Codex Alimentarius Commission (U.S. Delegation)

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Codex Alimentarius Commission

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/codex_alimentarius/Codex_CAC/index.asp

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Also see:

Agriculture – USDA and Food Safety and Inspection Service

and

http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/index_en.jsp

The Codex Alimentarius Commission was created in 1963 by FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. The main purposes of this Programme are “protecting health” of the consumers and ensuring fair trade practices in the food trade, and promoting coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations.

*FAO = Food and Agriculture Org. of UN:  http://www.fao.org/
*WTO = World Trade Org: http://www.wto.org/

*OIE = World org for animal health: http://www.oie.int/eng/en_index.htm

*IPPC = Int’l Plant Protection Convention: https://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.jsp

*IPFSAPH = Int’l Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health: http://www.ipfsaph.org/Biosec/En/default.jsp?language=en

*JECFA = the Joint FAO/WHO Committee on Food Additives: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/jecfa.jsp

*JMPR = Joint FAO/WHO meetings on Pestiside Residues: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/jmpr.jsp

*JEMRA = Joint FAO/WHO meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/jemra.jsp

*Biotech Assessment: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/biotech.jsp 

*Expert Consultations: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/consultations.jsp

*FAO/WHO Trust Fund for participation in Codex: http://www.who.int/foodsafety/codex/trustfund/en/

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U.S. Delegates and Alternate Delegates

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Contaminants in Foods
(Host Government – The Netherlands)

U.S. Delegate

Nega Beru, Ph.D.

Director, Office of Plant and Dairy Foods, (HFS-300)
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: (301) 436-1700
Fax: (301) 436-2651
Nega.Beru@fda.hhs.gov 

Alternate Delegate

Kerry Dearfield, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor for Risk Assessment
Office of Public Health Science
Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave. SW
Room 380 Aerospace Center
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 690-6451
Fax: (202) 690-6337
Kerry.Dearfield@fsis.usda.gov

* http://www.biosolids.org/news_weekly.asp?id=2187

“Department of Agriculture official Kerry Dearfield said his agency decided samples taken from cattle slaughtered near contaminated land were safe for consumption. He said, however, that USDA tested only muscle meat, and its testing methodology could detect only levels 50 times the health advisory for drinking water. In humans, PFC levels tend to be highest in organs like the kidneys and liver. Dearfield said the agency did not test these organs, even though it took organ samples from the cattle it slaughtered.”Our studies suggest people don’t eat kidney and liver like they used to,” he said. Tests of the slaughtered cattle’s blood had levels of PFOS, a particularly toxic PFC, at levels as high as 500 times the EPA health advisory applicable to drinking water, etc”  

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Food Additives
(Host Government – China)

U.S. Delegate

Dennis M. Keefe, Ph.D.

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Manager, International Activities
Office of Food Additive Safety (HFS-205)
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: (301) 436-1284
Fax: (301) 436-2972
dennis.keefe@fda.hhs.gov 

Alternate Delegate

Susan E. Carberry, Ph.D.
Supervisory Chemist
Division of Petition Review
Office of Food Additive Safety (HFS-265)
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: (301) 436-1269
Fax: (301) 436-2972
Susan.Carberry@fda.hhs.gov

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Food Hygiene

(Host Government – United States)

Delegate

Jenny Scott

Senior Advisor
Office of Food Safety
Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
HFS-300, Room 3B-014
College Park, MD 20740-3835
Phone: (301) 436-2166
Fax: (202) 436-2632
Email: Jenny.Scott@fda.hhs.gov 

Alternate Delegates

Kerry Dearfield, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor for Risk Assessment
Office of Public Health Science
Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave. SW
Room 380 Aerospace Center
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 690-6451
Fax: (202) 690-6337
Email: Kerry.Dearfield@fsis.usda.gov

Dr. Joyce Saltsman
Interdisciplinary Scientist
Office of Food Safety (HFS-317)
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: (301) 436-1641
Fax: (301) 436-2651
Email: Joyce.Saltsman@fda.hhs.gov

