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Notices Federal Register

29531

Vol. 66, No. 105

Thursday, May 31, 2001

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. 01–010N]

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, Public Law 103–465,

108 Stat. 4809. It also provides a list of

other standard-setting activities of

Codex, including commodity standards,

guidelines, codes of practice, and

revised texts. This notice, which covers

the time periods from June 1, 2000, to

May 31, 2001, and June 1, 2001, to May

31, 2002, seeks comments on standards

currently under consideration and

recommendations for new standards.

ADDRESSES: Submit any written

comments to: FSIS Docket Clerk, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Food Safety

and Inspection Service, Room 102,

Cotton 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, 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

Attachment 2 to this notice.) Documents

pertaining to Codex are accessible via

the World Wide Web at the following

address: http://

www.codexalimentarius.net. The U.S.

Codex Office also maintains a website at

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/Codex/

index.htm.

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 Agreement

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 U.S. Codex Office, 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 publishes this notice in

the Federal Register annually.

Attachment 1 (Sanitary and

Phytosanitary Activities of Codex) sets

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 Attachment 1 that are under

consideration by Codex, please contact

the Codex delegate or the U.S. Codex

Office. This notice also solicits public

comment on those standards that are

under consideration or planned for

consideration and 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.

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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. In addition, the U.S. Codex

Office makes much of the same

information available through its web

page, http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/

Codex. Please visit the web page or

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 access or receive

information about specific committees.

The information provided in

Attachment 1 describes the status of

Codex standard-setting activities by the

Codex Committees for the time periods

from June 1, 2000 to May 31, 2001, and

June 1, 2001 to May 31, 2002. In

addition, the following attachments are

included:

Attachment 2: List of U.S. Codex

Officials (includes U.S. delegates and

alternate delegates).

Attachment 3: Timetable of Codex

Sessions (June 2000 through June

2002)

Attachment 4: Definitions for the

Purpose of Codex Alimentarius

Attachment 5: Part 1—Uniform

Procedure for the Elaboration of

Codex Standards and Related Texts

Part 2—Uniform Accelerated Procedure

for the Elaboration of Codex

Standards and Related Texts

Attachment 6: Nature of Codex

Standards

Additional Public Notification

Public awareness of all segments of

rulemaking and policy development is

important. Consequently, in an effort to

better ensure that minorities, women,

and persons with disabilities are aware

of this notice, FSIS will announce it and

provide copies of this Federal Register

publication in the FSIS Constituent

Update. FSIS provides a weekly FSIS

Constituent Update, which is

communicated via fax to over 300

organizations and individuals. In

addition, the update is available on line

through the FSIS web page, located at

http://www.fsis.usda.gov. The update is

used to provide information regarding

FSIS policies, procedures, regulations,

Federal Register notices, FSIS public

meetings, recalls, and any other types of

information that could affect or would

be of interest to our constituents/

stakeholders. The constituent fax list

consists of industry, trade, and farm

groups, consumer interest groups, allied

health professionals, scientific

professionals, and other individuals that

have requested to be included. Through

these various channels, FSIS is able to

provide information to a much broader,

more diverse audience. For more

information and to be added to the

constituent fax list, fax your request to

the Congressional and Public Affairs

Office, at (202) 720–5704.

Done at Washington, DC on: May 14, 2001.

F. Edward Scarbrough,

United States Manager for Codex.

Attachment 1: Sanitary and

Phytosanitary Activities of Codex

Codex Alimentarius Commission and

Executive Committee

The Codex Alimentarius Commission

will hold its Twenty-fourth Session July

2–July 7, 2001, in Geneva, Switzerland.

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 June 28–

29, 2001. It is composed of the

chairperson, vice-chairpersons and

seven members elected from the

Commission, one from each of the

following geographic regions: Africa,

Asia, Europe, Latin America and the

Caribbean, Near East, North America,

and South-West Pacific.

The Executive Committee at its June

2000 Session considered matters arising

from reports of Codex Committees

including review of standards at step 5,

requests for new work, and other items

brought to its attention.

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 in Foods 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 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 adopted by the Codex

Alimentarius Commission to be

permitted or recognized as acceptable in

or on a food.

An MRLVD is based on the

Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI)* and

indicates the amount of residue in food

that is considered to be without

appreciable toxicological hazard. 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 following matters, contained in

ALINORM 01/31, will be considered by

the Codex Alimentarius Commission at

its 24th Session.

To be considered at Step 8:

Danofloxacin

Gentamicin

Imodocarb

Sarofloxacin

To be considered at Step 5/8:

Dihydrosteptomycin/Streptomycin

Doramectin

To be considered at Step 5:

Neomycin

Phoxim

Porcine Somatotropin

Thiamphenicol

Priority List of Veterinary Drugs

Requiring Evaluation or Reevaluation—

Substances for which a firm

commitment of data has been provided:

Cefuroxime sodium

Pirlimycin hydrochloride

The Committee is continuing work

on:

• Discussion paper on antimicrobial

resistance.

