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agriculture-related adverse impacts; (4)

project objectives; (5) project

description; (6) proposals for the

monitoring program; (7) a discussion of

public support and ongoing public

information that will accompany the

project; (8) an analysis of the costeffectiveness of the project; and (9) any

additional documentation to ensure

compliance with any other laws,

including environmental laws. A

description of each of these criteria

follows.

Abstract

A single page summary of the project

should be provided to include: project

name; description of the project area;

summary of existing conditions and

agricultural impacts to be addressed;

brief description of the project; total

area of the project (including a list of the

counties in which the project is

located); and estimated cost of the

project.

Existing Conditions

A synopsis of relevant existing

conditions should be provided to

include: a brief description of the

importance to the community of the

resource to be protected; a detailed map

outlining the geographic area of the

project; a description of the various

human activities and land uses within

the project boundary (including a

summary of such information within

each watershed); a summary of

agricultural activities within the project

boundary/watershed; and a brief

description of relevant environmental

factors (precipitation, soils, geology,

vegetation patterns, wildlife, Federally

listed endangered and threatened

species, air quality, and water

resources).

Analysis of Agriculture-Related

Environmental Impacts

An analysis of agriculture-related

environmental impacts to be addressed

by the project should be provided to

include: magnitude of agricultural

impacts on the environment; past and

projected trends in agricultural impacts,

including any scientific data that

demonstrates such trends; nature of any

public health-related agricultural

impacts; and past and ongoing efforts to

address agricultural impacts through

other Federal and State conservation

programs, such as the CRP.

Project Objectives

A list of project objectives should be

provided to include specific and

measurable objectives in addition to any

general objectives.

Project Description

The description of the project should

include the following: summary of the

project; conservation practices to be

adopted; number of acres proposed to be

included in the project; length of time

for project implementation; analysis of

both Federal and non-Federal costs

(including a justification for special

incentive payments to be made); and an

analysis of the likelihood that project

objectives will be achieved. The project

description should also address such

process and interagency coordination

questions as: how applicant eligibility

determinations will be made; which

agency will provide technical

assistance; how the application process

will be coordinated among agencies;

and how contract oversight will be

conducted.

Monitoring Program

A comprehensive monitoring and

evaluation plan should be provided to

include: specific targets to be met in the

accomplishment of project objectives; a

description of the methods for collecting

data to measure accomplishment of

specific targets; the process for

refinement of the project, if monitoring

indicates that project objectives are not

being met; and the identification of

funding for the monitoring program.

The proposal should identify the nature

and funding sources for the preparation

of annual reports to record and

summarize the conclusions developed

in the monitoring program.

Education, Outreach, and Public

Support

A program for public participation

should be presented that indicates: the

level of public support for the proposal,

among producers, conservation groups

and other interested organizations, at

the time the proposal is submitted; an

analysis of the number of producers

expected to enroll in the program; and

the measures that will be taken for

continued public involvement and

education over the duration of the

project.

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Proposals should include a costeffectiveness analysis which compares

the cost and likelihood of

accomplishing project goals under the

CREP proposal versus other State and

Federal programs, such as the general

and continuous signups under CRP.

Compliance With Other Laws

The application should include

adequate information and

documentation to demonstrate

compliance with any applicable laws.

Each proposal should be developed in

conjunction with the State FSA office

and the USDA-established ‘‘State

Technical Committee.’’ Following

submittal to the Secretary of

Agriculture, each proposal will be

reviewed by an interagency team for

consistency with overall program goals,

magnitude of environmental benefits,

likelihood that project benefits will be

achieved and cost-effectiveness. The

team is expected to make a

recommendation for action to the

Deputy Administrator within 60 days of

receipt of a completed proposal. Further

negotiation and discussion will follow

as needed to implement the joint effort

of the CCC and the State. To effectuate

the joint agreement, a draft

Memorandum of Agreement should be

developed by the State based on

discussions regarding the proposal. No

agreement will be final until signed by

authorized representatives of CCC and

the State.

Signed at Washington, DC, on May 21,

1998.

Keith Kelly,

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit

Corporation

[FR Doc. 98–13980 Filed 5–21–98; 2:10 pm]

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. 98–010N]

International Standard-Setting

Activities

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice informs the public

of the sanitary and phytosanitary

standard-setting activities of the Codex

Alimentarius Commission (Codex), in

accordance with section 491 of the

Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as

amended, and the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act, Pub. L. 103–465, 108

Stat. 4809, and seeks comments on

standards currently under consideration

and recommendations for new

standards. It also lists other standardsetting activities of Codex, including

commodity standards, guidelines, codes

of practice, and revised texts. This

notice covers the time periods from June

1, 1997, to May 31, 1998, and May 31,

1998, to June 1, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to: FSIS Docket Clerk, U.S. Department

of Agriculture, Food Safety and

Inspection Service, Room 102, Cotton
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Annex, Washington, DC 20250–3700.

Please state that your comments refer to

Codex and, if your comments relate to

specific Codex committees, please

identify those committees in your

comments and submit a copy of your

comments to the delegate from that

particular committee. All comments

submitted will be available for public

inspection in the Docket Clerk’s Office

between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: F.

Edward Scarbrough, Ph.D., United

States Manager for Codex Alimentarius,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office

of the Undersecretary for Food Safety,

Room 4861, South Agriculture Building,

1400 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20250–3700; (202) 205–

7760. For information pertaining to

particular committees, the delegate of

that committee may be contacted. (A

complete list of U.S. delegates and

alternate delegates can be found in

Appendix 1 to this notice.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The World Trade Organization (WTO)

was established on January 1, 1995, as

the common international institutional

framework for the conduct of trade

relations among its members in matters

related to the Uruguay Round Trade

Agreements. The WTO is the successor

organization to the General Agreements

on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). U.S.

membership in the WTO was approved

and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

was signed into law by the President on

December 8, 1994. The Uruguay Round

Agreements became effective, with

respect to the United States, on January

1, 1995. Pursuant to section 491 of the

Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as

amended, the President is required to

designate an agency to be responsible

for informing the public of the sanitary

and phytosanitary (SPS) standardsetting activities of each international

standard-setting organization, Codex,

International Office of Epizootics, and

the International Plant Protection

Convention. The President, pursuant to

Proclamation No. 6780 of March 23,

1995 (60 FR 15845), designated the U.S.

Department of Agriculture as the agency

responsible for informing the public of

sanitary and phytosanitary standardsetting activities of each international

standard-setting organization. The

Secretary of Agriculture has delegated to

the Administrator, Food Safety and

Inspection Service (FSIS), the

responsibility to inform the public of

the SPS standard-setting activities of

Codex. The FSIS Administrator has, in

turn, assigned the responsibility for

informing the public of the SPS

standard-setting activities of Codex to

the Office of U.S. Codex Alimentarius,

FSIS.

Codex was created in 1962 by two

U.N. organizations, the Food and

Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the

World Health Organization (WHO).

Codex is the principal international

organization for encouraging fair

international trade in food and

protecting the health and economic

interests of consumers. Through

adoption of food standards, codes of

practice, and other guidelines

developed by its committees and by

promoting their adoption and

implementation by governments, Codex

seeks to ensure that the world’s food

supply is sound, wholesome, free from

adulteration, and correctly labeled. In

the United States, the United States

Department of Agriculture (USDA); the

Food and Drug Administration (FDA),

Department of Health and Human

Services (HHS), and the Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) manage and

carry out U.S. Codex activities.

As the agency responsible for

informing the public of the sanitary and

phytosanitary standard-setting activities

of Codex, FSIS will publish this notice

in the Federal Register annually, setting

forth the following information:

1. The sanitary or phytosanitary

standards under consideration or

planned for consideration; and

2. For each sanitary or phytosanitary

standard specified:

a. A description of the consideration

or planned consideration of the

standard;

b. Whether the United States is

participating or plans to participate in

the consideration of the standard;

c. The agenda for United States

participation, if any; and

d. The agency responsible for

representing the United States with

respect to the standard.

TO OBTAIN COPIES OF THOSE

STANDARDS LISTED IN THIS NOTICE

THAT ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION

BY CODEX, PLEASE CONTACT THE

CODEX DELEGATE OR THE OFFICE OF

U.S. CODEX ALIMENTARIUS. This

notice also solicits public comment on

those standards that are under

consideration and on recommendations

for new standards. The delegate, in

conjunction with the responsible

agency, will take the comments received

into account in participating in the

consideration of the standards and in

proposing matters to be considered by

Codex.

The United States’ delegate will

facilitate public participation in the

United States Government’s activities

relating to Codex Alimentarius. The

United States’ delegate will maintain a

list of individuals, groups, and

organizations that have expressed an

interest in the activities of the Codex

committees and will disseminate

information regarding United States’

delegation activities to interested

parties. This information will include

the current status of each agenda item,

the United States Government’s position

or preliminary position on the agenda

items, and the time and place of

planning meetings and debriefing

meetings following Codex committee

sessions. Please notify the appropriate

U.S. delegate or the Office of U.S. Codex

Alimentarius, Room 4861, South

Agriculture Building, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20250–3700, if you

would like to receive information about

specific committees.

The information provided below

describes the status of Codex standardsetting activities by the Codex

Committees for the two year period from

June 1, 1997 to June 1, 1999. In

addition, the following information is

included with this Federal Register

notice:

Appendix 1. List of U.S. Codex Officials

(includes U.S. delegates and

alternate delegates).

Appendix 2. Timetable of Codex

Sessions (June 1997 through June

1999)

Appendix 3. Definitions for the Purpose

of Codex Alimentarius

Appendix 4.

(A) Uniform Procedure for the

Elaboration of Codex Standards and

Related Texts

(B) Uniform Accelerated Procedure

for the Elaboration of Codex

Standards and Related Texts

Appendix 5. Nature of Codex Standards

Appendix 6. Lists of Standards and

Related Texts Adopted by the 22nd

Session of the Codex Alimentarius

Commission, June 1997

F. Edward Scarbrough,

United States Manager for Codex

Alimentarius.

Codex Alimentarius Commission and

Executive Committee

The Codex Alimentarius Commission

will hold its Twenty-third Session June

28–July 3, 1999 in Rome, Italy. At that

time it will consider the standards,

codes of practice, and related matters

brought to its attention by the general

subject committees, commodity

committees, and member delegations.

Prior to the Commission meeting, the

Executive Committee will meet in June
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1998 and June 1999. It is composed of

the chairperson, vice-chairpersons and

six members elected from the

Commission, one from each of the

following geographic regions: Africa,

Asia, Europe, Latin America and the

Caribbean, North America, and SouthWest Pacific. At its session in June 1998,

it will consider the following items:

• Budgetary and financial matters;

• Review of Codex Subsidiary Bodies;

• Consideration of the Draft MediumTerm Plan for 1998 to 2000;

• Implementation of the

Commission’s Programme of Work:

• Implementation of decisions taken

by the 22nd Session of the Commission

• Consideration of new work

proposals

• Consideration of Proposed Draft

Standards and Related Texts at Step 5

• Matters arising from Codex

Committees

• Report on Matters Relating to the

Implementation of the WTO Agreement

on the Application of Sanitary and

Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures and the

Agreement on Technical Barriers to

Trade (TBT)

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on Residues of

Veterinary Drugs in Foods

The Codex Committee on Residues of

Veterinary Drugs determines priorities

for the consideration of residues of

veterinary drugs in foods and

recommends Maximum Residue Limits

(MRLs) for veterinary drugs. A Codex

Maximum Limit for Residues of

Veterinary Drugs (MRLVD) is the

maximum concentration of residue

resulting from the use of a veterinary

drug (expressed in mg/kg or ug/kg on a

fresh weight basis) that is recommended

by the Codex Alimentarius Commission

to be legally permitted or recognized as

acceptable in or on a food.

