[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 77 (Thursday, April 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21007-21008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9288]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0001]
Food Labeling; Public Workshop
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory
Affairs (ORA), Dallas District Office (DALDO), in collaboration with
Oklahoma State University (OSU), Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural
Products Center (FAPC), is announcing a public workshop entitled ``Food
Labeling Workshop.'' This public workshop is intended to provide
information about FDA food labeling regulations and other related
subjects to the regulated industry, particularly small businesses and
startups.
Date and Time: The public workshop will be held on May 17 and 18,
2010, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: The public workshop will be held at FAPC, OSU, 148 FAPC,
Stillwater, OK 74078-6055.
Contact: David Arvelo, Food and Drug Administration, 4040 North
Central Expressway, suite 900, Dallas, TX 75204, 214-253-4952, FAX:
214-253-4970, or email: [email protected].
For information on accommodation options, contact conference
coordinators Karen Smith or Andrea Graves at FAPC, OSU, 148 FAPC,
Stillwater, OK 74078-6055, 405-744-6071, FAX: 405-744-6313, or email:
[email protected] or [email protected].
Registration: You are encouraged to register by May 3, 2010. The
workshop has a $400 registration fee to cover the cost of facilities,
materials, lunch, and breaks. Seats are limited; please submit your
registration as soon as possible. Workshop space will be filled in
order of receipt of registration. Those accepted into the workshop will
receive confirmation. Registration will close after the workshop is
filled. Registration at the site is not guaranteed, but may be possible
on a space available basis on the day of the public workshop beginning
at 8 a.m. The cost of registration at the site is $400 payable to FAPC.
If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact
Karen Smith (see Contact) at least 7 days in advance. There are no
registration fees for FDA employees. More information is also available
online at http://www.fapc.biz/foodlabeling.html. (FDA has verified the
Web site address, but we are not responsible for any subsequent changes
to the Web site after this document publishes in the Federal Register.)
Registration form instructions: To register, please complete the
online registration form at http://www.fapc.biz/forms/foodlabeling.htm.
Transcripts: Transcripts of the public workshop will not be
available due to the format of this workshop. Course handouts may be
requested at cost through the Freedom of Information Office (HFI-35),
Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, rm. 12A-16, Rockville,
MD 20857, approximately 15 working days after the public workshop at a
cost of 10 cents per page.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public workshop is being held in
response to the large volume of food labeling inquiries from small food
manufacturers and startups originating from the area covered by DALDO.
DALDO presents the workshop to help achieve objectives set forth in
section
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406 of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 (21
U.S.C. 393), which include working closely with stakeholders and
maximizing the availability and clarity of information to stakeholders
and the public. This is consistent with the purposes of ORA's Small
Business Representative Program, which are in part to respond to
industry inquiries, develop educational materials, and sponsor
workshops and conferences to provide firms, particularly small
businesses, with firsthand working knowledge of FDA's requirements and
compliance policies. The workshop is also consistent with the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-
121), as outreach activities by government agencies to small
businesses.
The goal of the public workshop is to present information that will
enable manufacturers and regulated industry to better comply with
labeling requirements, especially in light of growing concerns about
obesity and food allergens. Information presented will be based on
agency position as articulated through regulation, compliance policy
guides, and information previously made available to the public. Topics
to be discussed at the workshop include the following: (1) Mandatory
label elements, (2) the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection
Act of 2004, (3) nutrition labeling requirements, (4) health and
nutrition claims, and (5) special labeling issues such as exemptions.
FDA expects that participation in the public workshop will provide
regulated industry with greater understanding of the agency's
regulatory and policy perspectives on food labeling and increase
voluntary compliance with labeling requirements.
Dated: April 16, 2010.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2010-9288 Filed 4-21-10; 8:45 am]
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