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Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection Systems

(Host Government – Australia)

Delegate

Mary Stanley  
Director
Office of International Affairs
Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Room 2147-South Building
1400 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 720-0287
Fax: (202) 720-6050
Mary.Stanley@fsis.usda.gov 

Alternate Delegate

H. Michael Wehr
Senior Advisor and Codex Program Coordinator
International Affairs Staff
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
5100 Paint Branch Parkway (HFF-550)
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: (301) 436-1724
Mobile: (301) 247-0626
Fax: (301) 436-2618
Email: michael.wehr@fda.hhs.gov

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Food Labeling
(Host Government – Canada)

Delegate

Barbara O. Schneeman, Ph.D.

Director
Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA (HFS-800)
5100 Paint Branch Highway
College Park, MD 20740
Tel: (301) 436-2373
Fax: (301) 436-2636
Barbara.Schneeman@fda.hhs.gov

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Alternate Delegate

Jeffrey Canavan
Deputy Director
Labeling and Program Delivery Division
Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
5601 Sunnyside Ave., Stop 5273
Beltsville, MD 20705-5273
Phone: (301) 504-0860
Fax: (301) 504-0872
jeff.canavan@fsis.usda.gov

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General Principles

(Host Government – France)

Delegate

A member of the Steering Committee heads the delegation to meetings of the General Principles Committee.

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Methods of Analysis and Sampling

(Host Government – Hungary)

U.S. Delegate

Gregory Diachenko, Ph.D.
Director
Division of Product Manufacture and Use
Office of Premarket Approval
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
FDA (HFS-300)
Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740-3835
Phone: (301) 436-2387
Fax: (301) 436-2364
Gregory.Diachenko@fda.hhs.gov 

Alternate Delegate

David B. Funk, Ph.D
Associate Director for Methods Development
USDA-GIPSA-Technical Services Division
10383 N. Ambassador Dr.
Kansas City, MO 64153
Phone: (816) 891-0473
Fax: (816) 891-0478
David.B.Funk@usda.gov

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Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses

(Host Government – Germany)

Delegate

Barbara O. Schneeman, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA (HFS-800)
5100 Paint Branch Highway
College Park, MD 20740
Tel: (301) 436-2373
Fax: (301) 436-2636
Barbara.Schneeman@fda.hhs.gov 

Alternate Delegate

Allison Yates, Ph.D.

Director
Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
10300 Baltimore Ave.
Bldg 307C, Room 117
Beltsville, MD 20705
Phone: (301) 504-8157
Fax: (301) 504-9381
Allison.a.Yates@usda.gov

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Pesticide Residues

(Host Government – China)

U.S. Delegate.

Lois Rossi
Director of Registration Division
Office of Pesticide Programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 703-305-5447
Fax: 703-305-6920
Rossi.Lois@epamail.epa.gov 

Alternate Delegate

Robert Epstein, Ph.D.
Deputy Administrator
Science and Technology
Agricultural Marketing Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Room 1090 South Building
1400 Independence Ave. SW
Mail Stop 0270
Washington, DC 20090
Phone (202) 720-5231
Fax: (202) 720-6496
Robert.Epstein@usda.gov

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Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods

(Host Government – United States)

U.S. Delegate

Dr. Kevin Greenlees
Senior Advisor for Science & Policy
Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation, HFV-100
USFDA Center for Veterinary Medicine
7520 Standish Place
Rockville, MD 20855
Phone: (240) 276-8214
Fax: (240) 276-9538
Kevin.Greenlees@fda.hhs.gov 

Alternate Delegate

Charles Pixley, Ph.D.