An MRLVD is based on the type and

amount of residue considered to be

without any toxicological hazard for

human health as expressed by the

Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI)*, or on

the basis of a temporary ADI that

utilizes an additional safety factor. An

MRLVD also takes into account other

relevant public health risks as well as

food technological aspects.

When establishing an MRLVD,

consideration is also given to residues

that occur in food of plant origin and/

or the environment. Furthermore, the

MRLVD may be reduced to be consistent

with good practices in the use of

veterinary drugs and to the extent that

practical analytical methods are

available.

* Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI): An

estimate by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert

Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)

of the amount of a veterinary drug,

expressed on a body weight basis, that

can be ingested daily over a lifetime

without appreciable health risk

(standard man = 60 kg).

The next meeting of the Codex

Committee on Residues of Veterinary

Drugs in Foods will take place

September 14–17, 1998, in Washington,

DC. The following matters will be

considered:

To be considered at Step 7:

Abamectin

Azaperone

Cetiofur

Chlorotetracycline/Oxtetracycline/

Tetracycline

Cypermethrin

α=Cypermethrin

Dexamethasone

Diclazuril

Dihydrostreptomycin/Streptomycin

Febantel/Febendazole/Oxyfendazole

Gentamicin

Neomycin

Spectinomycin

Thiamphenicol

Tilmicosin

To be considered at Step 4:

• Clenbuterol.

New work:

• Porcine Somatotropin (PST).

• Draft Code of Practice on Good

Animal Feeding.

In addition, the following matters will

be discussed:

• Guidelines on Residues at Injection

Sites;

• Methods of Analysis and Sampling;

Review of Performance-based Criteria

and Identification of Routine Methods;

• Risk Analysis in Codex and the

Committee on Residues of Veterinary

Drugs in Foods;

• Amendments to the Guidelines for

the Establishment of a Regulatory

Programme for Control of Veterinary

Drug Residues in Foods—Residues of

Veterinary Drugs in Milk and Milk

Products;

• Harmonization of Technical

Requirements for Registration of

Veterinary Medicinal Products; and

• Maximum Residue Limits for

Certain Veterinary Drugs in Foods

(Priority List); and

• Data Requirements for the

Establishment of Maximum Residue

Limits for Veterinary Drugs for Minor

Species.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA

USDA/FSIS.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Food Additives and Contaminants

The Codex Committee on Food

Additives and Contaminants (CCFAC)

establishes or endorses permitted

maximum or guideline levels for

individual food additives,

contaminants, and naturally occurring

toxicants in food and animal feed. The

30th Session of the CCFAC met March

9–13, 1998, in the Hague, The

Netherlands. The 31st Session of the

CCFAC is tentatively scheduled for

March 22–26, 1999, in the Hague, The

Netherlands. The following matters

contained in ALINORMS 99/12 and 97/

12A are under consideration by the

CCFAC:

Food Additives

• Proposed Draft General Standard for

Food Additives: Annex A (Guidelines

for the Estimation of Appropriate Levels

of Use of Food Additives) to be revised

for consideration at Step 3; additives

with specified conditions for use in

specific food categories or foodstuffs

(forwarded to Executive Committee at

Step 5); (see Table 1, below).

• Specifications for the following

food additives are recommended by the

CCFAC for adoption by the Twentythird Session of the Codex Commission:

agar, alginic acid, ammonium alginate,

calcium alginate, carbon dioxide,

diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of

glycerol, ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose,

gellan gum, hydrogenated poly-1-

decene, isoamyl acetate, malitol syrup,

microcrystalline wax, mixed

carotenoids, modified starches,

potassium alginate, potassium

propionate, propylene glycol, propylene

glycol alginate, propylene glycol esters

of fatty acids, salatrim, sodium alginate,

sucroglycerides, sulfur dioxide, and

tertiary-butylhydroquinone.

• Specifications for the following

flavouring agents are recommended by

the CCFAC for adoption by the Twentythird Session of the Codex Commission

(numbers in parentheses are the Joint

FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food

Additives (JECFA) flavour identification

numbers): allyl cyclohexane propionate

(13), ethyl octanoate (33), ethyl

nonanoate (34), isoamyl acetate (43),

isoamyl butyrate (45), isoamyl

isobutyrate (49), isoamyl isovalerate

(50), citronellyl formate (53), geranyl

formate (54), neryl formate (55),

rhodinyl formate (56), citronellyl acetate

(57), neryl acetate (59), rhodinyl acetate

(60), citronellyl propionate (61), geranyl

propionate (62), cis-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-

octadien-1-yl propionate (63),

citronellyl butyrate (65), geranyl

butyrate (66), neryl butyrate (67),

rhodinyl butyrate (68), citronellyl

isobutyrate (71), neryl isobutyrate (73),

neryl isovalerate (76), formic acid (79),

acetaldehyde (80), acetic acid (81),

propyl alcohol (82), propionaldehyde
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(83), propionic acid (84), butyl alcohol

(85), butyraldehyde (86), butyric acid

(87), amyl alcohol (88), valeraldehyde

(89), valeric acid (90), hexyl alcohol

(91), hexanal (92), hexanoic acid (93),

heptyl alcohol (94), heptanal (95),

heptanoic acid (96), 1-octanol (97),

octanal (98), octanoic acid (99), nonyl

alcohol (100), nonanal (101), nonanoic

acid (102), 1-decanol (103), decanal

(104), decanoic acid (105), undecyl

alcohol (106), undecanal (107),

undecanoic acid (108), lauryl alcohol

(109), lauric aldehyde (110), lauric acid

(111), myristaldehyde (112), myristic

acid (113), 1-hexadecanol (114),

palmitic acid (115), stearic acid (116),

propyl formate (117), butyl formate

(118), n-amyl formate (119), hexyl

formate (120), octyl formate (122), cis-3-

hexenyl formate (123), methyl acetate

(125), propyl acetate (126), butyl acetate

(127), hexyl acetate (128), heptyl acetate

(129), octyl acetate (130), nonyl acetate

(131), decyl acetate (132), lauryl acetate

(133), cis-3-hexynl acetate (134), trans-3-

heptynl acetate (135), 10-undecen-1-yl

acetate (136), isobutyl acetate (137), 2-

methylbutyl acetate (138), methyl

propionate (141), propyl propionate

(142), butyl propionate (143), hexyl

propionate (144), octyl propionate (145),

decyl propionate (146), cis-3 & trans-2-

hexenyl propionate (147), isobutyl

propionate (148), methyl butyrate (149),

propyl butyrate (150), butyl butyrate

(151), n-amyl butyrate (152), hexyl

butyrate (153), cis-3-hexenyl butyrate

(157), isobutyl butyrate (158), methyl

valerate (159), butyl valerate (160)

propyl hexanoate (161), butyl hexanoate

(162), n-amyl hexanoate (163), hexyl

hexanoate (164), isobutyl hexanoate

(166), methyl heptanoate (167), n-amyl

heptanoate (170), methyl octanoate

(173), n-amyl octanoate (174), hexyl

octanoate (175), methyl nonanoate

(179), methyl laurate (180), butyl laurate

(180), butyl laurate (181), methyl

myristate (183), methyl isobutyrate

(185), ethyl isobutyrate (186), propyl

isobutyrate (187), butyl isobutyrate

(188), hexyl isobutyrate (189), heptyl

isobutyrate (190), trans-3-heptenyl 2-

methyl propanoate (191), octyl

isobutyrate (192), dodecyl isobutyrate

(193), isobutyl isobutyrate (194), methyl

isovalerate (195), ethyl isovalerate (196),

propyl isovalerate (197), butyl

isovalerate (198), hexyl 3-

methylbutanoate (199), octyl isovalerate

(200), nonyl isovalerate (201), 3-hexynl

3-methylbutanoate (202), 2-

methylpropyl 3-methylbutyrate (203),

methyl 2-methylbutyrate (205), ethyl 2-

methylbutyrate (206), n-butyl 2-

methylbutyrate (207), hexyl 2-

methylbutanoate (208), octyl 2-

methylbutyrate (209), 2-methylbutyl 2-

methylbutyrate (212), ethyl 2-methyl

pentanoate (214), methyl 4-

methylvalerate (216), trans-anethole

(217), and citric acid (218).

• Specifications for the following

food additive is recommended by the

CCFAC for adoption by the Twentythird Session of the Codex Commission

after changes considered editorial have

been made: sodium propionate.

• Specifications for the following

flavouring agents are recommended by

the CCFAC for adoption by the Twentythird Session of the Codex Commission

after changes considered editorial have

been made: geranyl acetate (58) and

isobutyl formate (124).

Contaminants

• Methodology and Principles for

Exposure Assessment in the Codex

General Standard for Contaminants and

Toxins in Food (paper to be revised for

consideration at 31st CCFAC);

• Draft Maximum Levels and

Sampling Plan for Aflatoxins in Raw

Peanuts for Further Processing

(forwarded to Codex Commission at

Step 8);

• Draft Maximum Level for Aflatoxin

M1 in milk (forwarded to Codex

Commission at Step 8);

• Position Paper on Ochratoxin A

(paper to be revised for consideration at

31st CCFAC);

• Position Paper on Patulin (paper to

be revised for consideration at 31st

CCFAC, and maximum level in apple

juice and the apple juice ingredient in

ready made soft drinks to be circulated

for comment at Step 3);

• Position Paper on zearalenone to be

circulated for comment and

consideration at the 31st CCFAC;

• Draft Code of Practice for source

directed measures to reduce

contamination of foodstuffs (paper to be

revised for consideration at 31st

CCFAC);

• Draft Maximum Levels for Lead

(revised levels to be circulated for

comment and consideration at 31st

CCFAC);

• Discussion Paper on Cadmium

(paper to be revised and circulated for

comment and consideration at 31st

CCFAC);

• Position Paper on Arsenic (paper to

be revised and circulated for comment

and consideration at 31st CCFAC);

• Position Paper on Tin (draft

maximum levels to be circulated for

comment at Step 3 for further

consideration at the 31st CCFAC).

The 30th CCFAC agreed to establish

an ad hoc working group for

contaminants to be chaired by Denmark.

This ad hoc working group will meet

prior to the plenary session of the 31st

CCFAC.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Food Additives

For the purposes of Codex, a food

additive means any substance not

normally consumed as a food by itself

and not normally used as a typical

ingredient in the food, whether or not it

has nutritive value, the intentional

addition of which to food for a

technological (including organoleptic)

purpose in the manufacture, processing,

preparation, treatment, packing,

packaging, transport, or holding of such

food results, or may be reasonably

expected to result (directly or

indirectly), in it or its by-products

becoming a component of or otherwise

affecting the characteristics of such

foods. The food additive term does not

include ‘‘contaminants’’ or substances

added to food for maintaining or

improving nutritional qualities.

The General Standard for Food

Additives (GSFA) will set forth

maximum levels of use of food additives

in various foods and food categories.

The maximum levels will be based on

the food additive provisions of

previously established Codex

commodity standards, as well as on the

use of the additives in non-standardized

foods.

Only those food additives for which

an acceptable daily intake (ADI) has

been established by the Joint FAO/WHO

Expert Committee on Food Additives

(JECFA) are included in the general

Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) at

this time. All of the additives that are

currently under consideration for

inclusion in the draft GFSA are listed in

Table 1 below. Provisions for the use of

these additives are at Step 5 (See

ALINORM 99/12).

Table 1

Acesulfame Potassium

Adipic Acid

Agar

Alitame

Allura Red AC

Alpha-Amylase & Glucoamylase

(Aspergillus oryzae var.)

