Codex News—September 25, 2018

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to Codex News. Public Meetings Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) The U.S. Codex Program is sponsoring a public meeting on October 9, 2018 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions to be discussed at the 50th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), in Panama City, Panama on November 12-16, 2018. The public meeting will take place at USDA in the Jamie L. Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 107-A, Washington, DC 20250. Documents related to the 50th Session of the CCFH are accessible here: www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en. Jenny Scott, U.S. Delegate to the 50th Session of the CCFH invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email address: jenny.scott@fda.hhs.gov.  Please register to attend by emailing barbara.mcniff@osec.usda.gov by October 3, 2018. Early registration is encouraged because it will expedite entry into the building, for which attendees should bring photo identification and plan for adequate time to pass through federal building security screening systems. Attendees who are not able to attend the meeting in person, but who wish to participate, may do so by phone/conference call; please use the call-in-number 1-888-844-9904. The participant code will be posted at: www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/international-affairs/us-codex-alimentarius/public-meetings. Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) The U.S. Codex Program is sponsoring a public meeting on November 6, 2018 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions to be discussed at the 40th Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), in Berlin, Germany on November 26-30, 2018. The public meeting will take place at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition in the Wiley Building, Room 1A002, 55 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 20740. Documents related to the 40th Session of the CCNFSDU are accessible here: www.codexalimentarius.org/meetings-reports/en. Dr. Douglas Balentine, U.S. Delegate to the 40th Session of the CCNFSDU invites U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email address: douglas.balentine@fda.hhs.gov.  Please register to attend by emailing doreen.chenmoulec@osec.usda.gov by October 24, 2018. Early registration is encouraged because it will expedite entry into the building, for which attendees should bring photo identification and plan for adequate time to pass through federal building security screening systems. Attendees who are not able to attend the meeting in person, but who wish to participate, may do so by phone/conference call; please use the call-in-number 1-877-7975. The participant code will be posted at: www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/international-affairs/us-codex-alimentarius/public-meetings. The U.S. Codex Program will sponsor additional public meetings in December and January for the following upcoming Codex subsidiary body meetings: Ad-hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance in December 2018. Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs in January 2019. Request for Comments Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) Standard for Follow-up Formula: The Codex Secretariat has issued a Circular Letter (CL 2018/63/OCS-NFSDU) requesting comments at Step 3 on Review of the Standard for Follow-up Formula: scope, product definition, and labeling sections. The CL is currently available in English at the following link: www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/resources/circular-letters/en. If you are interested in having your comments considered in the U.S. response, please send your comments to Doreen Chen-Moulec (doreen.chenmoulec@osec.usda.gov) by October 23, 2018. Comments by other Observers and countries should be submitted through their Codex Contact Points using the Online Commenting System (ocs.codexalimentarius.org) by October 26, 2018. Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) Dried or Dehydrated Basil: The Codex Secretariat has issued a Circular Letter (CL 2018/58/OCS-CCSCH) requesting comments at Step 3 on the Proposed Draft requirements for dried or dehydrated basil. The CL is currently available in English at the following link: www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/resources/circular-letters/en. If you are interested in having your comments considered in the U.S. response, please send your comments to Rita Kishore (rita.kishore@fsis.usda.gov) by October 25, 2018. Comments by other Observers and countries should be submitted through their Codex Contact Points using the Online Commenting System (ocs.codexalimentarius.org) by October 31, 2018. Dried and Dehydrated Garlic: The Codex Secretariat has issued a Circular Letter (CL 2018/56/OCS-CCSCH) requesting comments at Step 3 on the Proposed Draft Standard for dried and dehydrated garlic. The CL is currently available in English at the following link: www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/resources/circular-letters/en. If you are interested in having your comments considered in the U.S. response, please send your comments to Rita Kishore (rita.kishore@fsis.usda.gov) by October 25, 2018. 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USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Daily Digest Bulletin

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USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Daily Digest Bulletin

Cargill Meat Solutions Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli O26 Contamination 09/20/2018 Cargill Meat Solutions Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli O26 Contamination Cargill Meat Solutions, a Fort Morgan, Colo. establishment, is recalling approximately 132,606 pounds of ground beef products made from the chuck portion of the carcass that may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O26. Stay Connected:   Subscriber Services: Preferences | Unsubscribe | Help | Questions? Contact Us This email was sent to hskwan288.course4180@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service · United States Department of Agriculture · 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. · Washington D.C. 20250 · 800-439-1420