Director, Laboratory Quality Assurance Division
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service
USDA-FSIS-OPHS-LQAD
950 College Station Road
Athens, GA 30605
Phone: (706) 546-3559
Fax: (706) 546-3452
Email: charles.pixley@fsis.usda.gov

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COMMODITY COMMITTEES

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Cereals, Pulses and Legumes

(Host Government – United States)

Delegate

Henry Kim, Ph.D.
Supervisory Chemist
Division of Plant Product Safety
Office of Plant and Dairy Foods
Center for food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: (301) 436-2023
Fax: (301) 436-2651
henry.kim@fda.hhs.gov

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Cocoa Products and Chocolate

(Host Government – Switzerland)

Delegate

Michelle Smith, Ph.D.
Interdisciplinary Scientist
Office of Plant and Dairy Foods
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration (HFS-306)
Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740-3835
Phone: (301) 436-2024
Fax: (301) 436-2651
Michelle.Smith@fda.hhs.gov

* http://www.foodsafety.gov/blog/michelle_a_smith.html

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Fats and Oils
(Host Government – United Kingdom)

Delegate

Dennis M. Keefe, Ph.D.
Office of Food Additive Safety
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-200)
Food and Drug Administration
Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740-3835
Phone: (301) 436-1284
Fax: (301) 436-2972
dennis.keefe@fda.hhs.gov 

Alternate Delegate

Kathleen Warner
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1815 N. University Street
Peoria, IL 61604
Phone: (309) 681-6584
Fax: (309) 681-6668
warnerk@ncaur.usda.gov

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Fish and Fishery Products

(Host Government – Norway)

Delegate

Donald Kraemer
Acting Director, Office of Seafood
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740-3835
Phone: (301) 436-2300
Fax: (301) 436-2599
donald.kraemer@fda.hhs.gov 

Alternate Delegate

Timothy Hansen
Director, Seafood Inspection Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
Room 10837
1315 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Phone: (301) 713-2355
Fax: (301) 713-1081
Timothy.Hansen@noaa.gov

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Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
(Host Government – Mexico)

Delegate

Dorian LaFond
International Standards Coordinator
Fruit and Vegetable Programs
Office of the Administrator
Agricultural Marketing Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Room 2086 South Building
Washington, DC 20250
Phone (202) 690-4944
Fax: (202) 720-4722
dorian.lafond@usda.gov

Alternate Delegate

Donald Mu
Product Evaluation and Labeling Team
Food Labeling and Standards Staff
Office of Nutrition, Labeling and Dietary Supplements
Food and Drug Administration
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: (301) 436-1775
Fax: (301) 436-2636
Email: dongmin.mu@fda.hhs.gov

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Meat Hygiene

(Host Government – New Zealand)

Delegate

Perfecto Santiago, D.V.M.
Deputy Assistant Administrator
Office of Food Defense and Emergency Response
Room 3130 South Building
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 205-0452
Fax: (202) 690-5634
Perfecto.Santiago@fsis.usda.gov

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Milk and Milk Products
(Host Government – New Zealand)

Delegate

Duane Spomer
Food Defense Advisor
Agricultural Marketing Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Room 2750 South Building
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 720-1861
Fax: (202) 205-5772
duane.spomer@usda.gov 

Alternate Delegate

John F. Sheehan
Director, Division of Dairy and Egg Safety
Office of Plant and Dairy Foods and Beverages
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition – HFS-306
Food and Drug Administration
Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: (301) 436-1488
Fax: (301) 436-2632
john.sheehan@fda.hhs.gov

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Natural Mineral Waters

(Host Government – Switzerland)

U.S. Delegate

Lauren Robin, Ph.D.
Review Chemist
Office of Plant and Dairy Foods
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration
Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740-3835
Phone: (301) 436-1639
Fax: (301) 436-2651
Lauren.Robin@fda.hhs.gov

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Processed Fruits and Vegetables

(Host Government – United States)

U.S. Delegate

Dorian LaFond
International Standards Coordinator
Fruit and Vegetable Programs
Office of the Administrator
Agricultural Marketing Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Room 2086 South Building
Washington, DC 20250
Phone (202) 690-4944
Fax: (202) 720-4722
Dorian.Lafond@usda.gov

Alternate Delegate

Paul South, Ph.D.
Division of Plant Product Safety
Office of Plant and Dairy Foods
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: (301) 436-1640
Fax: (301) 436-2561
paul.south@fda.hhs.gov

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Sugars
(Host Government – United Kingdom)

