Public Meetings

Public Meetings about Product Tracing Systems for Fresh Produce
Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0513

October 16, 2008 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building U.S. Food and Drug Administration 5100 Paint Branch Parkway College Park, MD 20740-3835

November 13, 2008 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building Edward Roybal Auditorium 1301 Clay St. Oakland, CA 94612

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing two public meetings regarding product tracing systems for fresh produce. The purpose of the meetings is to stimulate and focus a discussion about mechanisms to enhance product tracing systems for fresh produce and to improve FDA's ability to use the information in such systems to identify the source of contamination associated with fresh produce-related outbreaks of foodborne illness.

Meeting attendees are encouraged to register on-line. Online registration for the October 16 meeting in College Park, MD is now closed (See Agenda). The November 13 meeting in Oakland, CA is still available

For general questions about the meeting, to request onsite parking for the October 16 meeting, or for special accommodations due to a disability, contact: Juanita Yates, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration (HFS-009), 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 301-436-1731, e-mail: .

Please note the following important dates:

October 16 Meeting in College Park, MD

• October 1, 2008: Closing date for requests to make an oral presentation
• October 8, 2008: Closing date for:
  • Advance registration
  • Requesting special accommodations due to a disability, and
  • Providing a brief description of an oral presentation and any written material for the presentation
• October 10, 2008: Closing date to request onsite parking

November 13 Meeting in Oakland, CA

• October 23, 2008: Closing date for requests to make an oral presentation
• October 28, 2008 Closing date for hotel reservations. A limited block of hotel rooms is being held at the Marriott City Center Hotel, 1001 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607, for $106 +11% tax. Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-991-7249 for the "FDA Product Tracing Systems Meeting" or reserve hotel online .
• October 30, 2008: Closing date for:
  • Requesting special accommodations due to a disability, and
  • Providing a brief description of an oral presentation and any written material for the presentation
• November 3, 2008: Closing date for:
  • Advance registration

Registration, requests to make an oral presentation, and submission of written material for the presentation or contact Deborah Harris, EDJ Associates, Inc., 11300 Rockville Pike, suite 1001, Rockville, MD 20852, 240-221-4326, FAX: 301-945-4295, e-mail: .

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• Federal Register Notice of Meetings September 24, 2008