The 44th Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) will meet in Hangzhou, China, March 12-16, 2011.
A Federal Register Notice announcing the U.S. Public Meeting for the 44th CCFA should publish soon. In the meantime, the following is provided for your information. The Public Meeting will be held on February 13, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Rooms 1A-001 and 1A-002, FDA, Harvey Wiley Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740. Documents related to the 44th CCFA are accessible at: http://www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en/. Specific information regarding registration for the Public Meeting will be provided in the Federal Register Notice. However, please note that early registration is encouraged because it will expedite entry into the building and its parking area. If you require parking, please include the vehicle make and tag number when you register. Because the meeting will be held in a Federal building, you should also bring photo identification and plan for adequate time to pass through security screening systems. Attendees that are not able to attend the meeting in person, but wish to participate may do so by teleconference, and should request the call-in number and conference code when they register for the Public Meeting. For further information about the Public Meeting contact: Jannavi R. Srinivasan, Ph.D, Telephone: (240) 402–1199, Fax: (301) 436–2965, e-mail: jannavi.srinivasan@fda.hhs.gov
