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Requests for Comments

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Current Requests for Comments

Requests with deadlines

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Requests without deadlines

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	European Food Safety Authority	Guidance of the Scientific Committee on Transparency in the Scientific Aspects of Risk Assessments carried out by EFSA. Part 2: General Principles Publication Date: Monday, December 1, 2008	Dec 19, 2008
	Keefem, Bridgette	Codex Seeks Comments On Sanitary and Phytosanitary International Standard-Setting Activities Notice seeking comments on standards currently under consideration and recommendations for new standards. Publication Date: Thursday, June 5, 2008	Jun 6, 2008
	European Food Safety Authority	Public Consultation on Initial Risk Assessement for New and Existing Active Substances Public consultation for the initial assessment of another three active substance used in plant protection products. Comments have to be sent to EFSA until the deadline given for the respective active substance. (more) Publication Date: Friday, February 8, 2008	Feb 10, 2008
	Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration	Food Labeling--Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods Proposed rule in response to the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA) regarding establishing a definition of the term 'gluten-free' and uniform conditions for its use in the labeling of foods, in order to provide truthful and accurate information with respect to foods so labeled to the individuals with celiac disease. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2007	Oct 4, 2007
	Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration	Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of Food Proposed rule in response to the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA) regarding proposing that only those irradiated foods in which the irradiation causes a material change in the food, or a material change in the consequences that may result from the use of the food, bear the radura logo and the term 'irradiated,' or a derivative thereof, in conjunction with explicit language describing the change in the food or its conditions of use. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2007	Oct 4, 2007
	Office of Management and Budget	Public Comments on Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin Comments from 75 agencies and individuals in response to OMB's proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin, establishing minimum standards for risk assessments prepared by U.S. federal agencies. (more)	Jun 23, 2006
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Maximising the Contribution of Science to European Health and Safety: a DG SANCO Discussion Paper Discussion paper on the role of science in the work of DG SANCO. Topics addressed include risk assessment capacity, risk assessment data, content of risk assessment mandates, content of assessments, and more. Comments are requested. (more) Publication Month: July 2005	Oct 7, 2005
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Channels of Trade Policy for Commodities With Residues of Pesticide Chemicals, for Which Tolerances Have Been Revoked, Suspended, or Modified by the Environmental Protection Agency Pursuant to Dietary Risk Considerations ... Guidance document that explains FDA's planned approach to enforcing the channels of trade provision for foods containing residues of pesticide chemicals for which tolerances have been revoked, suspended, or modified by the EPA due to human dietary risk. (more) Publication Month: May 2005	May 24, 2005
	Safe Food International	Food Issues Around the World Reports on food safety issues in different regions of the world. Includes discussion of foodborne diseases, food safety concerns, policies and plans of action, and consumer organizations in each region. (more) Publication Month: April 2005	May 3, 2005

Past Requests for Comments

Items with the most recent deadlines are displayed first.

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Food and Drug Administration	Risk Assessment of the Public Health Impact From Foodborne Listeria monocytogenes in Some Ready-to-Eat Foods Sliced, Prepared, and/or Packaged in Retail Facilities; Request for Comments and for Scientific Data and Information Notice: "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting comments and scientific data and information that would assist the agency in its plans to conduct a risk assessment of the public health impact of foodborne Listeria monocytogenes in some ready-to-eat foods sliced, prepared, and/or packaged in retail facilities. The purpose of the risk assessment is to ascertain the impact on public health of current practices and potential interventions that reduce or prevent L. monocytogenes contamination in ready-to-eat food." The html version can be found here. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Publication Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009	Jan 21, 2009
	Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency	National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change This draft document represents the National Water Program’s initial work to identify potential impacts of climate change for clean water and drinking water programs and define actions to respond to these impacts. Comments are requested on the draft strategy. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Publication Date: Friday, March 28, 2008	Mar 30, 2008
	Congressional and Public Affairs	FSIS Seeks Comments on Salmonella Sampling Programs and Activities Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced new policies and practices for the Agency's Salmonella verification sampling program and related activities in meat and poultry establishments. Comments must be received on or before Feb. 27, 2008. Comments will be available for view on the FSIS Web site. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Publication Date: Monday, January 28, 2008	Feb 7, 2008
	Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed, European Food Safety Authority	Public Consultation of the Working Document on the "Guidance for the Assessment of Compatibility of Zootechnical Microbial Additives with Antimicrobial Substances" Draft guidance document considering 'the Guidance for the Assessment of Compatibility of Zootechnical Microbial Additives with Antimicrobial Substances'. Comments are requested from interested parties. (more) Deadline: Friday, November 30, 2007 Publication Date: Thursday, October 18, 2007	Oct 19, 2007
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Labelling: Competitiveness, Consumer Information and Better Regulation for the EU Background paper outlining DG SANCO's current consideration of a number of labeling issues, including general food labeling, nutrition labeling, origin labeling, GMO labeling, and more. Comments are requested. (more) Deadline: Friday, June 16, 2006 Publication Month: February 2006	Mar 15, 2006
	Office of Management and Budget	Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin Proposed bulletin that establishes minimum standards for risk assessments prepared by U.S. federal agencies. Deadline: Thursday, June 15, 2006	Jan 10, 2006
	Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority	Draft Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards on Microbiological Testing, Criteria and Other Objectives (EFSA-Q-2005-296) Draft opinion that seeks to "identify circumstances where the use of microbiological criteria as a tool for defining the acceptance of an end product might be appropriate and likely to improve consumer protection." Comments are requested. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 Publication Date: Friday, March 31, 2006	Apr 5, 2006
	Scientific Panel Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food / Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority	Joint AFC/BIOHAZ Draft Guidance Document on the Submission of Data for the Evaluation of the Safety and the Efficacy of Substances Other than Potable Water Intended to be Used to Decontaminate the Surfaces of Foods of Animal Origin (EFSA-Q-2006-008) Draft guidance document that seeks to "provide guidance to assist in the evaluation of the safety and efficacy of substances to be used to decontaminate the surface of foods of animal origin intended for human consumption." Comments are requested. (more) Deadline: Friday, May 26, 2006 Publication Date: Friday, March 31, 2006	Apr 5, 2006
	Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables: Draft Guidance Draft guidance document that discusses the production and harvesting of fresh produce and provides recommendations for fresh-cut processing in the areas of "personnel health and hygiene, training, building and equipment, sanitation operations, and fresh-cut produce production and processing controls from product specification to packaging, storage and transport". (more) Deadline: Monday, May 1, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2006	Mar 1, 2006
	Food and Drug Administration	Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Labeling: Cochineal Extract and Carmine Declaration Proposed rule to require food and cosmetic product labels to list the color additives cochineal extract and carmine to assist consumers with allergies to these additives. Includes discussion of regulatory options, costs, and benefits. (more) Deadline: Monday, May 1, 2006 Publication Date: Monday, January 30, 2006	Feb 7, 2006
	Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Whole Grain Label Statements: Draft Guidance Draft guidance document that answers questions about the definition of and labeling of whole grains. Comments are requested in 71 FR 8597. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 Publication Date: Friday, February 17, 2006	Feb 17, 2006
	Foureman, Gary L.; Kenyon, Elaina M.	Harmonization in Interspecies Extrapolation: Use of BW3/4 as Default Method in Derivation of the Oral RfD (External Review Draft) Draft report on the use of body weight scaling to the 3/4 power as a general default procedure for interspecies extrapolation for the purposes of deriving an oral reference dose when approaches using physiologically based toxicokinetic modeling or some chemical-specific information are not feasible. Appendices include "BW3/4 scaling vs BW1/1 - a comparison," "The Interspecies BW3/4 Oral Dosimetric Adjustment Factor (DAF) BWh-1/4/BWa-1/4," "The Oral DAF and Portal-of-entry Considerations," and "Hierarchy of approaches for interspecies extrapolation for inhalation dosimetry (from USEPA 1994)." The web page also provides access to the peer review charge questions for the report and to a review of related literature. (more) Deadline: Monday, April 17, 2006 Publication Month: February 2006	Feb 17, 2006
	Commission of the European Communities	Green Paper: "Promoting Healthy Diets and Physical Activity: a European Dimension for the Prevention of Overweight, Obesity and Chronic Diseases" Paper designed to foster discussion on European Community-level actions for promoting healthy diets and physical activity. Topics addressed include nutrition labeling, food marketing, consumer education, school nutrition, workplace nutrition, socio-economic inequalities, dietary guidelines, and more. Policy proposals on these topics are requested. Annexes include "Relationship between diet, physical activity and health," and more. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 Publication Date: Thursday, December 8, 2005	Dec 19, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Labeling: Health Claims; Soluble Dietary Fiber From Certain Foods and Coronary Heart Disease Interim final rule that allows for barley as an eligible source of beta-glucan soluble fiber for a health claim related to a reduced risk of coronary heart disease. Includes discussion of the scientific evidence, costs and benefits of the regulation, and more. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, March 8, 2006 Publication Date: Friday, December 23, 2005	Jan 6, 2006
