Requests for Comments

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• Past Requests for Comments

Current Requests for Comments

Requests with deadlines

Items with the closest deadlines are displayed first.

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency	National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change This draft document represents the National Water Program’s initial work to identify potential impacts of climate change for clean water and drinking water programs and define actions to respond to these impacts. Comments are requested on the draft strategy. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Publication Date: Friday, March 28, 2008	Mar 30, 2008
	Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority	Public Consultation on the Draft Opinion on “Foodborne Antimicrobial Resistance as a Biological Hazard" Interested parties are invited to submit written comments by 27 May 2008. Deadline: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Publication Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008	May 2, 2008

Requests without deadlines

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Safe Food International	Food Issues Around the World Reports on food safety issues in different regions of the world. Includes discussion of foodborne diseases, food safety concerns, policies and plans of action, and consumer organizations in each region. (more) Publication Month: April 2005	May 3, 2005
	Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration	Food Labeling--Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods Proposed rule in response to the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA) regarding establishing a definition of the term 'gluten-free' and uniform conditions for its use in the labeling of foods, in order to provide truthful and accurate information with respect to foods so labeled to the individuals with celiac disease. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2007	Oct 4, 2007
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Channels of Trade Policy for Commodities With Residues of Pesticide Chemicals, for Which Tolerances Have Been Revoked, Suspended, or Modified by the Environmental Protection Agency Pursuant to Dietary Risk Considerations ... Guidance document that explains FDA's planned approach to enforcing the channels of trade provision for foods containing residues of pesticide chemicals for which tolerances have been revoked, suspended, or modified by the EPA due to human dietary risk. (more) Publication Month: May 2005	May 24, 2005
	Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration	Irradiation in the Production, Processing and Handling of Food Proposed rule in response to the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA) regarding proposing that only those irradiated foods in which the irradiation causes a material change in the food, or a material change in the consequences that may result from the use of the food, bear the radura logo and the term 'irradiated,' or a derivative thereof, in conjunction with explicit language describing the change in the food or its conditions of use. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2007	Oct 4, 2007
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Maximising the Contribution of Science to European Health and Safety: a DG SANCO Discussion Paper Discussion paper on the role of science in the work of DG SANCO. Topics addressed include risk assessment capacity, risk assessment data, content of risk assessment mandates, content of assessments, and more. Comments are requested. (more) Publication Month: July 2005	Oct 7, 2005
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection Washington, DC: Public meeting to address the following questions: "1) How can FSIS best share information on new technology with small and very small plants? (2) What guidance can be provided to industry to ensure that plants hold product when FSIS tests product for an adulterant? (3) How can risk based sampling most effectively be conducted in small and very small plants?". (more) Event Dates: Thursday, June 16, 2005 - Friday, June 17, 2005 Publication Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2005	Jun 1, 2005
	European Food Safety Authority	Public Consultation on Initial Risk Assessement for New and Existing Active Substances Call for comments for the initial assessment of another three active substance used in plant protection products. Comments have to be sent to EFSA until the deadline given for the respective active substance. (more) Publication Date: Friday, February 8, 2008	Feb 10, 2008

Past Requests for Comments

Items with the most recent deadlines are displayed first.

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Congressional and Public Affairs	FSIS Seeks Comments on Salmonella Sampling Programs and Activities Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced new policies and practices for the Agency's Salmonella verification sampling program and related activities in meat and poultry establishments. Comments must be received on or before Feb. 27, 2008. Comments will be available for view on the FSIS Web site. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Publication Date: Monday, January 28, 2008	Feb 7, 2008
	Environmental Protection Agency	Draft Policies and Procedures for the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program EPA has issued two Federal Register (FR) notices seeking public comment on the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program: one seeks public comment on the draft policies and procedures ; the other seeks public comment on the draft Information Collection Request(ICR) . (more) Deadline: Monday, February 11, 2008 Publication Date: Thursday, December 13, 2007	Dec 14, 2007
	Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture	Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Food and Nutrition Service's (FNS) intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection. Comments on this notice are invited. (more) Deadline: Monday, December 3, 2007 Publication Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2007	Oct 3, 2007
	Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed, European Food Safety Authority	Public Consultation of the Working Document on the "Guidance for the Assessment of Compatibility of Zootechnical Microbial Additives with Antimicrobial Substances" Draft guidance document considering 'the Guidance for the Assessment of Compatibility of Zootechnical Microbial Additives with Antimicrobial Substances'. Comments are requested from interested parties. (more) Deadline: Friday, November 30, 2007 Publication Date: Thursday, October 18, 2007	Oct 19, 2007
	Office of Management and Budget	Public Comments on Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin Comments from 75 agencies and individuals in response to OMB's proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin, establishing minimum standards for risk assessments prepared by U.S. federal agencies. (more) Deadline: Friday, June 23, 2006	Jun 23, 2006
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Labelling: Competitiveness, Consumer Information and Better Regulation for the EU Background paper outlining DG SANCO's current consideration of a number of labeling issues, including general food labeling, nutrition labeling, origin labeling, GMO labeling, and more. Comments are requested. (more) Deadline: Friday, June 16, 2006 Publication Month: February 2006	Mar 15, 2006
	Office of Management and Budget	Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin Proposed bulletin that establishes minimum standards for risk assessments prepared by U.S. federal agencies. Deadline: Thursday, June 15, 2006	Jan 10, 2006
	Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority	Draft Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards on Microbiological Testing, Criteria and Other Objectives (EFSA-Q-2005-296) Draft opinion that seeks to "identify circumstances where the use of microbiological criteria as a tool for defining the acceptance of an end product might be appropriate and likely to improve consumer protection." Comments are requested. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 Publication Date: Friday, March 31, 2006	Apr 5, 2006
	Scientific Panel Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food / Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority	Joint AFC/BIOHAZ Draft Guidance Document on the Submission of Data for the Evaluation of the Safety and the Efficacy of Substances Other than Potable Water Intended to be Used to Decontaminate the Surfaces of Foods of Animal Origin (EFSA-Q-2006-008) Draft guidance document that seeks to "provide guidance to assist in the evaluation of the safety and efficacy of substances to be used to decontaminate the surface of foods of animal origin intended for human consumption." Comments are requested. (more) Deadline: Friday, May 26, 2006 Publication Date: Friday, March 31, 2006	Apr 5, 2006
	Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables: Draft Guidance Draft guidance document that discusses the production and harvesting of fresh produce and provides recommendations for fresh-cut processing in the areas of "personnel health and hygiene, training, building and equipment, sanitation operations, and fresh-cut produce production and processing controls from product specification to packaging, storage and transport". (more) Deadline: Monday, May 1, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2006	Mar 1, 2006

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