The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Food Safety has announced a public meeting to provide information and receive comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions that will be discussed at the 25th Session of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (CCPFV), to be held in Denpasar, Indonesia, Oct. 25 – 29, 2010.
The public meeting is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., in Room 2068, USDA, South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC. To participate through teleconference, dial (888) 996-4918, and enter the passcode 63757. A complete agenda and documents relating to the 25th Session of CCPFV will be available on the Codex Alimentarius Web site at www.codexalimentarius.net/current.asp.
The CCPFV is responsible for elaborating worldwide standards for all types of processed fruits and vegetables including dried products, canned dried peas and beans, jams and jellies, but not dried prunes, or fruit and vegetable juices. The Committee is hosted by the United States of America. Among the agenda items for the 25th session of CCPFV is the revision of standards for quick frozen fruits and vegetables.
For further information concerning the 25th Session of the CCPFV, contact Dorian LaFond by phone at (202) 690-4944 or by e-mail at Dorian.LaFond@ams.usda.gov. Individuals are invited to submit written comments electronically, with the notification they apply to the 25th Session of the CCPFV, to the following e-mail address: uscodex@fsis.usda.gov.
For further information about the public meeting, contact Doreen Chen-Moulec by phone at (202) 720-4063 or by e-mail at Doreen.Chen-Moulec@fsis.usda.gov.