Codex Alimentarius: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems

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The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, United States Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are sponsoring two public meetings. The first meeting will be held on October 22, 2002, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. to review agenda items and receive comments in preparation for developing draft U.S. positions, and the second will be held on November 20, 2002, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. to provide information and receive public comments on the U.S. draft positions for agenda items that will be discussed at the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS) which will be held in Adelaide, Australia, December 2-6, 2002. The Under Secretary and FDA recognize the importance of providing interested parties with information on the Eleventh Session of CCFICS and to address items on the Agenda.