• Draft maximum residue limits for

veterinary drugs.

• Risk Analysis in the CCRVDF.

• Proposed Draft Guidelines on

Residues at Injection Sites.

• Guidelines on Control of Veterinary

Drug Residues in Milk and Milk

Products.

• Criteria for Methods of Analysis

and Sampling Issues.

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• Harmonization of MRLs with CCPR,

JECFA and JMPR.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA, USDA/

FSIS

U.S. Participation: Yes

Codex Committee on Food Additives

and Contaminants

The Codex Committee on Food

Additives and Contaminants (CCFAC)

(a) establishes or endorses permitted

maximum or guideline levels for

individual food additives,

contaminants, and naturally occurring

toxicants in food and animal feed; (b)

prepares priority lists of food additives

and contaminants for toxicological

evaluation by the Joint FAO/WHO

Expert Committee on Food Additives

(JECFA); (c) recommends specifications

of identity and purity for food additives

for adoption by the Commission; (d)

considers methods of analysis for food

additives and contaminants; and (e)

considers and elaborates standards and

codes for related subjects such as

labeling of food additives when sold as

such and food irradiation. The following

matters are under consideration by the

Commission at its 24th Session in July

2001. The relevant documents are

ALINORMS 01/12 and 01/12A.

Risk Analysis. The Discussion Paper

entitled ‘‘Application of Risk Analysis

Principles to the Work of the Codex

Committee on Food Additives and

Contaminants (CCFAC) and the Joint

FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food

Additives (JECFA)’’ will be revised for

circulation and consideration at the next

session of the committee.

Food Additives. To be considered at

Step 8 by the 24th Session of the Codex

Commission (July 2001):

• Guidelines for the Estimation of

Appropriate Levels of Use of Food

Additives to the Preamble of the General

Standard for Food Additives

(GSFA)(Annex A).

• Codex General Standard for Food

Additives: Draft Food Additive

Provisions in Table 1.

• Codex Advisory Specifications for

the Identity and Purity of Food

Additives.

To be considered at Step 5/8 of the

Accelerated Procedure by the 24th

Session of the Codex Commission (July

2001):

• Draft Amendments to Table 3 and

its Annex of the Codex General

Standard for Food Additives.

• Draft Revisions to the Codex

International Numbering System for

Food Additives.

To be considered at Step 5 by the 24th

Session of the Codex Commission (July

2001):

• Proposed Draft Revision to the

Codex Standard for Irradiated Foods.

• Proposed Draft Revisions to the

Codex General Standard for Food

Additives (GSFA).

The Committee is continuing work

on:

• General Standard for Food

Additives: Food Category System.

• General Standard for Food

Additives: Draft Food Additive

Provisions (in Table 1).

• Informal Quality Control Work

Group—The Committee agreed to

reinstate its small informal work group

to perform a quality control check on

the data submitted to support the food

additive provisions in the Draft GSFA

for the use of benzoyl peroxide, stearyl

tartrate, nitrous oxide, and mineral oil.

• Proposed Draft Revised Codex

Recommended International Code of

Practice for the Operation of Irradiation

Facilities Used for the Treatment of

Food.

• International Numbering System.

• Specifications for the Identity and

Purity of Food Additives.

• Discussion paper on the

relationship between Codex commodity

standards and the GSFA’s food category

system.

• Discussion paper on processing aids

and additives used as carriers for other

additives.

Contaminants. To be considered at

Step 8 by the 24th Session of the Codex

Commission (July 2001):

• Maximum Level for Patulin in

Apple Juice and Apple Juice Ingredients

in Other Beverages.

• Maximum Levels for Lead in fruit;

small fruit, berries, grapes, vegetables

(except mushrooms, hops and herbs),

brassicas, leafy vegetables (except

spinach), cereal grains, pulses, legumes;

fruit juices, meat (cattle, sheep, pig and

poultry), fat (meat and poultry),

vegetable oils, edible offal of cattle, pig

and poultry, milk, milk fat, wine, and

infant formulae.

• Maximum Level for Aflatoxin M1 in

Milk.

• Code of Practice for Source Directed

Measures to Reduce Contamination of

Food with Chemicals.

• Guideline Level for Cadmium in

cereals, pulses and legumes (excluding

bran and germ and wheat grain, rice,

soybean, and peanuts).

• Revision of the Codex Standard for

Food Grade Salt: Packaging,

Transportation and Storage.

To be considered at Step 5/8 by the

24th Session of the Codex Commission

(July 2001):

• Proposed Draft Revised Sampling

Plan for Total Aflatoxins in Peanuts

Intended for Further Processing.