Alpha-Amylase (Aspergillus oryzae var.)

Alpha-Tocopherol

Aluminum Ammonium Sulphate

Amaranth

Ammonium Adipate

Ammonium Polyphosphates

Annatto Extracts (includes Bixin and

Norbixin)

Anoxomer

Ascorbyl Palmitate

Ascorbyl Stearate

Aspartame
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Azodicarbonamide

Azorubine

Beeswax, White and Yellow

Benzoic Acid

Benzoyl Peroxide

Beta-Apo-8′-Carotenic Acid, Methyl or

Ethyl Ester

Beta-Apo-8′-Carotenal

Beta-Carotene (Synthetic)

Bone Phosphate

Brilliant Black PN

Brilliant Blue FCF

Brown HT

Butan-1,3-Diol

Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA)

Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT)

Calcium Benzoate

Calcium Dihydrogen Diphosphate

Calcium Disodium Ethylene Diamine

Tetra Acetate

Calcium Ferrocyanide

Calcium Formate

Calcium Hydrogen Sulphite

Calcium Polyphosphates

Calcium Sorbate

Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate

Calcium Sulphite

Calcium Tartrate

Candellia Wax

Canthaxanthin

Caramel Colour, Class III—Ammonia

Process

Caramel Colour, Class IV—Ammonia

Sulphite Process

Carmines (including aluminum &

calcium lakes of carminic acid)

Carnauba Wax

Carotenes, Natural Extracts (Vegetable)

Castor Oil

Chlorine

Chlorine Dioxide

Chlorophyllin Copper Complex, Sodium

and Potassium Salts

Chlorophylls, Copper Complex

Choleic Acid

Curcumin

Cyclamic Acid (and Sodium, Potassium

and Calcium Salts)

Cyclodextrin, Beta

Diacetyltartaric and Fatty Acid Esters of

Glycerol

Diammonium Orthophosphate

Dicalcium Diphosphate

Dicalcium Orthophosphate

Dilauryl Thiodipropionate

Dimagnesium Diphosphate

Dimagnesium Orthophosphate

Dimethyl Dicarbonate

Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate

Diphenyl

Dipotassium Diphosphate

Dipotassium Orthophosphate

Dipotassium Tartrate

Disodium Diphosphate

Disodium Ethylene Diamine Tetra

Acetate

Disodium Orthophosphate

Disodium Tartrate

Erythrosine

Ethyl Maltol

Ferric Ammonium Citrate

Ferrous Gluconate

Ferrous Lactate

Formic Acid

Glycerol Ester of Wood Rosin

Grape Skin Extract

Guiaiac Resin

Hexamethylene Tetramine

Hexane

Indigotine

Iron Carbonate

Iron Oxide, Black

Iron Oxide, Red

Iron Oxide, Yellow

Isoascorbic Acid (Erythorbic Acid)

Isomalitol

Isopropyl Citrates

Lysozyme Hydrochloride

Maltol

Methyl Ethyl Ether of Cellulose

Methyl p-Hydroxybenzoate

Microcrystalline Wax

Mineral Oil

Mineral Oil (High Viscosity)

Mineral Oil (Medium & Low Viscosity,

Class I)

Mineral Oil (Medium & Low Viscosity,

Classes II & III)

Mixed Tocopherals Concentrate

Monoammonium Orthophosphate

Monocalcium Orthophosphate

Monomagnesium Orthophosphate

Monopotassium Orthophosphate

Monopotassium Tartrate

Monosodium Orthophosphate

Monosodium Tartrate

Nisin

Nitrous Oxide

Ortho-Phenylphenols

Orthophosphoric Acid

Oxystearin

Pentapotassium Triphosphate

Pentapotassium Triphosphate

Pentasodium Triphosphate

Pimaricin (Natamycin)

Polydimethylsiloxane

Polyethylene Glycol

Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids

Polyglycerol Esters of Interesterified

Ricinoleic Acid

Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan

Monolaurate

Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan

Monooleate

Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan

Monopalmitate

Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan

Monostearate

Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan

Tristearate

Polyoxyethylene (40) Stearate

Polyoxyethylene (8) Stearate

Polyvinylpyrrolidone

Ponceau 4R

Potassium Adipate

Potassium Benzoate

Potassium Ferrocyanide

Potassium Metabisulphite

Potassium Nitrate

Potassium Nitrite

Potassium Polyphosphate

Potassium Silicate

Potassium Sodium Tartrate

Potassium Sorbate

Potassium Sulphite

Processed Eucheuma Seaweed

Propyl p-Hydroxybenzoate

Propylene Glycol Alginate

Propylene Glycol Esters of Fatty Acids

Protease (Aspergillus oryzae var.)

Quillaia Extract

Quinoline Yellow

Red 2G

Riboflavin

Riboflavin 5′-Phosphate

Saccharin

Saffron

Salts of Fatty Acids (with Base

Ammonium, Calcium and Potassium

Sodium)

Salts of Myristic, Palmitic and Stearic

Acid (Calcium, Potassium and

Sodium)

Shellac

Sodium Adipate

Sodium Aluminum Phosphate-Acidic

Sodium Aluminum Phosphate-Basic

Sodium Benzoate

Sodium Calcium Polyphosphate

Sodium Diacetate

Sodium Ethyl p-Hydroxybenzoate

Sodium Ferrocyanide

Sodium Formate

Sodium Hydrogen Sulphite

Sodium Isoascorbic Acid

Sodium Metabisulphite

Sodium Methyl p-Hydroxybenzoate

Sodium Sorbate

Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate

Sodium Sulphite

Sodium Thiosulphate

Sorbic Acid

Sorbitan Monolaurate

Sorbitan Monooleate

Sorbitan Monopalmitate

Sorbitan Monostearate

Sorbitan Trioleate

Sorbitan Tristearate

Stannous Chloride

Stearoyl-2-Lactylates

Stearyl Citrate

Stearyl Tartrate

Sucralose

Sucroglycerides

Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate

Sucrose Esters of Fatty Acids

Sulphur Dioxide

Sunset Yellow FCF

Synthetic Delta-Tocopherol

Synthetic Gamma-Tocopherol

Tannic Acid (Tannins, Food Grade)

Tartaric Acid (L(+)¥)

Tartrazine

Tertiary Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ)

Tetrapotassium Diphosphate

Tetrasodium Diphosphate

Thermally Oxidized Soya Bean Oil with

Mono- and Di-Glycerides of Fatty
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Acids (TOSOM)

Thiodipropionic Acid

Tricalcium Orthophosphate

Triethyl Citrate Triglycerine Lipase

Trimagnesium Orthophosphate

Tripotassium Orthophosphate

Trisodium Diphosphate

Trisodium Orthophosphate

Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues

The Codex Committee on Pesticide

Residues recommends to the Codex

Alimentarius Commission

establishment of maximum limits for

pesticide residues for specific food

items or in groups of food. A Codex

Maximum Limit for Pesticide Residues

(MRLP) is the maximum concentration

of a pesticide residue (expressed as mg/

kg), recommended by the Codex

Alimentarius Commission to be legally

permitted in or on food commodities

and animal feeds. Foods derived from

commodities that comply with the

respective MRLPs are intended to be

toxicologically acceptable, that is,

consideration of the various dietary

residue intake estimates and

determinations both at the national and

international level in comparison with

the ADI*, should indicate that foods

complying with Codex MRLPs are safe

for human consumption.

Codex MRLPs are primarily intended

to apply in international trade and are

derived from reviews conducted by the

Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues

(JMPR) following:

(a) review of residue data from

supervised trials and supervised uses

including those reflecting national good

agricultural practices (GAP). Data from

supervised trials conducted at the

highest nationally recommended,

authorized, or registered uses are

included in the review. In order to

accommodate variations in national pest

control requirements, Codex MRLPs

take into account the higher levels

shown to arise in such supervised trials,

which are considered to represent

effective pest control practices, and

(b) toxicological assessment of the

pesticide and its residue.

MRLs recommended for advancement

to step 5 by the 30th CCPR will be

considered by the Executive Committee

at its Forty-Fifth Session in June 1998

and those to Steps 5/8 and 8 by the 23rd

Session of the Codex Alimentarius

Commission in July 1999 (see table

below). The Commission also will

consider the Draft Revised

Recommended Methods of Sampling for

Determination of Pesticide Residues for

Compliance with MRLs at Step 8.

* Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) of a

chemical is the daily intake which,

during an entire lifetime, appears to be

without appreciable risk to the health of

the consumer on the basis of all the

known facts at the time of the

evaluation of the chemical by the Joint

FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide

Residues. It is expressed in milligrams

of the chemical per kilogram of body

weight.

Codex committee Standard Status of consideration US participation/

agenda

Responsible

agency

Pesticide Residues

(considered at the

30th CCPR) (Annex

II to ALINORMS 99/

24).

Acephate .................................. MRLs under consideration at Step 5/8 ................... YES .................... EPA/ARS

Aldicarb ..................................... MRLs at Step 5 ....................................................... YES .................... EPA/ARS

Bifenthrin .................................. MRLs under consideration at Step 8 ...................... YES .................... EPA/ARS

Chlormequat ............................. MRLs under consideration at Step 5 ...................... YES .................... EPA/ARS

Chlorothalonil ............................ CXL deletions .......................................................... YES .................... EPA/ARS

Chlorpyrifos .............................. MRLs under consideration at Step 8 and CXL deletion.YES .................... EPA/ARS

DDT .......................................... EMRL under consideration at Step 5 ..................... YES .................... EPA/ARS

Diazinon .................................... MRLs under consideration at Steps 5 and 5/8 ....... YES .................... EPA/ARS

Diquat ....................................... MRLs under consideration at Step 8 and CXL deletions.YES .................... EPA/ARS

Dithiocabamates ....................... MRLs under consideration at Step 5 ...................... YES .................... EPA/ARS

Fenarimol .................................. MRLs under consideration at Steps 5/2 and 8 ....... YES .................... EPA/ARS

Flumethrin ................................. MRLs under consideration at Step 5/8 ................... YES .................... EPA/ARS

Haloxyfop .................................. MRLs under consideration at Step 5 ...................... YES .................... EPA/ARS

Methamidophos ........................ MRLs under consideration at Steps 5 and 5/8 ....... YES .................... EPA/ARS

Methidathion ............................. MRLs under consideration at Step 8 and CXL deletion.YES .................... EPA/ARS

Parathion-methyl ...................... MRLs under consideration at Step 8 and CXL deletion.YES .................... EPA/ARS

Phenothrin ................................ CXL deletion ............................................................ YES .................... EPA/ARS

Phorate ..................................... MRLs under consideration at Step 8 ...................... YES .................... EPA/ARS

Proxpoxur ................................. MRLs under consideration at Step 5/8 and CXL

deletions.

YES .................... EPA/ARS

Tefufenozide ............................. MRLs under consideration at Steps 5 and 5/8 ....... YES .................... EPA/ARS

Teflubenzuron ........................... MRLs under consideration at Step 5/8 ................... YES .................... EPA/ARS

Codex Committee on Methods of

Analysis and sampling

The Codex Committee on Methods of

Analysis and Sampling:

(a) Defines the criteria appropriate to

Codex Methods of Analysis and

Sampling;

(b) Serves as a coordinating body for

Codex with other international groups

working in methods of analysis and

sampling and quality assurance systems

for laboratories;

(c) Specifies, on the basis of final

recommendations submitted to it by the

other bodies referred to in (b) above,

Reference Methods of Analysis and

Sampling appropriate to Codex

Standards which are generally

applicable to a number of foods;

(d) Considers, amends, if necessary,

and endorses, as appropriate, methods

of analysis and sampling proposed by

Codex (Commodity) Committees, except

that methods of analysis and sampling

for residues of pesticides or veterinary

drugs in food, the assessment of
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microbiological quality and safety in

food, and the assessment of

specifications for food additives do not

fall within the terms of reference of this

Committee;

(e) Elaborates sampling plans and

procedures, as may be required;

(f) Considers specific sampling and

analysis problems submitted to it by the

Commission or any of its Committees;

and

(g) Defines procedures, protocols,

guidelines or related texts for the

assessment of food laboratory

proficiency, as well as quality assurance

systems for laboratories.