	Environmental Protection Agency	Imazapyr Risk Assessments, Notice of Availability, and Risk Reduction Options Notice regarding the availability of human health and fate and effects risk assessments and related documents for imazapyr. Comments and risk management ideas are requested. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2005	Dec 22, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Bitertanol Tolerance Reassessment Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability Notice regarding the availability of EPA's Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Risk Management Decision (TRED) for bitertanol residues on imported bananas and plantains. Comments are requested on the TRED document and related documents, including risk assessments. (more) Deadline: Friday, February 10, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2006	Jan 12, 2006
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Food Labeling; Nutrient Content Claims, Definition of the Term: "Healthy" Interim final rule regarding acceptable levels of sodium in individual meat and poultry products and in meal-type products that bear the claim "healthy". (more) Deadline: Friday, February 10, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2006	Jan 18, 2006
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Labeling: Nutrient Content Claims, Expansion of the Nutrient Content Claim "Lean" Proposed rule regarding the use of the nutrient content claim "lean" on foods categorized as "mixed dishes not measurable with a cup". Includes discussion of costs and benefits of the proposed rule. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, February 8, 2006 Publication Date: Friday, November 25, 2005	Jan 9, 2006
	Environmental Protection Agency	Propylene Oxide Risk Assessment, Notice of Availability, and Risk Reduction Options Notice regarding the availability of a human health risk assessment and related documents for propylene oxide. Comments are requested. The deadline for comments has been extended in 70 FR 75798. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, February 8, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2005	Nov 10, 2005
	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities; Unsealing of Means of Conveyance and Transloading of Products Interim rule regarding authorization to break seals on shipments of ruminants of Canadian origin and regarding direct transloading of Canadian ruminant products being transported to Mexico. Comments are requested. (more) Deadline: Friday, January 27, 2006 Publication Date: Monday, November 28, 2005	Jan 9, 2006
	United Kingdom Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition	Folate and Disease Prevention Draft report on the risks and benefits associated with mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid. Annexes include "Folic Acid and Prevention of Disease," "Agency Advice to Health Ministers on Folic Acid and the Prevention of Disease," "Health Minister's Response to FSA Advice on Folic Acid - 2002," "Studies Considered in Relation to Cardiovascular Risk and Cancer," and "Dietary reference values for folate and B vitamins." Comments on the scientific evidence used are requested. See http://www.sacn.gov.uk for more information. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 Publication Year: 2005	Dec 13, 2005
	Food Safety Authority of Ireland	Draft Guidance Note on Production of Heat Processed and Chilled Foods Request for comments on this draft guidance for industry regarding safely heat processing and chilling foods. Deadline: Tuesday, January 3, 2006 Publication Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2005	Dec 5, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Proposed Rule Proposed rule to prohibit the use of certain cattle materials in animal food or feed. Includes discussion of comments received on the advance notice of proposed rulemaking, the economic impact analysis, and more. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, October 6, 2005	Oct 7, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Request for Comment on the Status of Pyridoxamine Request for comments related to determining the status of pyridoxamine as a drug or dietary supplement. Deadline: Monday, December 19, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, November 18, 2005	Nov 18, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Dimethoate Revised Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability and Solicitation of Risk Reduction Options Notice regarding the availability of revised risk assessments for dimethoate and request for comments on risk reduction options. (more) Deadline: Monday, November 7, 2005 Publication Date: Tuesday, September 6, 2005	Sep 8, 2005
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Prohibition of the Use of Specified Risk Materials for Human Food and Requirements for the Disposition of Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle Interim final rule and request for comments regarding the establishment of specified risk materials that are prohibited from use in human food and the condemnation of non-ambulatory disabled cattle presented for slaughter. The comment period for this interim final rule has been extended in 69 FR 18245. An amendment to the interim final rule has been published in 70 FR 53043 and comments are requested on the amended interim final rule. (more) Deadline: Monday, November 7, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, January 12, 2004	Jan 13, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Use of Materials Derived From Cattle in Human Food and Cosmetics Interim final rule to prohibit the use in human food, including dietary supplements, and cosmetics of specified risk materials, cattle small intestine, material from nonambulatory disabled cattle, material from cattle not inspected and passed for human consumption, and mechanically separated (beef). Includes discussion of the analysis of economic impacts of this interim final rule. Amendments to the interim final rule have been published in 70 FR 53063, and comments are requested on the amendments. (more) Deadline: Monday, November 7, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2004	Jul 22, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Permethrin; Notice of Availability of Risk Assessments and Opening of Docket Notice regarding the