E-news on 20.09.2018

致食物安全電子資訊訂閱者:
Dear E-news recipients,

以下資訊已上載到食物安全中心(中心)網站:
News on the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) online:

月餅時令食品調查(第二期)結果
Test results of seasonal food surveillance project on mooncakes (second phase)

中心公布一項有關月餅的時令食品調查(第二期)結果，約一百四十個樣本全部通過檢測。
The CFS announced the results of a seasonal food surveillance project on mooncakes (second phase). The results of about 140 samples tested were all satisfactory.

有關之新聞公報請瀏覽以下網頁:
Please visit the webpage for related press release:

中文:
https://www.cfs.gov.hk/tc_chi/press/20180911_7112.html
English:
https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/press/20180911_7112.html

食物安全巡迴展覽
Roving Exhibition on Food Safety

9月下旬的巡迴展覽內容包括食物安全5要點、預防食物交叉污染、及有機食物。展覽將設於九龍城街市。
The coming exhibition will be held in late September at Kowloon City Market.  Panels cover topics on 5 Keys for Food Safety, Prevention of Cross-contamination, and Organic Food.

請點擊查看具體時間:
Please click to see the schedule:

中文:
http://cfs.fehd.hksarg/tc_chi/whatsnew/whatsnew_act/whatsnew_act_roving_exhibition_2018.html
English:
http://cfs.fehd.hksarg/english/whatsnew/whatsnew_act/whatsnew_act_roving_exhibition_2018.html

2018年7月預先包裝食物之營養素含量及致敏物檢測結果
Results of Compliance Test for Nutrition Labelling and Declaration of Allergens for July 2018

為確保預先包裝食品符合《食物及藥物(成分組合及標籤)規例》，中心自2012年起，一直有抽取預先包裝食物的樣本作檢測，其中包括檢測營養素含量及致敏物。2018年7月有關營養素含量及致敏物檢測結果的報告，已上載到中心網頁。
The CFS has been testing, among other things, nutrients and allergens in prepackaged food samples for compliance under the Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) Regulations since 2012. Report on Results of Compliance Test for Nutrition Labelling and Declaration of Allergens under the Regulations for July 2018 has been uploaded onto the CFS website.

詳情請參閱以下網頁:
Please click into the webpage for details:

中文:
https://www.cfs.gov.hk/tc_chi/whatsnew/whatsnew_act/NL_Compliance_Test_Results_JUL_2018.html
English:
https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/whatsnew/whatsnew_act/NL_Compliance_Test_Results_JUL_2018.html

食物安全中心
Centre for Food Safety

 

Food Alert －Not to consume a kind of pancake imported from Japan with possible presence of mould / 食物警報 － 不要食用一款可能發霉的日本進口燒餅

Dear Sir/Madam,
 
We have issued a food alert regarding "Not to consume a kind of pancake imported from Japan with possible presence of mould".

Please check the following link for further details.
https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/whatsnew/whatsnew_fa/2018_344.html

For further enquiries, you may contact us at <rc@fehd.gov.hk>.
Should you wish to cancel your registration with E-news, please notify us either by email (same address as above) or by fax (no. 2893 3547).
 
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我們剛發出關於"不要食用一款可能發霉的日本進口燒餅"的食物警報。
詳情請參閱以下連結:
https://www.cfs.gov.hk/tc_chi/whatsnew/whatsnew_fa/2018_344.html 
如有任何查詢，請與我們聯絡(電郵地址：rc@fehd.gov.hk)。
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USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Daily Digest Bulletin

Bob Evans Farms Inc. Recalls Pork Sausage Link Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination 09/13/2018 Bob Evans Farms Inc. Recalls Pork Sausage Link Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination Bob Evans Farms, Inc., a Xenia, Ohio, establishment, is recalling approximately 46,734 pounds of pork sausage link products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of clear hard plastic. Stay Connected:   Subscriber Services: Preferences | Unsubscribe | Help | Questions? Contact Us This email was sent to hskwan288.course4180@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service · United States Department of Agriculture · 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. · Washington D.C. 20250 · 800-439-1420