The following matters will be

considered by the Committee at its next

meeting in Budapest, Hungary on

November 23–27, 1998:

• Proposed Draft Codex General

Guidelines on Sampling;

• Criteria for Evaluating Acceptable

Methods of Analysis for Codex

purposes;

∫ Harmonization of Test Results

Corrected for Recovery Factors;

• Report of Inter-Agency Meeting on

‘‘limits’’ Provisions in Codex Standards;

• Endorsement of Methods of

Analysis for Codex; and

• Measurement Uncertainty.

New work approved by the 22nd

Session of the Codex Alimentarius

Commission:

∫ Intra-Laboratory Method

Validation.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA

USDA/AMS.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on Food Import and

Export Inspection and Certification

Systems

The Codex Committee on Food Import

and Export Certification and Inspection

Systems is charged with developing

principles and guidelines for food

import and export inspection and

certification systems. Additionally, the

Committee develops principles and

guidelines for the application of

measures by competent authorities to

provide assurance that foods comply

with essential requirements. This

encompasses work on equivalence of

inspection systems, guidelines on food

import control systems and food

product certification and information

exchange. The development of

guidelines for the appropriate

utilization of quality assurance systems

to ensure that foodstuffs conform to

requirements and to facilitate trade are

also included in the Committee’s terms

of reference. Current work activities of

the Committee are the following:

Draft guidelines to be considered at

Step 5 by the Executive Committee at its

Forty-fifth Session in July, 1998:

• Draft Guidelines for the

Development of Equivalence

Agreements Regarding Food Import and

Export Inspection and Certification

Systems

Continuing matters to be discussed at

the Seventh Session of the Committee:

• Discussion Paper on Issues Relating

to the Judgement of Equivalence; and

• Discussion Paper on the

Development of Guidelines for the

Utilization and Promotion of Quality

Assurance Systems.

New work to be proposed to the

Executive Committee:

• Development of Guidelines or a

similar document on Food Import

Control Systems;

• Development of Guidelines and

Criteria for a Generic Official Certificate

Format and Rules Relating to the

Production and Issue of Certificates; and

• Discussion Paper on Guidelines for

the Establishment of a Database on

Importing Country Legislation.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA.

USDA/FSIS.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on General Principles

The Codex Committee on General

Principles deals with rules and

procedures referred to it by the Codex

Alimentarius Commission. None of the

following recommendations for

changing the rules of procedure for

Codex are in the Step Procedure. The

following items will be considered at

the next meeting of the Codex

Committee on General Principles, which

will take place in Paris, France, on

September 7–11, 1998:

• Risk Analysis;

• Definitions related to Risk

Management

• Working Priniciples for Risk

Analysis

• Food Safety Objectives

• Measures Intended to Facilitate

Consensus;

• Review of the General Principles of

Codex;

• Consideration of special treatment

of developing countries

• Revision of the Acceptance

Procedure

• Review of the Status and Objectives

of Codex Texts;

• Review of the Statements of

Principle on the Role of Science and the

Extent to Which Other Factors are

Taken into Account—Application in the

Case of BST and PST;

• Revision of the Procedural Manual;

• Procedures concerning the

participation of INGOs

• Other aspects

• Review of the Code of Ethics for

International Trade in Foods.

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on Food Labelling

The Codex Committee on Food

Labelling is responsible for drafting

provisions on labelling problems

assigned by the Codex Alimentarius

Commission. The following draft

guidelines and standards were

considered by the Committee at its May

1998 meeting.

The Committee is continuing work

on:

• Proposed Draft Amendment to the

Labelling Section of the Standard for

Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers),

Fish Portions and Fish Fillets, Breaded

or in Batter at Step 7;

• Draft Guidelines for Labelling

Foods that can cause Hypersensitivity at

Step 7;

• Draft Guidelines for Organically

Produced Foods at Step 7;

• Proposed Draft Amendment to the

General Labelling Standard

(Biotechnology) at Step 4;

• Proposed Draft Recommendations

for the Use of Health Claims at Step 4.

New work:

• Review of General Guidelines for

Nutrition Labelling;

• Definition of the Claim

‘‘Vegetarian;’’

• ‘‘Sports Drinks’’ and ‘‘Energy

Drinks’’

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA.

USDA/FSIS.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on Food Hygiene

The Codex Committee on Food

Hygiene drafts basic provisions on food

hygiene for all foods. The term

‘‘hygiene’’ also includes, where

applicable, microbiological

specifications for food and associated

methodology. The following Code of

Hygienic Practice will be considered by

the Codex Alimentarius Commission at

its 23rd Session in June 1999:

• Draft Code of Practice for

Refrigerated Packaged Foods with

Extended Shelf-Life.

The following Guidelines and Codes

of Hygienic Practice will be discussed at

the Committee’s next meeting in

Washington, DC on October 26–30,

1998:

To be considered at Step 7:

• Proposed Draft Principles and

Guidelines for the Conduct of

Microbiological Risk Assessment; and

• Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic

Practice for Packaged (Bottled) Drinking

Waters (Other than Natural Mineral

Water).

To be considered at Step 4 of the

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• Proposed Draft Amendment to the

General Principles of Food Hygiene (on

the need for sufficient rinsing after

chemical disinfection).

To be considered at Step 4:

• Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic

Practice for the Transport of Foodstuffs

in Bulk and Semi-Packaged Foodstuffs;

• Proposed Draft Recommendations

for the control of Listeria

monocytogenes in Foods in

International Trade;

• Proposed Draft Code of Practice on

Good Animal Feeding;

• Implications for the Broader

Applications of the HACCP System;

• Broader Implications on the

Application of Microbiological Risk

Evaluation in International Foods and

Feed Trade;

• Development of Risk-Based

Guidance for the Use of HACCP-like

Systems in Small Businesses, with

Special References to Developing

Countries; and

• Recommendations for the

Management of Microbiological Hazards

for Foods in International Trade.

Other committee work:

• Code of Hygienic Practice for Milk

and Milk Products;

• Discussion paper on the Hygienic

Recycling of Processing Water in Food

Plants;

• Discussion paper on the Proposed

Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for

Primary Production, Harvesting and

Packaging of Fresh Produce;

• Discussion paper on the Proposed

Draft of Hygienic Practice for Pre-cut

Fruits and Vegetables;

• Discussion paper on the Proposed

Draft Annex on ‘‘Cleaning and

Disinfection’’ to the Recommended

International Code of Practice—General

Principles of Food Hygiene;

• Comments and Information on

Prioritization of the Revision of Codes of

Hygienic Practice;

• Application of Risk Analysis

Principles in Codex: Microbiological

Hazards; and

• Revision of the Standard Wording

for Food Hygiene Provisions, Section K

of the Procedural Manual.

Responsible Agency: DOC/NMFS,

HHS/FDA, USDA/FSIS.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and

Vegetables

The Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits

and Vegetables is responsible for

elaborating world-wide standards and

codes of practice for fresh fruits and

vegetables. The following draft

standards will be considered by the

Codex Alimentarius Commission at its

23rd Session in June 1999. The draft

standards listed below are contained in

ALINORM 99/35.

To be considered at Step 8:

• Draft Standard for Chayote;

• Draft Standard for Lime;

• Draft Standard for Pummelo; and

• Draft Standard for Guava.

To be considered for adoption at Step

5/8 of the accelerated procedure:

• Draft Standard for Mexican Limes;

and

• Draft Standard for Ginger.

To be considered at Step 5 by the

Codex Executive Committee at its June

1998 meeting:

• Draft Revised Standard for

Pineapple;

• Draft Standard for Asparagus;

• Draft Standard for Grapefruit;

• Draft Standard for Longan;

The committee is continuing work on:

• Draft Standard for Oranges,

including guide for use in scoring

freezing injury; and

• Draft Code of Practice for the

Quality Inspection and Certification of

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.

Proposals to be forwarded to the

Executive Committee for new work

include Tiquisque (lilac and white),

Yucca, Uchuva, Yellow Pitahaya and

Papaya.

Responsible Agency: USDA/AMS.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on Nutrition and

Foods for Special Dietary Uses

The Codex Committee on Nutrition

and Foods for Special Dietary Uses is

responsible for studying nutritional

problems referred by the Codex

Alimentarius Commission. The

Committee also drafts provisions on

nutritional aspects for all foods and

develops guidelines, general principles,

and standards for foods for special

dietary uses. The following draft

standards and guidelines will be

considered at the Committee’s next

meeting, September 21–25, 1998, in

Berlin, Germany. The reference

document for the following matters is

ALINORM 97–26 and other documents

as specifically noted.

To be considered at Step 7:

• Proposed Draft Revised Standards

for Gluten-Free Foods; and

• Draft Table of Conditions for

Nutrient Contents (Part B).

To be considered at Step 5:

• Proposed Draft Amendment to the

Standard for Infant Formula (Vitamin

B12 content)

To be considered at Step 4:

• Proposal Draft Guidelines for

Vitamin and Mineral Supplements;

• Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Infant Formula (CL 1997/13–

NFSDU); and

• Proposed Draft Revised Standards

for Processed Cereal-Based Foods for

Infants and Young Children.

The committee is continuing work on:

• Proposed Definitions for Vitamins

and Minerals as Nutrient Reference

Values for Labeling;

• Proposed Levels of Vitamins and

Minerals in Foods for Special Medical

Purposes (CL 1997/11–NFSDU);

• Dietary Modelling (CL 1997/12–

NFSDU); and

• Nutrient Reference Values for

Labelling Purposes (CL 1997/12–

NFSDU).

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery

Products

The Fish and Fishery Products

Committee is responsible for elaborating

standards for fresh and frozen fish,

crustaceans and mollusks. The

following draft guidelines and codes of

practice will be considered at the next

meeting of the Committee, scheduled for

June 8–12, 1998, in Bergen, Norway.

To be considered at Step 7:

• Proposed Draft Standard for Dried

Salted Anchovies

• Proposed Draft Standard for

Crackers from Marine and Freshwater

Fish, Crustacean and Molluscan

Shellfish

Guidelines to be considered at Step 7:

• Proposed Draft Guidelines for the

Sensory Evaluation of Fish and

Shellfish including a Proposed Draft

Section on Training of Assessors at Step

3

Codes to be considered at Step 3:

• Proposed Draft Code of Practice for

Fish and Fishery Products (Fresh Fish,

Frozen Fish, Minced Fish, Canned Fish,

Surimi, Salted Fish and Smoked Fish)

In addition, the Committee is working

on the following proposed draft codes:

(1) Products of Aquaculture; (2) Frozen

Shrimps and Prawns; and (3) Molluscan

Shellfish.

New work to be elaborated:

• Standard for Molluscan Shellfish

• Standard for Smoked Fish

• Standard for Salted Atlantic Herring

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA

USDC/NOAA/NMFS.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on Milk and Milk

Products

The Codex Committee on Milk and

Milk Products is responsible for

establishing international codes and

standards for milk and milk products.

