Food; Current Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations; Public Meetings

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) previously announced three public meetings intended to obtain comments about FDA's current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) in manufacturing, packing, or holding human food regulations; these comments will be useful in determining appropriate revisions to these regulations. President Bush subsequently issued an Executive order closing all executive departments of the Federal Government on Friday, June 11, 2004, as a mark of respect for former President Ronald Reagan. Accordingly, FDA is announcing the rescheduling of the public meeting planned for June 11, 2004, in College Park, MD. The College Park meeting will be rescheduled to be held on July 19, 2004. FDA is also announcing the cancellation of the public meeting originally scheduled for July 2, 2004, in Monterey, CA. A new date and location for that meeting will be announced in a subsequent notice. The public meeting scheduled for July 21, 2004, in Chicago, IL, will occur as originally planned.