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CODEX
Recent U.S. Delegation Reports of Codex Committee Meetings
U.S. Government Comments on Agenda Item 5(b) Draft Documents Coming Before the CCFL Small Working Group on the Labelling of Foods Derived From Biotechnology
FDA
FDA
Announces Proposal and Draft Guidance for Food Developed Through
Biotechnology:
Closes March 28, 2001
FDA Survey of Imported Fresh Produce:
FY 1999 Field Assignment
FDA Announces Report on Safety of Imported Foods:
FDA Talk Papers are prepared by the Press OFfice to
guide FDA personnel in respondinng with consistency and accuracy
to questions from the public on subjects of current interest.
FDA Publishes Rule to Increase Safety of Fruit
and Vegetable Juices:
The Food and Drug Administration published a final rule designed
to improve the safety of fruit and vegetable juice and juice
products. Under the rule, juice processors must use Hazard
Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles for juice
processing. Implementation of a HACCP system will increase the
protection of consumers from illness-causing microbes and other
hazards in juices.
USDA
Announcement of the Emerging Markets Program for Fiscal Year 2001: Closed March 12, 2001.
Announcement of the Market Access Program for Fiscal Year 2001: Closed March 12, 2001.
Other
Australia's Department of Agriculture,
Fisheries, and Forestry Propose Changes to the Biosecurity Import
Risk Analysis Process
This memorandum requests stakeholders interested in
providing comments on the import risk analysis (IRA) process to
do so as soon as possible, and to advise of some proposed changes
to the IRA process arising from the recent meeting of Agriculture
and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand
(ARMCANZ). Close May 11, 2001
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