availability of human health and ecological risk assessments and related documents for permethrin. Comments are requested. (more) Deadline: Monday, October 31, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2005	Sep 5, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Procymidone; Tolerance Reassessment Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability Notice regarding the availability of the Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Risk Management Decision and related risk assessments and documents for procymidone. (more) Deadline: Monday, October 24, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2005	Aug 29, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation (UCMR) for Public Water Systems Revisions; Proposed Rule Proposed rule regarding the design for the second cycle of the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation. Includes discussion of the proposed design, costs and benefits of the action, and more. (more) Deadline: Friday, October 21, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, August 22, 2005	Aug 29, 2005
	National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency	Approaches for the Application of Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Models and Supporting Data in Risk Assessment (External Review Draft 2005) Draft report on the evaluation and use of PBPK models in human health risk assessment. Appendices include "Algorithms for predicting chemical-specific parameters for PBPK models," "List of publications relevant to PBPK modeling of environmental chemicals and its use," and "Partition coefficients and metabolic rate constants for PBPK modeling of environmental." Comments are requested. The public comment period has been extended in 70 FR 48950. (more) Deadline: Friday, October 14, 2005 Publication Month: June 2005	Aug 17, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	1,3-Dichloropropene Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability Notice regarding the availability of a human health risk assessment for 1,3-dichloropropene. The comment period has been extended in 70 FR 53794. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2005	Jul 14, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Methyl Bromide Risk Assessments for Fumigant Pesticide; Notice of Availability Notice regarding the availability of human health and environmental fate and effects risk assessments and related documents for methyl bromide. The comment period for these documents has been extended in 70 FR 53659. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2005	Jul 14, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Pesticides; Procedural Regulations for Registration Review Proposed rule regarding procedural regulations for the review of pesticide registrations. Deadline: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2005	Jul 14, 2005
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Notice of a Section 610 Regulatory Flexibility Act Review of the Pathogen Reducation/Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems Final Rule Request for comments regarding the Pathogen Reduction; Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Systems (HACCP) final rule. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, August 12, 2005	Aug 17, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	1,2-Benzisothiazolin-3-one (BIT) Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability Notice regarding the availability of risk assessments and related documents for 1,2-Benzisothiazolin-3-one (BIT). Includes a dietary risk assessment from exposure from paper packaging. Risk management ideas are requested. (more) Deadline: Monday, September 19, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2005	Jul 21, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Azadioxabicyclooctane Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability Notice regarding the availability of risk assessments and related documents for azadioxabicyclooctane. A comment period is opened and risk management ideas are requested. (more) Deadline: Monday, September 19, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2005	Jul 21, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Para-tertiary Amylphenol Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability Notice regarding the availability of a risk assessment and related documents for para-tertiary amylphenol. A comment period is opened and risk management ideas are requested. (more) Deadline: Monday, September 19, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2005	Jul 21, 2005
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Managing Food Safety: A Regulator's Manual For Applying HACCP Principles to Risk-based Retail and Food Service Inspections and Evaluating Voluntary Food Safety Management Systems Manual for state, local, and tribal health inspectors on prioritizing inspections using a risk-based approach and on evaluating retail and food service establishments based on the principles of HACCP. Annexes include "Sample HACCP Tables," "Hazard Analysis," "Food Safety Questions," "Sample Risk Control Plan," "Suggested Intervention Strategies for Out-Of-Control Procedures," "Verification Inspection Checklist," and more. Comments related to this document are requested in 70 FR 42072. (more) Deadline: Monday, September 19, 2005 Publication Month: July 2005	Jul 22, 2005
	Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms, European Food Safety Authority	Draft Guidance Document for the Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Microorganisms and their Derived Products Intended for Food and Feed Use Draft guidance document regarding the risk assessment of GM microorganisms and derived products intended for food and feed use, including detailed guidance on the preparation of applications to market such a product. Further information on the public consultation on this working document can be found here. (more) Deadline: Thursday, September 15, 2005 Publication Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2005	Jul 25, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Simazine Risk Assessments and Risk Reduction Options; Notice of Availability Notice regarding the availability of human health and environmental fate and effects risk assessments and related documents for simazine. (more) Deadline: Monday, September 12, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2005	Jul 14, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Pesticides; Data Requirements for Conventional Chemicals; Proposed Rule Proposed rule to update and revise data requirements for the registration of conventional pesticides. The comment period for this proposed rule has been extended. See 70 FR 33414. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, September 7, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, March 11, 2005	Apr 5, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Sethoxydim Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability Notice regarding the availability of risk assessments and related documents for sethoxydim. A comment period on the documents is opened. (more) Deadline: Monday, August 29, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, June 30, 2005	Jul 7, 2005
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture/Food and Drug Administration	Food Standards; General Principles and Food Standards Modernization Proposed rule to establish a set of general principles for food standards. Includes background information, discussion of the proposed general principles, the cost benefit analysis, and more. (more) Deadline: Thursday, August 18, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, May 20, 2005	May 24, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Draft Report of the Threshold Working Group, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition: Approaches to Establish Thresholds for Major Food Allergens and for Gluten in Food; Availability; Request for Comments and for Scientific Data and Information Announcement of the availability of the draft report "Approaches to Establish Thresholds for Major Food Allergens and for Gluten in Food" and request for comments and related scientific data and information. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, June 17, 2005	Jun 20, 2005
	Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency	Availability of Additional Information Related to the Proposition 65 Listing Decision for Chloroform with Regard to Reproductive Toxicity Notice regarding additional documents and studies regarding the reproductive toxicity of chloroform. Deadline: Friday, July 29, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, July 1, 2005	Jul 6, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Labeling; Health Claims; Dietary Noncariogenic Carbohydrate Sweeteners and Dental Caries Proposed rule to authorize sucralose to be eligible for the health claim relating noncariogenic sweeteners and nonpromotion of dental caries. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, May 13, 2005	May 16, 2005
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	HACCP Plan Reassessment for Mechanically Tenderized Beef Products "The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is publishing this notice to inform establishments that produce mechanically tenderized beef products that their next annual HACCP plan reassessment for these products must take into account the fact that there have been three relatively recent Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 outbreaks associated with consumption of mechanically tenderized beef." Comments are invited. (more) Deadline: Monday, July 25, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, May 26, 2005	Jun 1, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Chloroneb Risk Assessment; Related Document, and Input on Risk Management; Notice of Availability Notice regarding the availability of risk assessments and related documents for chloroneb. The notice opens a comment period on the documents and encourages the suggestion of risk management ideas. (more) Deadline: Monday, July 25, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, May 26, 2005	May 26, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production Proposed rule regarding measures that shell egg producers must implement to prevent Salmonella Enteritidis contamination of eggs on the farm. Includes background information and discussion of the proposed rule, the preliminary regulatory impact analysis, the initial regulatory flexibility analysis, and more. The comment period for this proposed rule has been reopened in 70 FR 24490 "to receive comments and other information regarding industry practices and programs that prevent Salmonella Enteritidis (SE)-monitored chicks from becoming infected by SE during the period of pullet rearing until placement into laying hen houses." This comment period has been extended in 70 FR 33404. (more) Deadline: Monday, July 25, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2004	Sep 24, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Vitamin D3 Corrections to a final rule regarding the use of vitamin D3 as a nutrient supplement in calcium-fortified fruit juices and fruit drinks. Includes responses to comments on the final rule. (more) Deadline: Friday, July 22, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2005	Jun 27, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Program Priorities in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition; Request for Comments Request for comments regarding program priorities for CFSAN for fiscal year 2006. Deadline: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, May 20, 2005	May 24, 2005
	Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency	Availability of Hazard Identification Materials for Perchlorate and Announcement of the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee Meeting Access to the document "Evidence on the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity of Perchlorate" and its attachments related to the hazard identification of perchlorate. The final hazard identification document is available here. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, May 20, 2005	May 27, 2005
	Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency	Availability of Hazard Identification Materials for 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene and Announcement of the Carcinogen Identification Committee Meeting Hazard identification document for 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene. Attachments include "Public Health Goals for Chemicals in Drinking Water. 1,2,4- Trichlorobenzene," "relevant sections of a final report submitted to the U.S. EPA entitled: '104-Week Dietary Carcinogenicity Study with 1,2,4 Trichlorobenzene in Mice,'" "relevant sections of a final report submitted to the U.S. EPA entitled: '104- Week Dietary Carcinogenicity Study with 1,2,4 Trichlorobenzene in Rats,'" and "data submitted under the Toxic Release Inventory program for the years 1999 to 2002 for 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene". (more) Deadline: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, May 13, 2005	May 24, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Endothall Risk Assessments and Preliminary Risk Reduction Options; Notice of Availability Notice of availability of risk assessments and related documents for endothall. The notice also opens a public comment period on the documents. (more) Deadline: Monday, July 11, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2005	May 16, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Thidiazuron Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability Notice of availability of risk assessments and related documents for thidiazuron. The notice opens a public comment period on the documents. (more) Deadline: Monday, July 11, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2005	May 16, 2005
	Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine	FCC Monographs and Related Documents Now Available for Public Review and Comment for the First Supplement to the Fifth Edition: Posting #2 Monographs and changes for the Food Chemicals Codex First Supplement to the Fifth Edition. Substances addressed include dibasic ammonium citrate, activated carbon, diacylglycerol oil, short chain fructooligosaccharides, inulin, octanoic acid, phosphoric acid, seaweed-derived calcium, acidic sodium aluminum phosphate, basic sodium aluminum phosphate, dibasic sodium phosphate, tribasic sodium phosphate, and xanthan gum. (more) Deadline: Friday, July 8, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, May 12, 2005	May 16, 2005
	Food Standards Australia New Zealand	Application A470 - Formulated Beverages Draft assessment report regarding an application to amend standards for formulated beverages to allow for the addition of a number of vitamins, minerals, and food additives. Includes discussion of related risk assessments and risk management considerations. Attachments include "Draft Variations to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code," "Nutrition Assessment," "Risk Assessment - Micronutrients," "Dietary Modelling Methodologies for Nutrient Intake Assessment," "Risk Assessment - Food Additives," and more. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, July 6, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2005	Jun 29, 2005
	Food Standards Australia New Zealand	Application A533 - Food Derived from Glufosinate-ammonium-tolerant Cotton Line LL25: Draft Assessment Report Draft assessment regarding an application for approval for food derived from genetically modified cotton line LL25. Includes discussion of regulatory options. Attachments include "Draft Variation to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code," "Draft Safety Assessment Report," and more. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, July 6, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2005	Jun 30, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Risk Assessment of the Public Health Impact from Foodborne Listeria monocytogenes in Smoked Finfish; and Evaluation of Food Code Provisions That Address Preventive Controls for Listeria monocytogenes in Retail and Foodservice Establishments "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting comments and scientific data and information that would assist the agency in its plans to conduct a risk assessment for Listeria monocytogenes in smoked finfish (smoked finfish risk assessment), and evaluate the provisions of the 2001 Food Code that address preventive controls for L. monocytogenes in retail and foodservice establishments." This notice is also available as a PDF. The deadline for submitting comments, data, and information has been extended in 70 FR 22888. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, July 5, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, March 4, 2005	Mar 7, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Ferbam Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability Notice regarding the availability of risk assessments and related documents for ferbam. The notice also opens a comment period on the documents. (more) Deadline: Monday, June 27, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2005	Apr 28, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Labeling; Prominence of Calories Advance notice of proposed rulemaking that requests comments and data related to changes in nutrition labeling regulations to give greater emphasis to calories on food labels. (more) Deadline: Monday, June 20, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, April 4, 2005	Apr 7, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Labeling: Serving Sizes of Products That Can Reasonably Be Consumed At One Eating Occasion; Updating of Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed; Approaches for Recommending Smaller Portion Sizes Advance notice of proposed rulemaking that requests comments regarding potential amendments to the nutrition labeling regulations with respect to serving size. (more) Deadline: Monday, June 20, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, April 4, 2005	Apr 7, 2005
	Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine	FCC Monographs and Related Documents Now Available for Public Review and Comment for the First Supplement to the Fifth Edition: Posting #1 Monographs and changes for the Food Chemicals Codex First Supplement to the Fifth Edition. Substances addressed include glyceryl monooleate, invert sugar, iodinated zinc chloride, lactitol, lycopene, neotame, and D-tagatose. (more) Deadline: Monday, June 13, 2005 Publication Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2005	May 16, 2005
