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Public Meeting to Address Codex Committee on General Principles

Congressional and Public Affairs

(202) 720-9113

Bridgette Keefe

Editor's Note: This news release was updated on March 16, 2005. The

location of the public meeting will be in the back of the USDA South

Building Cafeteria at 1400 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, March 15, 2005 - - The Office of the Under Secretary for

Food Safety, United States Department of Agriculture and the Food

and Drug Administration of Department of Health and Human Services

today announced a public meeting to provide information and receive

comments on agenda items that will be discussed at the 22nd Session

of the Codex Committee on General Principles (CCGP) in Paris,

France, April 11-15, 2005.

 

The public meeting will be held from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., Tuesday, March

29, in the back of the South Building Cafeteria at 1400 Independence

Ave., SW, Washington, D.C.

 

Codex was created in 1962 by two United Nations organizations: the

Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization.

Codex develops food standards, guidelines and codes of practice in

order to protect the health of consumers, ensures fair trade

practices and promotes coordination of food standards undertaken by

international governmental and non-governmental organizations. The

Codex Committee on General Principles was established to address

procedural and general matters referred to by the Codex Alimentarius

Commission and is hosted by the government of France.

 

At the March 29, 2005, public meeting, attendees will have the

opportunity to pose questions and offer comments on the agenda items

listed at http://www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.

 

For further information, contact Ellen Matten, International Issues

Analyst, U.S. Codex Office at (202) 205-7760 or by fax (202) 720-

3157.

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_ & _Events/NR_031505_02/index.asp