The following revised standards and

draft revised codes of principles were

considered at the last meeting of the

committee, May 18–22, 1998.
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Considered at Step 7:

• Draft Revised Standard for Butter;

• Draft Revised Standard for Milkfat

Products;

• Draft Revised Standard for

Evaporated Milks;

• Draft Revised Standard for

Sweetened Condensed Milk;

• Draft Revised Standard for Milk and

Cream Powders;

• Draft Revised Standard for Cheese;

• Draft Revised Standard for Whey

Cheese;

• Draft Revised Standard for Cheeses

in Brine;

• Draft Code of Principles Concerning

Milk and Milk Products (General

Standard for the Labelling of Milk and

Milk Products);

• Draft Standard for Unripened

Cheese, including Fresh Cheese.

Considered at Step 4:

• Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Processed Cheese;

• Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Cream;

• Proposed Draft Revised Individual

Standards for Cheese;

• Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Fermented Milk Products;

• Proposed Draft Standard for Dairy

Spread; and

• Proposed Draft Standard for

Mozzarella.

Other work:

• Model Export Certificate by the

CCFICS;

• Nutrition and Quality Descriptors

for Milk Products; and

• Heat Treatment Definitions.

New work:

• Proposal for new standard for

‘‘Parmesan’’

Responsible Agency: USDA/AMS,

HHS/FDA.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on Fats and Oils

The Codex Committee on Fats and

Oils is responsible for elaborating

standards for fats and oils of animal,

vegetable, and marine origin. The

reference document is ALINORM 97/17.

The Fifteenth Session of the Committee

recommended the following be adopted

by the Commission in June 1997:

• Draft Standard for Named Animal

Fats at Step 8;

• Draft Standard for Edible Fats and

Oils Not Covered by Individual

Standards at Step 8;

• Draft Revised Code of Practice for

the Storage and Transport of Fats and

Oils in Bulk at Step 8;

The 22nd Session of the Commission

noted that there was controversy on the

proposed peroxide value and provisions

for additives in the Draft Standards and

decided to return them to Step 6 for

government comments and further

consideration by the Committee. At the

Commission meeting several delegates

objected to adopting the Draft Revised

Code of Practice because of a number of

unaddressed issues. In addition, it noted

that Thermal Heating Fluids were not

generally allowed and this represented

a serious problem to many exporting

countries. The Commission decided to

discontinue work on the revision and

revoke the current Standard for

Specified Vegetable Fat products and

Specified Animal and Vegetable Fat

products. The Commission agreed to

discontinue work on converting the

European Regional Standard for

mayonnaise into a world-wide standard.

In addition to the two Draft Standards

and the Draft Revised Code listed above,

the Sixteenth Session of the Committee,

tentatively scheduled for Spring 1999,

will consider the following at Step 7:

• Draft Standard for Named Vegetable

Oils; and

• Draft Standard for Olive Oils and

Olive-Pomace Oils.

The Committee will also consider the

Draft Standard for Fat Spreads and

Blended Fat Spreads at Step 4.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA,

USDA/ARS.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on Cocoa Products

and Chocolate

The Codex Committee on Cocoa

Products and Chocolate held 15

sessions. The last meeting, at which the

original program of work was

completed, was held in 1982. The

Committee elaborated world-wide

standards for cocoa products and

chocolate.

The Commission in 1991 decided to

embark on a program of work to update

and revise all of the standards.

The revisions were to include

updating of the sections on food hygiene

and food labeling and removal from the

standards of all non-essential details.

The standards, when updated and

revised, should contain only those

provisions that are necessary to protect

consumer health and prevent fraud.

Provisions of an advisory nature

reflecting quality factors and criteria

typically used in trade to define or

describe the quality of the product are

to be removed from the standard. These

guidance provisions are intended to

assist users of the Codex standard when

making international purchases and are,

therefore, not subject to formal

acceptance by users of the standard.

The 21st Session of the Commission

endorsed the recommendation of the

forty-second session of the Executive

Committee to initiate the revision of the

Cocoa Products and Chocolate

Standards.

The Swiss Secretariat prepared

updated versions of the Standards and

requested government comments in CL

1995/28 CPC. The technical contents of

the standards were not amended and

comments were requested from

governments on amendments.

The amended standards for chocolate

and chocolate products were considered

at Step 4 by the Sixteenth Session of the

Committee, October 1996. The

Committee returned the Proposed Draft

Revised Standard for Chocolate and

Chocolate Products to Step 3 for further

consideration.

Proposed Draft Revised Standards for

Cocoa Butter, Cocoa (Cacao) Nib, Cocoa

(Cacao) Mass, Cocoa Press Cake and

Cocoa Dust (Cocoa Fines) for use in the

manufacture of Cocoa and Chocolate

products, and for Cocoa Powders

(Cacaos) and Dry Cocoa-Sugar Mixture

will be considered at the Seventeenth

Session of the Committee scheduled for

the Fall of 1998.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on Processed fruits

and vegetables

The United States-hosted Codex

Committee on Processed Fruits and

Vegetables (CCPFV) elaborated 37

standards for various types of processed

fruits and vegetables, including many

canned products (except juices), some

dried products and other related

products. The CCPFV held 18 sessions

from 1964 through 1986 and then

adjourned sine die. The CCPFV

reconvened for its 19th session in March

1998 in order to consider, at Step 4,

proposed draft revisions of the 37

existing Codex standards for processed

fruits and vegetables. These proposed

draft revisions were prepared and

distributed in a circular letter in January

1997 in an effort to simplify the

standards and thereby increase the

likelihood of their use and acceptance

by national governments.

During the 19th session, the

Committee agreed in general with the

principle of simplifying standards and,

when practical, covering like products

under a single standard. Due to time

constraints, the meeting focused its

discussions on a limited number of

standards. The Committee also noted

the status of the other standards and

agreed on steps to consolidate certain

standards and on recommendations for

future work.

As a result of the 19th session, the

status of work covered by the CCPFV is

as follows:
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• Draft Standard for Canned Bamboo

Shoots at Step 7;

• Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Canned Applesauce at Step 5; and

• Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Canned Pears at Step 5.

• Proposed Draft Standards at Step 3:

• Canned Stone Fruits (new work);

• Canned Citrus Fruits;

• Canned Berry Fruits;

• Canned Mangoes;

• Canned Pineapple;

• Canned Fruit Cocktail;

• Canned Tropical Fruit Salad;

• Canned Chestnuts and Chestnut

Puree;

• Canned Vegetables (new work)*;

• Canned Tomatoes;

• Canned Mushrooms;

• Jams, Jellies and Marmalades (new

work);

• Mango Chutney**;

• Pickled Cucumbers (Cucumber

Pickles);

• Table Olives;

• Processed Tomato Concentrates;

• Dried Apricots;

• Dates;

• Raisins;

• Grated Desiccated Coconut;

• Unshelled Pistachio Nuts;

• Dried Edible Fungi;

• Edible Fungi and Fungus Products;

• Soy Sauce (new work);

• Proposed Draft Guidelines for

Packing Media in Canned Fruits (new

work); and

• Proposed Draft Guidelines for

Packing Media in Canned Vegetables

(new work).

*The following products will be

considered for inclusion into the

proposed draft standards for canned

vegetables: canned green beans and wax

beans, canned sweet corn, canned

asparagus, canned green peas, canned

mature processed peas, canned carrots,

canned palmito and possible canned

tomatoes and canned mushrooms.

** In the future, mango chutney may

be included in a general Codex standard

for chutney.

There will be two additional

standards forthcoming from the Codex

Coordinating Committee for Asia,

namely, the Proposed Draft Standard for

Pickles and the Proposed Draft Standard

for Kimchi. The Committee agreed to

keep the Codex European Regional

Standard for Vinegar, a regional

standard, rather than consider it for

worldwide status. The Committee also

recommended that the European

regional standard be referred to the

Codex Coordinating Committee for

Europe for updating into the current

Codex format. In addition, the CCPFV

agreed to recommend that any future

work on converting the Codex European

Regional Standard for Fresh Fungus

Chanterelle into a worldwide standard

be transferred to the Codex Committee

for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. The

Committee also acknowledges that

cherries may be considered for

inclusion in the proposed draft standard

for canned stone fruits and artichokes

and potatoes may be considered for

inclusion in the proposed draft standard

for canned vegetables.

New work for the CCPFV is subject to

approval by the Executive Committee at

its next meeting.

The next session of the CCPFV is

tentatively scheduled for March 20–24,

2000. The exact location and dates are

to be decided between the U.S. and

Codex Secretariat.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA

USDA/AMS.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Certain Codex Commodity Committees

Several Codex Alimentarius

Commodity Committees have adjourned

sine die. The following Committees fall

into this category:

• Cereals, Pulses and Legumes*

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA,

USDA/GIPSA

U.S. Participation: Yes

• Meat Hygiene*

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS

U.S. Participation: Yes

• Processed Meat and Poultry

Products*

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS

U.S. Participation: Yes

• Sugars

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA

U.S. Participation: Yes

• Soups and Broths*

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS

U.S. Participation: Yes

• Vegetable Proteins*

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA,

USDA/ARS

U.S. Participation: Yes

*There is no planned activity for

these Committees in the next year.

A brief report on activities of the

Codex Committees on Edible Ices,

Soups and Broths, and Sugars follows:

Codex Committee on Edible Ices

The Committee on Edible Ices was

responsible for elaborating standards for

all types of edible ices, including mixes

and powders used for their

manufacture. The 43rd Session of the

Executive Committee in June 1996

recommended that the Codex Standard

for Edible Ices and Edible Ice Mixes be

revoked. It was reported that there was

no need for the standard as there was

not a significant international trade. The

Executive Committee further

recommended that the Codex

Committee on Edible Ices be abolished.

The 22nd Session of the Codex

Alimentarius Commission decided in

June 1997 to revoke the standard and

abolish the committee.

Codex Committee on Soups and Broths

The Codex Committee on Soups and

Broths elaborated worldwide standards

for soups, broths, bouillons and

consommes. The committee adjourned

sine die. The main tasks of the

Committee were completed. However, at

its June 1997 meeting, the Codex

Alimentarius Commission requested

that the Committee commence work

revising the Standard for Bouillons and

Consommes.

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on Sugars

The Codex Committee on Sugars

elaborated standards for all types of

sugars and sugar products. The

Committee was adjourned sine die, but

has been asked to revise the standards

for Sugar and Honey. The Codex

Alimentarius Commission at its 22nd

Session returned the Draft Revised

Standards for Sugar and Honey, which

had been submitted for consideration at

Step 8, to the Committee for a new

round of comments.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Joint U.N.E.C.E. Codex Alimentarius

Groups of Experts

Two groups of experts dealt with

specific commodities much as the

Codex Commodity Committees do. The

Joint Groups of Experts have completed

their main tasks and have adjourned.

They could be called to meet again if the

Codex Alimentarius Commission so

decides. These Groups are:

• Standardization of Quick Frozen

Foods; and

• Standardization of Fruit Juices.

There are no standards from either

group being considered by the Twentythird session of the Commission in June,

1999.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee for Natural Mineral

Waters

The Codex Committee for Natural

Mineral Waters (CCNMW) is responsible

for elaborating standards for natural

mineral waters. The Codex Alimentarius

Commission at its 22nd meeting

approved the development of a standard

for bottled/packaged water other than

natural mineral waters. The United

States prepared the initial proposed

draft standard. The Committee will meet

to discuss the draft in November 1998.
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Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

FAO/WHO Regional Coordinating

Committees

The Codex Alimentarius Commission

is made up of an Executive Committee,

as well as approximately 25 subsidiary

bodies. Included in these subsidiary

bodies are several coordinating

committees.

