US Public Meeting on the Codex Committee on Food Additives

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are sponsoring a public meeting to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items that will be discussed at the 44th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), which will be held in Hangzhou, China March 12–16, 2012.

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 13, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in the Harvey Wiley Federal Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740.

Documents related to the 44th Session of the CCFA are accessible via http:// www.codexalimentarius.org.

The U.S. Delegate to the 44th Session of the CCFA, Dennis Keefe, and FDA, invite interested U.S. parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email address: cfsan- ccfa@fda.hhs.gov.

Registration: Attendees may register electronically at the same email address provided above by February 8, 2012.