To be considered at Step 5 by the 24th

Session of the Codex Commission (July

2001):

• Draft Maximum Level for

Ochratoxin A in Wheat, Barley, Rye and

derived products.

• Proposed Draft Maximum Levels for

Cadmium in fruit, wheat grain and rice

(including bran and germ), soybeans

and peanuts, meat of cattle, poultry, pig

and sheep, horse meat, and crustaceans

(excluding lobster and brown meat of

crab), vegetables (excluding leafy

vegetables, fresh herbs, stem and root

vegetables, fungi, tomatoes, and peeled

potatoes), peeled potatoes, stem and

root vegetables (excluding celeriac), and

leafy vegetables, fresh herbs, fungi,

celeriac.

The Committee is continuing work

on:

• Proposed Draft Code of Practice for

the Prevention of Mycotoxin

Contamination in Cereals, including

Annexes on Ochratoxin A, Zearalenone,

Fumonisins, and Tricothecenes.

• Proposed Draft Code of Practice for

the Prevention of Patulin Contamination

in Apple Juice and Apple Juice

Ingredients in other Beverages.

• Draft maximum levels for lead in

fish, crustaceans, and bivalve mollusks.

• Draft maximum levels for cadmium

in liver of cattle, poultry, pig, and

sheep, kidney of cattle, poultry, pig, and

sheep, and mollusks.

• Discussion paper on dioxins and

dioxin like PCBs.

• Proposed Draft Code of Practice for

Source Directed Measures to Reduce

Dioxin Contamination of Foods.

• Position Paper on Chloropropanols.

• Discussion paper on

deoxynivalenol.

• Discussion paper on aflatoxin B1 in

pistachios.

• Discussion paper on use of active

chlorine.

New work:

• Elaboration of Principles for the

Exposure Assessment of Contaminants

and Toxins in Foods (GSCTF).

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA

U.S. Participation: Yes

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 Residue Limit for Pesticide

(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

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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.

* 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.

The following items will be

considered by the Commission at its

24th Session in July 2001. The relevant

documents are ALINORM 01/24 and 01/

24A.

To be considered at Steps 5/8 and 8:

• Draft and Draft Revised Maximum

Residue Limits.

• Proposed Draft and Proposed Draft

Revised Maximum Residue Limits.

To be considered at Step 5:

• Proposed Draft and Proposed Draft

Revised Maximum Residue Limits.

The committee is continuing work on:

• Consideration of Draft and

Proposed Draft Residue Limits in Foods

and Feeds.

• Paper on Trade Vulnerabilities

Resulting from the Lengthy Codex MRL

Process.

• Paper on Cumulative Risk

Assessment Methodology.

• Paper on Acute Dietary Risk

Assessment.

• Revision of Regional Diets and

Information on Processing.

• Harmonization of MRL Setting for

Compounds Used both as Pesticides and

as Veterinary Drugs.

• Proposed Draft Amendments to the

Guidelines on the Good Laboratory

Practice in Pesticide Residue Analysis

and the Introduction Section of the

Recommended Methods of Analysis for

Pesticide Residues.

• Revision of the List of

Recommended Methods on Analysis for

Pesticide Residues.

• Consideration of Elaboration of

MRLs for Spices.

• Discussion paper on the Need for

the Revision of the Codex Classification

of Foods and Animal Feeds.

• Revision of Codex Priority Lists of

Pesticides for review by JMPR.

Responsible Agency: EPA, USDA/AMS

U.S. Participation: Yes

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

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 relevant document is ALINORM

01/23. The following matters will be

considered for adoption by the

Commission at its 24th Session in July

2001.

Proposed Amendments to the

Procedural Manual:

• General Criteria for the Selection of

Methods of Analysis Using the Criteria

Approach.

• Relations between Commodity

Committees and General Committees—

Methods of Analysis and Sampling.

• Guidelines and Working

Instructions to Aid the Implementation

of the Criteria Approach to the Selection

of Methods of Analysis for Codex

Purposes.

Guidelines for Adoption by Reference

for Codex Purposes:

• Harmonized IUPAC Guidelines for

the Use of Recovery Information on

Analytical Measurement.

New Work:

• Proposed Draft Guidelines on

Measurement Uncertainty.

• Proposed Draft Guidelines for

Selection Methods of Analysis directed

to governments.

The committee will continue work on:

• Proposed Draft Guidelines on

Sampling

• Validation of Methods: Single

Laboratory Validation and Use of

Proficiency Schemes.

• Endorsement of Methods of

Analysis and Sampling Provisions in

Codex Standards.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA, USDA/

ARS

U.S. Participation: Yes

Codex Committee on Food Import and

Export Inspection and Certification

Systems

The Codex Committee on Food Import

and Export Inspection and Certification

Systems is charged with developing

principles and guidelines for food

import and export inspection and

certification systems to protect

consumers and to facilitate trade.