There are currently five Regional

Coordinating Committees:

—Coordinating Committee for Africa

—Coordinating Committee for Asia

—Coordinating Committee for Europe

—Coordinating Committee for Latin

America and the Caribbean

—Coordinating Committee for North

America and the South-West Pacific

The United States participates as an

active member of the Coordinating

Committee for North America and the

South-West Pacific, and is informed of

the other coordinating committees

through meeting documents, final

reports, and representation at meetings.

Each regional committee:

—Defines the problems and needs of the

region concerning food standards and

food control;

—Promotes within the committee

contacts for the mutual exchange of

information on proposed regulatory

initiatives and problems arising from

food control and stimulates the

strengthening of food control

infrastructures;

—Recommends to the Commission the

development of world-wide standards

for products of interest to the region,

including products considered by the

committee to have an international

market potential in the future; and

—Exercises a general coordinating role

for the region and such other

functions as may be entrusted to it by

the Commission.

Codex Coordinating Committee for

North America and the South-West

Pacific

The Coordinating Committee is

responsible for defining problems and

needs concerning food standards and

food control of all Codex member

countries of the regions. The Fifth

Session of the Committee is to be held

October 6–9, 1998, in the United States.

It will address the following matters of

interest to the Commission:

• Report on Activities Related to Risk

Analysis in Codex and Other Bodies;

• Review and Promotion of

Acceptances of Codex Standards and

Codex Maximum Residue Limits for

Pesticides by Countries in the Region;

• Information and Reports on Food

Safety, Food Control and Food

Standards Issues in the Region;

• Promotion of Codex Activities in

the Region; and

• Consumer Participation in Codex

Work and Related Matters.

Agency Responsible: USDA/FSIS.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Appendix 1—U.S. Codex Alimentarius

Officials

Codex Committee Chairpersons

Mr. Steven N. Tanner, Director, Technical

Services Division, Grain Inspection,

Packers & Stockyards, Administration, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, 10383 N.

Executive Hills Blvd., Kansas City, MO

64153–1394, Phone #: (816) 891–0401, Fax

#: (816) 891–0478—Cereals, Pulses and

Legumes (adjourned Sine Die)

Dr. I. Kaye Wachsmuth, Deputy

Administrator, Office of Public Health and

Science, Food Safety and Inspection

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

Room 341–E, Jamie L. Whitten Federal

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20250–3700, Phone

#TM(202) 720–2644, Fax # (202) 690–2980—

Food Hygiene

Mr. David L. Priester, International Standards

Coordinator, Fresh Products Branch, Fruit

and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural

Marketing Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, P.O. Box 96456, Room 2069,

South Agriculture Building, Washington,

DC 20090–6456, Phone #: (202) 720–2184,

Fax #: (202) 720–0016—Processed Fruits

and Vegetables

Dr. Stephen F. Sundlof, Director, Center for

Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug

Administration 7500 Standish Place (HFV–

1), Rockville, MD 20855, Phone #: (301)

594–1740, Fax #: (301) 594–1830—

Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods

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Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods

(Host Government—United States)

U.S. Delegate ........................................................................... Dr. Robert C. Livingston, Director, Office of New Animal, Drug Evaluation, Center

for Veterinary Medicine (HFV–100), Food and Drug Administration, 7500

Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855, Phone #: (301) 594–1620 Fax #: (301)

594–2297.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Dr. Pat Basu, Director, Chemistry and Toxicology Division, Office of Public

Health and Science, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, 6912 Franklin Court, 1099 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC

20250–3700, Phone #: (202) 501–7319, Fax: (202) 501–7639.

Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants

(Host Government—The Netherlands)

U.S. Delegate ........................................................................... Dr. Alan Rulis, Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety

and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW, (HFS–

200), Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 418–3100, Fax #: (202) 418–

3131.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Dr. Terry C. Troxell, Director, Division of Programs and Enforcement Policy, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration 200 C

Street, SW, (HFS–456), Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205–5321,

Fax #: (202) 205–4422.
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Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues

(Host Government—The Netherlands)

U.S. Delegate ........................................................................... Mr. Fred Ives, Health Effects Division (7509C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC

20460, Phone #: (703) 305–6378, Fax #: (703) 305–5147, E-mail:

ives.fred@epamail.epa.gov.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Dr. Richard Parry, Jr., Assistant Administrator, Cooperative Interactions, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 358–A, Jamie

L. Whitten Federal Bldg., Washington, DC 20250–3700, Phone #: (202) 720–

3973 Fax #: (202) 720–5427.

Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling

(Host Government—Hungary)

U.S. Delegate ........................................................................... Dr. William Horwitz, Scientific Advisor, Center for Food Safety and Applied, Nutrition (HFS–500), Food and Drug Administration, Room 3832, 200 C Street,

SW, Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205–4346, Fax #: (202) 401–

7740.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Mr. William Franks, Director, Science and Technology Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 3507, South Agriculture

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250–3700,

Phone #: (202) 720–5231, Fax #: (202) 720–6496.

Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection Systems

(Host Government—Australia)

Delegate ................................................................................... VACANT.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Mr. Mark Manis, Director, International Policy Development Division, Office of

Policy, Program Development, and Evaluation, Food Safety and Inspection

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 4434, South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250–3700, Phone #:

(202) 720–6400, Fax #: (202) 720–7990.

Codex Committee on General Principles

(Host Government—France)

Delegate ................................................................................... Note: A member of the Steering Committee heads the delegation to meetings of

the General Principles Committee.

Codex Committee on Food Labelling

(Host Government—Canada)

Delegate ................................................................................... Ms. Elizabeth J. Campbell, Acting Director, Office of Food Labeling, Center for

Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS–150), Food and Drug Administration,

200 C Street, SW, Room 1832, Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205–

4561, Fax #: (202) 205–4594.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Dr. Robert Post, Director, Labeling & Compounds Review Division, Office of Policy, Program Development, and Evaluation, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 602, Cotton Annex, Washington,

DC 20250–3700, Phone #: (202) 205–0279, Fax #: (202) 205–3625.

CODEX COMMITTEE ON FOOD HYGIENE

(Host Government—United States)

Acting Delegate ........................................................................ Mr. E. Spencer Garrett, Director, National Seafood Inspection Laboratory, National Marine Fisheries, 705 Convent Street, Pascagoulla, MS 39568–1207,

Phone #: (601) 769–8964, Fax #: (601) 762–7144.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... VACANT.

Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses

(Host Government—Germany)

Delegate ................................................................................... Dr. Elizabeth Yetley, Director, Office of Special Nutritionals, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW

(HFS–450), Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205–4168, Fax #: (202)

205–5295.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Dr. Robert J. Moore, Senior Regulatory Scientist, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW (HFS–456),

Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205–4605, Fax #: (202) 260–8957.
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Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits And Vegetables

(Host Government—Mexico)

Delegate ................................................................................... Mr. David L. Priester, International Standards Coordinator, Fresh Products

Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 96456, Room 2069, South Agriculture

Building, Washington, DC 20090–6456, Phone #: (202) 720–2184, Fax #: (202)

720–0016.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Mr. Larry B. Lace, Branch Chief, Fresh Products Branch, Fruits and Vegetable

Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room

2049, South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20090–6456, Phone #: (202) 720–5870, Fax #: (202) 720–0393.

Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products

(Host Government—Norway)

Delegate ................................................................................... Mr. Philip C. Spiller, Director, Office of Seafood (HFS–400) VERB, Center for

Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 200 C

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 418–3133, Fax #: (202)

418–3198.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Mr. Samuel W. McKeen, Director, Office of Trade and Industry Services, National

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NMFS, 1335 East-West Highway,

Room 6490, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Phone #: (301) 713–2351, Fax #: (301)

713–1081.

Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products

(Host Government—New Zealand)

Delegate ................................................................................... Mr. Duane Spomer, Chief, Dairy Standardization Branch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Room 2750, South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250–0230, Phone #:

(202) 720–9382, Fax #: (202) 720–2643.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Mr. John C. Mowbray, Division of Programs and Enforcement Policy, Center for

Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 200 C

Street, SW (HFS–306), Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205–1731, Fax

#: (202) 205–4422.

Codex Committee on Fats and Oils

(Host Government—United Kingdom)

Delegate ................................................................................... Mr. Charles W. Cooper, Director, International Activities Staff, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW,

Room 5823 (HFS–585), Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205–5042,

Fax #: (202) 401–7739.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Dr. Dwayne Buxton, National Program Leader for Oilseeds and Bioscience, Agricultural Research Service, Room 212, Building 005, BARC West, Beltsville,

MD 20705, Phone #: (301) 504–5321, Fax #: (301) 504–5467.

Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables

(Host Government—United States)

Delegate ................................................................................... Mr. Richard B. Boyd, Senior Marketing Specialist, Fruit and Vegetable Division,

Agriculture Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 0717,

South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC

20090–0247, Phone #: (202) 720–5021, Fax #: (202) 690–1527.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Mr. Charles W. Cooper, Director, International Activities Staff, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW,

Room 5823 (HFS–585), Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205–5042,

Fax #: (202) 401–7739.

Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate

(Host Government—Switzerland)

U.S. Delegate ........................................................................... Mr. Charles W. Cooper, Director, International Activities Staff, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW,

Room 5823 (HFS–585), Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205–5042,

Fax #: (202) 401–7739.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Dr. Michelle Smith, Food Technologist, Office of Food Labeling, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS–158), 200 C Street, SW, Washington, DC

20204, Phone #: (202) 205–5099, Fax #: (202) 205–4594.
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Codex Committee on Natural Mineral Waters

(Host Government—Switzerland)

Delegate ................................................................................... Dr. Terry C. Troxell, Director, Division of Programs and Enforcement Policy, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 200

C Street, SW (HFS–305), Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205–5321,

Fax #: (202) 205–4422.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Ms. Shellee Davis, Division of Programs and Enforcement Policy, Center for

Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 200 C

Street, SW (HFS–306), Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205–4681, Fax

#: (202) 205–4422.

Codex Committee On Sugars

(Host Government—United Kingdom)

Delegate ................................................................................... VACANT.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Dennis M. Keefe, Office of Premarket Approval Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration 200 C Street, SW (HFS–206),

Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 418–3113, Fax #: (202) 418–3131.

Codex Committee on Cereals, Pulses And Legumes 1

(Host Government—United States)

Delegate ................................................................................... Mr. Charles W. Cooper, Director, International Activities Staff, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition, Room 5823 (HFS–585), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205–5042,

Fax #: (202) 401–7739.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Mr. David Shipman, Deputy Administrator, Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 1092, South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250–

3601, Phone #: (202) 720–9170, Fax #: (202) 720–1015.

Codex Committee on Soups and broths 1

(Host Government—Switzerland)

Delegate ................................................................................... Mr. Charles Edwards, Director, Labeling, Products and Technology Standards Division, Office of Policy, Program Development and Evaluation, Food Safety

and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 405, Cotton

Annex, 300 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20250–3700, Phone #: (202) 205–

0675, Fax #: (202) 205–0080.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Dr. Robert Post, Director, Labeling and Compounds Review Division, Office of

Policy, Program Development and Evaluation, Food Safety and Inspection

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 602, Cotton Annex, 300 C

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20250–3700, Phone #: (202) 205–0279, Fax #:

(202) 205–3625.

Codedx Committee on Vegetable proteins1

(Host Government—Canada)

U.S. Delegate ........................................................................... Dr. Wilda H. Martinez, Associate Deputy Administrator, Aqua Products and

Human Nutrition, Sciences, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Room 107, B–005, Beltsville, MD 20705, Phone #: (301) 504–

6275, Fax #: (301) 504–6699.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Ms. Elizabeth J. Campbell, Acting Director, Office of Food Labeling, Center for

Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 200 C

Street, SW (HFS–150), Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205–4561, Fax

#: (202) 205–4594,

Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene 1

(Host Government—New Zealand)

Delegate ................................................................................... Dr. John Prucha, Assistant Deputy Administrator, International and Domestic Policy, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room

4866, South Agriculture Building, Washington, DC 20250–3700, Phone #:

(202) 720–3473, Fax #: (202) 690–3856.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Vacant.

