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7 February 2007
[Federal Register: February 6, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 24)]
[Notices]
[Page 5442-5443]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
Food Defense Workshop; 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), Southwest Regional Office (SWRO), in co-sponsorship with
the University of Arkansas (UA) Institute of Food Science and
Engineering (IFSE), is announcing a public workshop entitled ``Food
Defense Workshop.'' This public workshop is intended to provide
information about food defense, the regulations authorized by the
Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act
of 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act), and other related subjects to FDA-
regulated food facilities (farms, manufacturers, processors,
distributors, retailers, and restaurants).
Date and Time: This public workshop will be held on May 23 through
24, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: The public workshop will be held at the Continuing
Education Center, 2 East Center St., Fayetteville, AR (located
downtown).
Contact: David Arvelo, Food and Drug Administration, Southwest
Regional Office, 4040 North Central Expressway, suite 900, Dallas, TX
75204, 214-253-4952, FAX: 214-253-4970, or e-mail:
david.arvelo@fda.hhs.gov.
For information on accommodation options, contact Steven C.
Seideman, 2650 North Young Ave., Institute of Food Science and
Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72704, 479-575-
4221, FAX: 479-575-2165, or email: seideman@uark.edu.
Registration: You are encouraged to register by May 9, 2007. The
University of Arkansas has a $150 registration fee to cover the cost of
facilities, materials, speakers, and breaks. Seats are limited; please
submit your registration as soon as possible. Course space will be
filled in order of receipt of registration. Those accepted into the
course will receive confirmation. Registration will close after the
course 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 $200
payable to: ``The University of Arkansas.'' If you need special
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Steven C. Seideman
(see Contact section of this document) at least 7 days in advance.
Registration Form Instructions: To register, please complete the
following form and submit along with a check or money order for $150
payable to the ``The University of Arkansas.'' Mail to: Institute of
Food Science and Engineering, University of Arkansas, 2650 North Young
Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72704.
Food Defense Workshop Registration Form
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Transcripts: Transcripts of the public workshop will not be
available due to the format of this workshop. Workshop handouts may be
requested at cost through the Freedom of Information Office (HFI-35),
Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, rm. 6-30, Rockville,
MD 20857, approximately 15 working days after the public workshop at a
cost of 10 cents per page.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This public workshop is being held in
response to the large volume of food defense concerns from FDA-
regulated food facilities (farms, manufacturers, processors,
distributors, retailers, and restaurants) originating from the area
covered by the FDA Dallas District Office. The Southwest Regional
Office presents this workshop to help achieve objectives set forth in
section 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
the Small Business Representative Program, which are in part to respond
to industry inquiries, develop educational materials, sponsor workshops
and conferences to provide firms, particularly small businesses, with
firsthand working knowledge of FDA's guidance, requirements, and
compliance policies. This workshop is also consistent with the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-
121), as outreach
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activities by Government agencies to small businesses.
The goal of this public workshop is to present information that
will enable FDA-regulated food facilities (farms, manufacturers,
processors, distributors, retailers, and restaurants) to better comply
with the regulations authorized by the Public Health Security and
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism
Act), and with food defense guidance, especially in light of growing
concerns about food defense. Information presented will be based on
agency position as articulated through regulation, guidance, and
information previously made available to the public. Topics to be
discussed at the workshop include: (1) Food defense awareness, (2)
ALERT: The basics, (3) FDA actions on bioterrorism legislation (food
supply), (4) food recalls, (5) crisis management, (6) food defense
technologies and methodologies, and other related topics. FDA expects
that participation in this public workshop will provide regulated
industry with greater understanding of the regulatory and policy
perspectives on food defense and increase voluntary compliance and food
defense awareness.
Dated: January 31, 2007.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E7-1865 Filed 2-5-07; 8:45 am]
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