Public Meeting on Economically Motivated Adulteration

Meeting announcement below. Link to FDA site is here.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing a Public Meeting pertaining to economically motivated adulteration (EMA). The purpose of the meeting is to stimulate and focus a discussion about ways in which the food, (including dietary supplements and animal food), drug, medical device and cosmetic industries, regulatory agencies, and other parties can better predict and prevent economically motivated adulteration. FDA invites interested individuals, organizations, and other stakeholders, including industry representatives, to present information pertaining to predicting and preventing EMA of food, (including dietary supplements and animal food), drugs, medical devices and cosmetics. The agency also requests interested parties to submit comments on this issue to the public docket.

Meeting attendees are encouraged to register on-line or contact Deborah Harris, EDJ Associates, Inc., 11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 1001, Rockville, MD 20852, 240-221-4326, email: dharris@edjassociates.com; FAX: 301-945-4295.

For general questions about the meeting, to request on-site parking or for special accommodations due to a disability, contact: Juanita Yates, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 301-436-1731, e-mail: juanita.yates@fda.hhs.gov.

Federal Register Notice of Meeting

Register Online

Please note the following important dates:

April 16, 2009: Closing date for requests to make an oral presentation
April 23, 2009: Closing date for:
Advance Registration
Provide a brief description of an oral presentation and any written material for the presentation, and
Request special accommodations due to a disability
April 27, 2009: Closing date to request onsite parking