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Hello there-

For those of you who are interested, I have been trying to locate some more
information on the public meeting in Washington, DC in August that the FDA is
sponsering on Food Labeling. (Docket OOP-1322).  I live in the DC area and
want to attend but couldn't find any information on the FDA website as to
time and specific location.   I contacted my local FDA representative and
this is the email I received.  I will post any additional information that I
recieve:

What you see below is a copy of the "Dear Colleague" letter that
went out in June announcing the August 13 meeting.  As you can see, it is a
"public" meeting.  Other than that, it doesn't furnish any of the details,
but rather references a Federal Register notice.

I've searched the Federal Registers and talked to my liaison in our Center
for Food Safety.  The notice hasn't been published yet.

I'll certainly keep on top of this for you and send you the announcement as
soon as I see it.

Kimberly A. Turner
Public Affairs Specialist
Baltimore District FDA
900 Madison Avenue
Baltimore, MD  21201
Phone:  410-962-4012; Ext. 120
FAX:  410-962-2307


U. S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary
Supplements June 29, 2001 <<...OLE_Obj...>> "Dear Colleague" Letter on
August 13, 2001 Public Meeting on the Labeling of Foods Containing
Allergens Dear Colleague:

This letter is to alert you that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will
be holding a public meeting on August 13, 2001, in Washington, DC, to
discuss the labeling of foods containing allergens and the inadvertent
addition of allergens to foods due to processing practices. The purpose of
the meeting is to stimulate discussion and to obtain information to assist
FDA determine what additional actions may be necessary to provide consumers
with adequate information on product labels. The meeting will focus on three
areas: (1) source or plain English labeling; (2) supplemental labeling
(e.g., "may contain" labeling); and (3) labeling of ingredients exempted
from declaration (i.e., common or usual names of flavorings, spices, and
colors; incidental additives). A Federal Register notice detailing the
background for the meeting, specific issues, logistics, and registration
information will be published shortly.

    Sincerely yours,  Christine J. Lewis, Ph.D.  Director Office of
Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition


-Joany Janicki, Washington, DC
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