGP&session=34.
• The U.S. Delegate to the 34th Session of the CCGP invites interested U.S. parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email addresses: uscodex@usda.gov and ken.lowery@usda.gov. Emailed comments should state in the subject line that they relate to activities of the 34th Session of the CCGP.
• Registration: Attendees may register to attend the public meeting at the following link: www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/7Lxx6JqcQKm7hW3cTh7mrA. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF)

The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on May 29, 2025, from 1:00 to 4:00pm ET. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items to be discussed at the 18th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF18), which will convene in Bangkok, Thailand, from June 23-27, 2025.

• The public meeting will take place via Video Teleconference only. Documents related to CCCF18 will be accessible at the following address: www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCCF&session=18.
• The U.S. Delegate to the 18th Session of the CCCF invites interested U.S. parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email address: quynh-anh.nguyen@fda.hhs.gov. Emailed comments should state in the subject line that they relate to activities of the 18th Session of the CCCF.
• Registration: Attendees may register to attend the public meeting at the following link: www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/OWbV16_zQPWdyBTZAoFFcA. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.