	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	National Animal Identification System; Notice of Availability of a Draft Strategic Plan and Draft Program Standards Notice of availability and request for comments regarding a Draft Program Standards document and Draft Strategic Plan for the National Animal Identification System. (more) Deadline: Monday, June 6, 2005 Publication Date: Friday, May 6, 2005	May 13, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Labeling; Guidelines for Voluntary Nutrition Labeling of Raw Fruits, Vegetables, and Fish; Identification of the 20 Most Frequently Consumed Raw Fruits, Vegetables, and Fish; Reopening of the Comment Period Reopening of the comment period for a proposed rule to amend voluntary nutrition labeling regulations by updating names and nutrition labeling values for the 20 most frequently consumed raw fruits, vegetables, and fish in the U.S. (67 FR 12918). Includes some modifications to the nutrition labeling values. (more) Deadline: Friday, June 3, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, April 4, 2005	May 25, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Ethofumesate Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability Notice regarding the availability of human health and environmental fate and effects risk assessments and related documents for ethofumesate. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2005	Mar 31, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Napropamide Risk Assessments and Related Documents; Notice of Availability Notice regarding the availability of human health and environmental fate and effects risk assessments and related documents for napropamide. (more) Deadline: Monday, May 16, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2005	Mar 24, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Imazamethabenz-methyl; Tolerance Reassessment Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability Notice regarding the availability of the Tolerance Reassessment Decision (TRED) and related risk assessments and other documents for imazamethabenz-methyl. (more) Deadline: Friday, April 29, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2005	Apr 5, 2005
	Safe Food International	Food Issues Around the World Reports on food safety issues in different regions of the world. Includes discussion of foodborne diseases, food safety concerns, policies and plans of action, and consumer organizations in each region. (more) Publication Month: April 2005	May 3, 2005
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Channels of Trade Policy for Commodities With Residues of Pesticide Chemicals, for Which Tolerances Have Been Revoked, Suspended, or Modified by the Environmental Protection Agency Pursuant to Dietary Risk Considerations ... Guidance document that explains FDA's planned approach to enforcing the channels of trade provision for foods containing residues of pesticide chemicals for which tolerances have been revoked, suspended, or modified by the EPA due to human dietary risk. (more) Publication Month: May 2005	May 24, 2005
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Maximising the Contribution of Science to European Health and Safety: a DG SANCO Discussion Paper Discussion paper on the role of science in the work of DG SANCO. Topics addressed include risk assessment capacity, risk assessment data, content of risk assessment mandates, content of assessments, and more. Comments are requested. (more) Publication Month: July 2005	Oct 7, 2005
	Office of Management and Budget	Public Comments on Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin Comments from 75 agencies and individuals in response to OMB's proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin, establishing minimum standards for risk assessments prepared by U.S. federal agencies. (more)	Jun 23, 2006
	Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration	Food Labeling--Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods Proposed rule in response to the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA) regarding establishing a definition of the term 'gluten-free' and uniform conditions for its use in the labeling of foods, in order to provide truthful and accurate information with respect to foods so labeled to the individuals with celiac disease. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2007	Oct 4, 2007
	Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration	Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of Food Proposed rule in response to the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA) regarding proposing that only those irradiated foods in which the irradiation causes a material change in the food, or a material change in the consequences that may result from the use of the food, bear the radura logo and the term 'irradiated,' or a derivative thereof, in conjunction with explicit language describing the change in the food or its conditions of use. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2007	Oct 4, 2007
	European Food Safety Authority	Public Consultation on Initial Risk Assessement for New and Existing Active Substances Public consultation for the initial assessment of another three active substance used in plant protection products. Comments have to be sent to EFSA until the deadline given for the respective active substance. (more) Publication Date: Friday, February 8, 2008	Feb 10, 2008
	Keefem, Bridgette	Codex Seeks Comments On Sanitary and Phytosanitary International Standard-Setting Activities Notice seeking comments on standards currently under consideration and recommendations for new standards. Publication Date: Thursday, June 5, 2008	Jun 6, 2008
	European Food Safety Authority	Guidance of the Scientific Committee on Transparency in the Scientific Aspects of Risk Assessments carried out by EFSA. Part 2: General Principles Publication Date: Monday, December 1, 2008	Dec 19, 2008

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