The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and the Agricultural Marketing Service are convening a January 17, 2017, public meeting in Washington, D.C., to evaluate draft positions for consideration at the 3rd Session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) slated for February 6-10 in Chennai, India. Agenda items for the January 17 meeting include draft standards for cumin, thyme and oregano; a draft standard for black, white and green pepper; and sampling plans for cumin and thyme. See Federal Register, December 14, 2016.

 

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