Codex Federal Register Notices and Public Meetings

Federal Register Notices

Federal Register notices are annually prepared to inform the public of the sanitary and phytosanitary standard-setting activities of Codex. The announcement of this, plus other notices that involve Codex can be found on the U.S. Codex Office section of federalregister.gov.

Public Meetings

U.S. Delegates to Codex committees schedule public meetings prior to their committee meetings to inform the public about the meeting agenda and draft U.S. positions. During these public meetings, delegates also receive comments from interested parties on Codex issues.

Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU)

The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on October 5, 2026, from 1:00 to 3:00pm ET. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions to be discussed at the 45^th Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU45) which will be held in Nuremberg, Germany, from November 2-6, 2026.

The public meeting will take place via video teleconference only. Documents related to CCNFSDU45 will be accessible at the following link: https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCNFSDU&session=45.
The U.S. Delegate to the 45^th Session of the CCNFSDU invites interested U.S. parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email address: douglas.balentine@fda.hhs.gov. Emailed comments should state in the subject line that they relate to activities of the 45^th Session of the CCNFSDU.
Registration: Attendees may register to attend the public meeting at the following link: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/NKykfhtySqOR4D0mFOtJyw. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH)

The U.S. Codex Office is sponsoring a public meeting on October 29, 2026, from 2:00 to 4:00pm ET. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions to be discussed at the 56^th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH56) which will be held in Scottsdale, Arizona, from November 16-20, 2026.

The public meeting will take place via video teleconference only. Documents related to CCFH56 will be accessible at the following link: https://codex.fao.org/meetings/d/ccfh-56-1.
The U.S. Delegate to the 56^th Session of the CCFH invites interested U.S. parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email addresses: benjamin.warren@fda.hhs.gov and uscodex@usda.gov. Emailed comments should state in the subject line that they relate to activities of the 56^th Session of the CCFH.
Registration: Attendees may register to attend the public meeting at the following link: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/4pWEa8c2Qj27p1CZF0YKVA. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.