Codex Committee on Processed Meat and Poultry Products 1

(Host Government—Denmark)

U.S. Delegate ........................................................................... Mr. Daniel Engeljohn, Branch Chief, Standards Development Branch, Inspection

Systems Development Division, Office of Policy, Program Development and

Evaluation, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 405, Cotton Annex, 300 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20250–

3700, Phone #: (202) 205–0210, Fax #: (202) 205–0080.
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Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Mr. Charles Edwards, Director, Labeling, Products and Technology Standards Division, Office of Policy, Program Development and Evaluation, Food Safety

and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 405, Cotton

Annex, 300 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20250–3700, Phone #: (202) 205–

0675, Fax #: (202) 205–0080.

Joint U.N.E.C.E. Codex Alimentarius Groups of Experts

Joint ECE/Codex Alimentarius Group of Experts on Standardization of Quick Frozen Foods 1

U.S. Delegate ........................................................................... Mr. Richard B. Boyd, Senior Marketing Specialist, Fruit and Vegetable Division,

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 0717,

South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC

20090–0247, Phone #: (202) 720–5021, Fax #: (202) 690–1527.

1Alternate Delegate .................................................................. Mr. Charles W. Cooper, Director, International Activities Staff, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition, Room 5823 (HFS–585), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205–5042,

Fax #: (202) 401–7739.

Joint ECE/Codex Alimentarius Group of Experts

on Standardization of Fruit Juices 1

U.S. Delegate ........................................................................... Mr. Charles W. Cooper, Director, International Activities Staff, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition, Room 5823 (HFS–585), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205–5042,

Fax #: (202) 401–7739.

Alternate Delegate .................................................................... Mr. Richard B. Boyd, Senior Marketing Specialist, Fruit and Vegetable Division,

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 0717,

Agriculture South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC

20090–0247, Phone #: (202) 720–5021, Fax #: (202) 690–1527.

Subsidiary Bodies of the Codex Alimentarius

There are five regional coordinating committees:

Coordinating Committee for Africa

Coordinating Committee for Asia

Coordinating Committee for Europe

Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean, and

Coordinating Committee for North America and the

South-West Pacific

Contact ..................................................................................... Mr. Patrick Clerkin, Director, U.S. Codex Office, Food Safety and Inspection

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 4861, South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250–3700, Phone #:

(202) 205–7760, Fax #: (202) 720–3157.

1Adjourned sine die. The main tasks of these Committees are completed. However, the committees may be called to meet again if required.

Appendix 2—Timetable of Codex Sessions

(June 1997 Through June 1999)

1997:

CX 702–44 ......... Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (44th Session) .... 19–20 June ......... Geneva.

CX 701–22 ......... CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION (44th Session) ..................................... 23–28 June ......... Geneva.

CX 731–7 ........... Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (7th Session) ....................... 8–12 September Mexico City.

CX 712–30 ......... Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (30th Session) ............................................ 20–24 October .... Washington, DC.

CX 727–11 ......... Codex Regional Coordinating Committee for Asia (11th Session) ....................... 16–19 December Chiang Rai.

1998:

CX 733–6 ........... Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection (6th

Session).

23–27 February .. Melbourne.

CX 711–30 ......... Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (30th Session) ............ 9–13 March ........ The Hague.

CX 713–20 ......... Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (19th Session) ............. 16–20 March ...... Washington, DC.

CX 718–30 ......... Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (30th Session) .................................... 20–25 April ......... The Hague.

CX 719–21 ......... Codex Regional Coordinating Committee for Europe (21st Session) .................. 5–8 May .............. Madrid.

CX 703–3 ........... Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products (3rd Session) ................................ 18–22 May .......... Montevideo.

CX 714–26 ......... Codex Committee on Food Labelling (26th Session) ........................................... 25–29 May .......... Ottawa.

CX 702–45 ......... Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (45th Session) .... 3–5 June ............. Rome.

CX 722–23 ......... Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products (23rd Session) ........................ 8–12 June ........... Bergen.

CX 716–13 ......... Codex Committee on General Principals (13th Session) ..................................... 7–11 September Paris.

CX 730–11 ......... Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (11th Session) .... 14–17 September Washington, DC.

CX 720–21 ......... Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (21st Session).21–25 September Berlin.

CX 732–5 ........... Codex Regional Coordinating Committee for North America and the SouthWest Pacific (5th Session).6–9 October ........ TBA.
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CX 712–31 ......... Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (31st Session) ............................................. 26–30 October .... Washington, DC.

CX 707–13 ......... Codex Regional Coordinating Committee for Africa (13th Session) ..................... 3–6 November .... Harare.

CX 708–17 ......... Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate (17th Session) ................. 16–18 November Switzerland.

CX 719–6 ........... Codex Committee on Natural Mineral Waters (6th Session) ................................ 19–21 November Switzerland.

CX 715–22 ......... Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (22nd Session) .......... 23–27 November Budapest.

CX 725–11 ......... Codex Regional Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean

(11th Session).

8–11 December .. Montevideo.

1999:

CX 733–7 ........... Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection (7th

Session).

22–26 February .. TBA.

CX 731–8 ........... Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (8th Session) ....................... 1–5 March .......... Mexico City.

CX 709–16 ......... Codex Committee on Fats and Oils (16th Session) ............................................. 8–12 March ........ London.

CX 711–31 ......... Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (31st Session) ............. 22–26 March ...... The Hague.

CX 718–31 ......... Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (31st Session) .................................... 12–17 April ......... The Hague.

CX 714–27 ......... Codex Committee on Food Labelling (27th Session) ........................................... 19–23 April ......... Ottawa.

CX 716–13 ......... Codex Committee on General Principles (14th Session) ..................................... 26–30 April ......... Paris.

CX 702–46 ......... Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (46th Session) .... 24–25 June ......... Rome.

CX 701–23 ......... Codex Alimentarius Commission (23rd Session) .................................................. 28 June–3 July ... Rome.

Appendix 3—Definitions for the

Purpose of Codex Alimentarius

Words and phrases have specific meanings

when used by the Codex Alimentarius. For

the purposes of Codex, the following

definitions apply:

1. Food means any substance, whether

processed, semi-processed or raw, which is

intended for human consumption, and

includes drink, chewing gum, and any

substance which has been used in the

manufacture, preparation or treatment of

‘‘food’’ but does not include cosmetics or

tobacco or substances used only as drugs.

2. Food hygiene comprises conditions and

measures necessary for the production,

processing, storage and distribution of food

designed to ensure a safe, sound, wholesome

product fit for human consumption.

3. Food additive means any substance not

normally consumed as a food by itself and

not normally used as a typical ingredient of

the food, whether or not it has nutritive

value, the intentional addition of which to

food for a technological (including

organoleptic) purpose in the manufacture,

processing, preparation, treatment, packing,

packaging, transport, or holding of such food

results, or may be reasonably expected to

result, (directly or indirectly) in it or its byproducts becoming a component of or

otherwise affecting the characteristics of such

foods. The food additive term does not

include ‘‘contaminants’’ or substances added

to food for maintaining or improving

nutritional qualities.

4. Contaminant means any substance not

intentionally added to food, which is present

in such food as a result of the production

(including operations carried out in crop

husbandry, animal husbandry, and veterinary

medicine), manufacture, processing,

preparation, treatment, packing, packaging,

transport or holding of such food or as a

result of environmental contamination. The

term does not include insect fragments,

rodent hairs and other extraneous matters.

5. Pesticide means any substance intended

for preventing, destroying, attracting,

repelling, or controlling any pest including

unwanted species of plants or animals during

the production, storage, transport,

distribution and processing of food,

agricultural commodities, or animal feeds or

which may be administered to animals for

the control of ectoparasites. The term

includes substances intended for use as a

plant-growth regulator, defoliant, desiccant,

fruit thinning agent, or sprouting inhibitor

and substances applied to crops either before

or after harvest to protect the commodity

from deterioration during storage and

transport. The term pesticides excludes

fertilizers, plant and animal nutrients, food

additives, and animal drugs.

6. Pesticide residue means any specified

substance in food, agricultural commodities,

or animal feed resulting from the use of a

pesticide. The term includes any derivatives

of a pesticide, such as conversion products,

metabolites, reaction products, and

impurities considered to be of toxological

significance.

7. Good Agricultural Practice in the Use of

Pesticides (GAP) includes the nationally

authorized safe uses of pesticides under

actual conditions necessary for effective and

reliable pest control. It encompasses a range

of levels of pesticide applications up to the

highest authorized use, applied in a manner

which leaves a residue which is the smallest

amount practicable.

Authorized safe uses are determined at the

national level and include nationally

registered or recommended uses, which take

into account public and occupational health

and environmental safety considerations.

Actual conditions include any stage in the

production, storage, transport, distribution

and processing of food commodities and

animal feed.

8. Codex Maximum Limit for Pesticide

Residues (MRLP) is the maximum

concentration of a pesticide residue

(expressed as mg/kg), recommended by the

Codex Alimentarius Commission to be

legally permitted in or on food commodities

and animal feeds. MRLPs are based on their

toxological affects and on GAP data and

foods derived from commodities that comply

with the respective MRLPs are intended to be

toxologically acceptable.

Codex MRLPs, which are primarily

intended to apply in international trade, are

derived from reviews conducted by the JMPR

following:

(a) toxological assessment of the pesticide

and its residue, and

(b) review of residue data from supervised

trials and supervised uses including those

reflecting national good agricultural

practices. Data from supervised trials

conducted at the highest nationally

recommended, authorized, or registered uses

are included in the review. In order to

accommodate variations in national pest

control requirements, Codex MRLPs take into

account the higher levels shown to arise in

such supervised trials, which are considered

to represent effective pest control practices.

Consideration of the various dietary

residue intake estimates and determinations

both at the national and international level in

comparison with the ADI, should indicate

that foods complying with Codex MRLPs are

safe for human consumption.

9. Veterinary Drug means any substance

applied or administered to any foodproducing animal, such as meat or milkproducing animals, poultry, fish or bees,

whether used for therapeutic, prophylactic or

diagnostic purposes or for modification of

physiological functions or behavior.

10. Residues of Veterinary Drugs include

the parent compounds and/or their

metabolites in any edible portion of the

animal product, and include residues of

associated impurities of the veterinary drug

concerned.

11. Codex Maximum Limit for Residues of

Veterinary Drugs (MRLVD) is the maximum

concentration of residue resulting from the

use of a veterinary drug (expressed in mg/kg

or μg/kg on a fresh weight basis) that is

recommended by the Codex Alimentarius

Commission to be legally permitted or

recognized as acceptable in or on food.

An MRLVD is based on the type and

amount of residue considered to be without

any toxological hazard for human health as

expressed by the Acceptable Daily Intake

(ADI), or on the basis of a temporary ADI that

utilizes an additional safety factor. An

MRLVD also takes into account other

relevant public health risks as well as food

technological aspects.

When establishing an MRLVD,

consideration is also given to residues that

occur in food of plant origin and/or the

environment. Furthermore, the MRLVD may

be reduced to be consistent with good

practices in the use of veterinary drugs and

to the extent that practical and analytical

methods are available.

12. Good Practice in the Use of Veterinary

Drugs (GPVD)is the official recommended or

authorized usage including withdrawal
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1Without prejudice to any decision that may be

taken by the Commission at Step 5, the proposed

draft standard may be sent by the Secretariat for

government comment prior to its consideration at

Step 5, when, in the opinion of the subsidiary body

or other body concerned, the time between the

relevant session of the Commission and the

subsequent session of the subsidiary or other body

concerned requires such actions in order to advance

the work.

periods approved by national authorities, of

veterinary drugs under practicable

conditions.

