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The Department of Commerce published the final results of the fourth
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain preserved
mushrooms from India. The department made changes to the margin calculations
from the preliminary result issued on Mar. 8, 2004. Full
Notice
Sales of the 2003-04 U.S. mushroom crop are 857 million
pounds, up 1% from both the 2002-03 and 2001-02 seasons. Value of
sales for the 2003-04 U.S. mushroom crop is $920 million, up 3% from the
previous season and 1% above the 2001-02 season. The number of growers,
at 278, is up 13 from last season. Average price is $1.07 per pound, up
two cents from 2002-03, according to USDA's Mushrooms report. View
Report
The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
will hold public meetings of the full committee and subcommittees
in Washington, DC on Aug. 24-27. The committee will continue to discuss:
(1) Performance standards for ground chicken/ ground turkey, (2) the scientific
basis for establishing safety-based "use by" date labeling for
refrigerated ready-to-eat foods and (3) scientific criteria for redefining
pasteurization. Full
Notice
A public meeting will be held in Washington, DC on Aug. 31, to provide
information and receive public comments on agenda items that will be discussed
at the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables, which
will be held in Alexandria, VA on Sept. 27-Oct. 1. Full
Notice
A public meeting will be held in College Park, MD, on Sept. 9, to provide
information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S.'
positions that will be discussed at the 26th Session of the Codex Committee
on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses to be held in Bonn,
Germany, Nov. 1-5. Full
Notice
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