Delegate

Martin Stutsman, J.D.
Assistant to the Director
Division of Plant Product Safety (HFS-306)
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: (301) 436-1642
Fax: (301) 436-2651
Martin.Stutsman@fda.hhs.gov

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Vegetable Proteins
(Host Government – Canada)

U.S. Delegate

Wilda H. Martinez, Ph.D.
Area Director
ARS North Atlantic Area
Agricultural Research Service, USDA
600 E. Mermaid Lane
Wyndmoor, PA 19038
Phone: (215) 233-6593
Fax: (215) 233-6719
wilda.martinez@ars.usda.gov

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AD HOC INTERGOVERNMENTAL TASK FORCES

Antimicrobial Resistance
(Host government – Republic of Korea)

Delegate

David G. White, D.V.M.
Director, Office of Research
Center for Veterinary Medicine
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
8401 Muirkirk Rd.
Laurel, MD 20708
Phone: (301) 210-4187
Fax: (301) 210-4685
David.White@fda.hhs.gov 

Alternate Delegate

Neena Anandaraman, D.V.M
Veterinary Medical Officer
Zoonotic Diseases and Residue Surveillance Division
Office of Public Health Science
Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Room 343 Aerospace Center
Phone: (202) 690-6429
Neena.Anandaraman@fsis.usda.gov

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U.S. Codex Office Contact Information General Address: U.S. Department of Agriculture South Building, Room 4861 1400 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20250 Phone: (202) 205-7760 FAX: (202) 720-3157 Email: uscodex@fsis.usda.gov <!– Karen Stuck U.S. Manager for Codex (202) 205-7760 Email: uscodex@fsis.usda.gov Paulo Almeida (absent on detail) Associate Manager for Codex (202) 205-7760 Email: uscodex@fsis.usda.gov Codex Alimentarius Commission [CAC] Codex Executive Committee [CCEXEC] General Principles (France) [CCGP] Coordinating Committee for Africa (Ghana) [CCAFRICA] Coordinating Committee for Asia (Indonesia) [CCASIA] Coordinating Committee for Europe (Switzerland) [CCEUROPE] Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean (Mexico) [CCLAC] Coordinating Committee for Near-East (Tunisia) [CCNEA] Coordinating Committee for North America and South West Pacific (Tonga) [CCNASWP] Syed Amjad Ali International Issues Analyst (202) 205-0574 Email: syed.ali@fsis.usda.gov (202) 205-7760 Email: uscodex@fsis.usda.gov Fats and Oils (Malaysia) [CCFO] Food Hygiene (U.S. Hosted) [CCFH] Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (Mexico) [CCFFV] Meat Hygiene (New Zealand) adjourned [CCMH] Methods of Analysis and Sampling (Hungary) [CCMAS] Milk and Milk Products (New Zealand) [CCMMP] Quick Frozen Foods (Thailand) [TFQFF] Vegetable Protein (Canada) adjourned [CCVP] Vacant International Issues Analyst (202) 205-7760 Email: uscodex@fsis.usda.gov Antimicrobial Resistance (Korea) [TFAMR] Cocoa Products and Chocolate (Switzerland) adjourned [CCCPC] Contaminants in Food (Netherlands) [CCCF] Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (Australia) [CCFICS] Natural Mineral Waters (Switzerland) [CCNMW] Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (Germany) [CCNFSDU] Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (U.S. Hosted) [CCRVDF] Sugars (United Kingdom) adjourned [CCS] Doreen Chen-Moulec International Issues Analyst (202) 720-4063 Email: Doreen.Chen-moulec@fsis.usda.gov (202) 205-7760 Email: uscodex@fsis.usda.gov Biotechnology (Japan) [TFFBT] Cereal, Pulses and Legume (U.S. Hosted) adjourned [CCCPL] Fish and Fishery Products (Norway) [CCFFP] Food Additives (China) [CCFA] Food Labelling (Canada) [CCFL] Pesticide Residues (China) [CCPR] Processed Fruits and Vegetables (U.S. Hosted) [CCPFV] –>