The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding a public meeting to present work-in-progress on a method for ranking animal feed contaminants by their relative risks to animal and human health. At this meeting, the Agency will describe the methods it plans to use to develop animal and human Health Consequence Scoring for chemical, physical and biological feed contaminants.

The meeting will be held Tuesday, September 12, 2006, in Meeting Room A third floor, at 7519 Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855. For additional information, please contact Zoe Gill, Center for Veterinary Medicine (HFV-226), Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855, 240/453-6867, Fax 240/453-6882 or email: zoe.gill@fda.hhs.gov