13. Processing Aid means any substance or

material, not including apparatus or utensils,

not consumed as a food ingredient by itself,

intentionally used in the processing of raw

materials, foods or its ingredients, to fulfill a

certain technological purpose during

treatment or processing and which may

result in the non-intentional but unavoidable

presence of residues or derivatives in the

final product.

Appendix 4

Part 1—Uniform Procedure for the

Elaboration of Codex, Standards and Related

Texts

Steps 1, 2 and 3

(1) The Commission decides, taking into

account the ‘‘Criteria for the Establishment of

Work Priorities and for the Establishment of

Subsidiary Bodies,’’ to elaborate a Worldwide

Codex Standard and also decides which

subsidiary body or other body should

undertake the work. A decision to elaborate

a Worldwide Codex Standard may also be

taken by subsidiary bodies of the

Commission in accordance with the abovementioned criteria, subject to subsequent

approval by the Commission or its Executive

Committee at the earliest possible

opportunity. In the case of Codex Regional

Standards, the Commission shall base its

decision on the proposal of the majority of

members belonging to a given region or group

of countries submitted at a session of the

Codex Alimentarius Commission.

(2) The Secretariat arranges for the

preparation of a proposed draft standard. In

the case of Maximum Limits for Residues of

Pesticides or Veterinary Drugs, the

Secretariat distributes the recommendations

for maximum limits, when available from the

Joint Meetings of the FAO Panel of Experts

on Pesticide Residues in Food and the

Environment and the WHO Panel of Experts

on Pesticide Residues (JMPR), or the Joint

FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food

Additives (JECFA). In the cases of milk and

milk products or individual standards for

cheeses, the Secretariat distributes the

recommendations of the International Dairy

Federation (IDF).

(3) The proposed draft standard is sent to

members of the Commission and interested

international organizations for comment on

all aspects including possible implications of

the proposed draft standard for their

economic interests.

Step 4

The comments received are sent by the

Secretariat to the subsidiary body or other

body concerned which has the power to

consider such comments and to amend the

proposed draft standard.

Step 5 1

The proposed draft standard is submitted

through the Secretariat to the Commission or

to the Executive Committee with a view to

its adoption as a draft standard. When

making any decision at this step, the

Commission or the Executive Committee will

give due consideration to any comments that

may be submitted by any of its members

regarding the implications which the

proposed draft standard or any provisions of

the standard may have for their economic

interests. In the case of Regional Standards,

all members of the Commission may present

their comments, take part in the debate and

propose amendments, but only the majority

of the Members of the region or group of

countries concerned attending the session

can decide to amend or adopt the draft.

When making any decisions at this step, the

members of the region or group of countries

concerned will give due consideration to any

comments that may be submitted by any of

the members of the Commission regarding

the implications which the proposed draft

standard or any provisions of the proposed

draft standard may have for their economic

interests.

Step 6

The draft standard is sent by the Secretariat

to all members and interested international

organizations for comment on all aspects,

including possible implications of the draft

standard for their economic interests.

Step 7

The comments received are sent by the

Secretariat to the subsidiary body or other

body concerned, which has the power to

consider such comments and amend the draft

standard.

Step 8

The draft standard is submitted through

the Secretariat to the Commission together

with any written proposals received from

members and interested international

organizations for amendments at Step 8 with

a view to its adoption as a Codex Standard.

In the case of Regional standards, all

members and interested international

organizations may present their comments,

take part in the debate and propose

amendments but only the majority of

members of the region or group of countries

concerned attending the session can decide

to amend and adopt the draft.

Appendix 4

Part 2—Uniform Accelerated Procedure for

the Elaboration of Codex Standards and

Related Texts

Steps 1, 2 and 3

(1) The Commission or the Executive

Committee between Commission sessions, on

the basis of a two-thirds majority of votes

cast, taking into account the ‘‘Criteria for the

Establishment of Work Priorities and for the

Establishment of Subsidiary Bodies’’, shall

identify those standards which shall be the

subject of an accelerated elaboration process.

The identification of such standards may also

be made by subsidiary bodies of the

Commission, on the basis of a two-thirds

majority of votes cast, subject to confirmation

at the earliest opportunity by the

Commission or its Executive Committee by a

two-thirds majority of votes cast.

(2) The Secretariat arranges for the

preparation of a proposed draft standard. In

the case of Maximum Limits for Residues of

Pesticides or Veterinary Drugs, the

Secretariat distributes the recommendations

for maximum limits, when available from the

Joint Meetings of the FAO Panel of Experts

on Pesticide Residues in Food and the

Environment and the WHO Panel of Experts

on Pesticide Residues (JMPR), or the Joint

FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food

Additives (JECFA). In the cases of milk and

milk products or individual standards for

cheeses, the Secretariat distributes the

recommendations of the International Dairy

Federation (IDF).

(3) The proposed draft standard is sent to

Members of the Commission and interested

international organizations for comment on

all aspects including possible implications of

the proposed draft standard for their

economic interests. When standards are

subject to an accelerated procedure, this fact

shall be notified to the Members of the

Commission and the interested international

organizations.

Step 4

The comments received are sent by the

Secretariat to the subsidiary body or other

body concerned which has the power to

consider such comments and to amend the

proposed draft standard.

Step 5

In the case of standards identified as being

subject to an accelerated elaboration

procedure, the draft standard is submitted

through the Secretariat to the Commission

together with any written proposals received

from Members and interested international

organizations for amendments with a view to

its adoption as a Codex standard. In taking

any decision at this step, the Commission

will give due consideration to any comments

that may be submitted by any of its Members

regarding the implications which the

proposed draft standard or any provisions

thereof may have for their economic

interests.

Appendix 5—Nature of Codex

Standards

Codex standards contain requirements for

food aimed at ensuring for the consumer a

sound, wholesome food product free from

adulteration, and correctly labelled. A Codex

standard for any food or foods should be

drawn up in accordance with the Format for

Codex Commodity Standards and contain, as

appropriate, the criteria listed therein.
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FORMAT FOR CODEX COMMODITY

STANDARDS INCLUDING STANDARDS

ELABORATED UNDER THE CODE OF

PRINCIPLES CONCERNING MILK AND MILK

PRODUCTS

Introduction

The format is also intended for use as a

guide by the subsidiary bodies of the Codex

Alimentarius Commission in presenting their

standards, with the object of achieving, as far

as possible, a uniform presentation of

commodity standards. The format also

indicates the statements which should be

included in standards as appropriate under

the relevant headings of the standard. The

sections of the format required to be

completed for a standard are only those

provisions that are appropriate to an

international standard for the food in

question.

Name of the Standard

Scope

Description

Essential Composition and Quality Factors

Food Additives

Contaminants

Hygiene

Weights and Measures

Labelling

Methods of Analysis and Sampling

Format for Codex Standards

Name of the Standard

The name of the standard should be clear

and as concise as possible. It should usually

be the common name by which the food

covered by the standard is known or, if more

than one food is dealt with in the standard,

by a generic name covering them all. If a fully

informative title is inordinately long, a

subtitle could be added.

Scope

This section should contain a clear,

concise statement as to the food or foods to

which the standard is applicable unless the

name of the standard clearly and concisely

identifies the food or foods. A generic

standard covering more than one specific

product should clearly identify the specific

products to which the standard applies.

Description

This section should contain a definition of

the product or products with an indication,

where appropriate, of the raw materials from

which the product or products are derived

and any necessary references to processes of

manufacture. The description may also

include references to types and styles of

product and to type of pack. The description

may also include additional definitions when

these additional definitions are required to

clarify the meaning of the standard.

Essential Composition and Quality Factors

This section should contain all quantitative

and other requirements as to composition

including, where necessary, identity

characteristics, provisions on packing media

and requirements as to compulsory and

optional ingredients. It should also include

quality factors which are essential for the

designation, definition, or composition of the

product concerned. Such factors could

include the quality of the raw material, with

the object of protecting the health of the

consumer, provisions on taste, odor, color,

and texture which may be apprehended by

the senses, and basic quality criteria for the

finished products, with the object of

preventing fraud. This section may refer to

tolerances for defects, such as blemishes or

imperfect material, but this information

should be contained in appendix to the

standard or in another advisory text.

Food Additives

This section should contain the names of

the additives permitted and, where

appropriate, the maximum amount permitted

in the food. It should be prepared in

accordance with guidance given on pages 93

to 96 of the Codex Procedural Manual and

may take the following form:

‘‘The following provisions in respect of

food additives and their specifications as

contained in section * * * of the Codex

Alimentarius are subject to endorsement

[have been endorsed] by the Codex

Committee on Food Additives and

Contaminants.’’

A tabulation should then follow, viz.:

‘‘Name of additive, maximum level (in

percentage or mg/kg).’’

Contaminants

(a) Pesticide Residues: This section should

include, by reference, any levels for pesticide

residues that have been established by the

Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues for

the product concerned.

(b) Other Contaminants: In addition, this

section should contain the names of other

contaminants and where appropriate the

maximum level permitted in the food, and

the text to appear in the standard may take

the following form:

‘‘The following provisions in respect of

contaminants, other than pesticide residues,

are subject to endorsement [have been

endorsed] by the Codex Committee on Food

Additives and Contaminants.’’

A tabulation should then follow, viz.:

‘‘Name of contaminant, maximum level (in

percentage or mg/kg).’’

Hygiene

Any specific mandatory hygiene provisions

considered necessary should be included in

this section. They should be prepared in

accordance with the guidance given on pages

96 to 98 of the Codex Procedural Manual.

Reference should also be made to applicable

codes of hygienic practice. Any parts of such

codes, including in particular any endproduct specifications, should be set out in

the standard, if it is considered necessary

that they should be made mandatory. The

following statement should also appear:

‘‘The following provisions in respect of the

food hygiene of the product are subject to

endorsement [have been endorsed] by the

Codex Committee on Food Hygiene.’’

Weights and Measures

This section should include all provisions,

other than labelling provisions, relating to

weights and measures, e.g. where

appropriate, fill of container, weight,

measure or count of units determined by an

appropriate method of sampling and

analysis. Weights and measures should be

expressed in S.I. units. In the case of

standards which include provisions for the

sale of products in standardized amounts,

e.g. multiples of 100 grams, S.I. units should

be used, but this would not preclude

additional statements in the standards of

these standardized amounts in approximately

similar amounts in other systems of weights

and measures.

Labelling

This section should include all the

labelling provisions contained in the

standard and should be prepared in

accordance with the guidance given on pages

91 to 93 of the Codex Procedural Manual.

Provisions should be included by reference

to the General Standard for the Labelling of

Prepackaged Foods. The section may also

contain provisions which are exemptions

from, additions to, or which are necessary for

the interpretation of the General Standard in

respect of the product concerned provided

that these can be justified fully. The

following statement should also appear:

‘‘The following provisions in respect of the

labelling of this product are subject to

endorsement [have been endorsed] by the

Codex Committee on Food Labelling.’’

Methods of Analysis and Sampling

This section should include, either

specifically or by reference, all methods of

analysis and sampling considered necessary

and should be prepared in accordance with

the guidance given on pages 99 to 102 of the

Codex Procedural Manual. If two or more

methods have been proved to be equivalent

by the Codex Committee on Methods of

Analysis and Sampling, these could be

regarded as alternative and included in this

section either specifically or by reference.

The following statement should also appear:

‘‘The methods of analysis and sampling

described hereunder are to be endorsed [have

been endorsed] by the Codex Committee on

Methods of Analysis and Sampling.’’

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ACTION: Notice of determination of

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