[Federal Register: August 25, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 164)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


Current Science and Technology on Sprouts

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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     The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the following
meeting to review the current science, including technological and
safety factors, relating to sprouts and to consider measures necessary
to enhance the safety of these products.

    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on September 28 through 29,
1998, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Location: The meeting will be held at Crowne Plaza Washington
Hotel,

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Sphinx Club Ballroom, 1375 K St. NW., Washington, DC.

     Contact: Catherine M. DeRoever, Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition (HFS-22), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW.,
Washington, DC 20204, 202-205-4251, FAX 202-205-4970, (e-mail)
cderoeve@bangate.fda.gov.

    Agenda: The purpose of this meeting is to provide a forum for
discussion of the scope of the current situation, consumer
perspectives, agricultural practices, the state of the science, and
possible intervention strategies relating to sprouts.

    Registration and Requests for Oral Presentations: Send registration
information (including name, title, firm name, address, telephone, and
fax number), to the contact person by September 11, 1998. Interested
persons may present data, information, or views orally or in writing,
on the issue. Written submissions must also be made to the contact
person by September 11, 1998. Time allotted for each presentation may
be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should
notify the contact person before September 11, 1998, and be prepared to
give a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence you wish
to present.
    If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please
contact Ms. DeRoever at the above address at least 7 days in advance.
    Transcripts: Transcripts of the meeting may be requested in writing
from 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 meeting at a cost of 10 cents
per page.

    Dated: August 18, 1998.
William K. Hubbard,
Associate Commissioner for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 98-22718 Filed 8-24-98; 8:45 am]
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