Additionally, the Committee develops

principles and guidelines for the

application of measures by competent

authorities to provide assurance that

foods comply with essential

requirements, especially statutory

health requirements. This encompasses

work on: equivalence of food inspection

systems including equivalence

agreements, processes and procedures to

ensure that sanitary measures are

implemented, and the determination of

the judgement of equivalence;

guidelines on food import control

systems; and guidelines on 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 also are included in

the Committee’s terms of reference.

The following matters will be

considered by the Codex Alimentarius

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Commission at its 24th Session. The

relevant documents are ALINORM 01/

30 and 01/30A.

To be considered at Step 8:

• Draft Guidelines for Generic Official

Certificate Formats and the Production

and Issuance of Certificates.

To be considered at Step 5/8:

• Proposed Draft Guidelines on the

Judgement of Equivalence of Sanitary

Measures Associated with Food

Inspection and Certification Systems.

To be considered at Step 5:

• Proposed Draft Guidelines for Food

Import Control Systems.

New work:

• Consideration of the concept of

‘‘Traceability’’ in relation to food import

and export inspection and certification

systems.

• Revised Codex Guidelines for the

Exchange of Information in Food

Control Emergency Systems.

The Committee is continuing work

on:

• Proposed Draft Guidelines for the

Utilization and Promotion of Quality

Assurance Systems; and

• Proposed Draft Guidelines on the

Judgement of Equivalence of Technical

Regulations Associated with Food

Inspection and Certification Systems.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA, USDA/

FSIS

U.S. Participation: Yes

Codex Committee on General Principles

The Codex Committee on General

Principles deals with procedure and

general matters as are referred to it by

the Codex Alimentarius Commission.

The following will be considered by the

24th Session of the Commission when it

meets in July 2001. The relevant

documents are ALINORMS 01/33 and

01/33A.

To be considered by the Commission:

• Adoption of an amendment to Rule

VI.2 to the Rules of Procedure to clarify

members’ rights with respect to voting.

• Practical measures intended to

facilitate consensus.

• Review of the Statement of

Principles on the Role of Science and

the Extent to which Other Factors are

taken into account: Role of science and

other factors in relation to risk analysis.

• Membership in the Codex

Alimentarius Commission of Regional

Economic Integration Organizations.

The Committee continues to work on:

• Proposed Draft Working Principles

for Risk Analysis.

• Composition of the Executive

Committee and related matters.

• Proposed Draft Revised Code of

Ethics for International Trade in Foods.

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS, FDA/

OC

U.S. Participation: Yes

Codex Committee on Food Labelling

The Codex Committee on Food

Labelling is responsible for drafting

provisions on labelling issues assigned

by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.

The following items will be considered

by the Commission at its 24th Session

in July 2001. The relevant documents

are ALINORM 01/22 and 01/22A.

To be considered at Step 8:

• Draft Guidelines for the Production,

Processing, Labelling and Marketing of

Organically Produced Foods (Animal

Production including bees and

substances for use in soil and fertilizing

and conditioning).

• Draft Amendment to the General

Standard for the Labelling of

Prepackaged Foods—(Draft

Recommendations for the Labelling of

Foods Obtained through Certain

Techniques of Genetic Modification/

Genetic Engineering) Section 4.2.2

(allergenicity) and Section 2

(Definitions).

The Committee is continuing work

on:

• Proposed Draft Amendment to the

General Standard for the Labelling of

Prepackaged Foods (Class Names)(milk

protein/milk protein products).

• Proposed Draft Guidelines for the

Labelling of Foods Obtained Through

Certain Techniques of Genetic

Modification/Genetic Engineering.

• Proposed Draft Amendment to the

Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling.

• Proposed Draft Recommendations

for the Use of Health Claims: Proposed

Draft Guidelines for the Use of Nutrition

and Health Claims.

• Proposed Draft Amendment to the

General Standard for the Labelling of

Prepackaged Foods: Quantitative

Declaration of Ingredients.

• Discussion paper on Misleading

Claims.

Proposed new work:

• Proposed Draft Amendment to the

General Standard for the Labelling of

Prepackaged Foods: Country of Origin

Labelling.

• Review of the Guidelines for the

Production, Processing, Labelling and

Marketing of Organically Produced

Foods (Section 5 and Annex 2).

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA, USDA/

FSIS

U.S. Participation: Yes

Codex Committee on Food Hygiene

The Codex Committee on Food

Hygiene has three primary

responsibilities. First, to draft basic

provisions on food hygiene applicable

to all food. These provisions normally

take the form of Codes of Hygienic

Practice for a specific commodity (e.g.

bottled water) or group of commodities

(e.g., milk and milk products). Second,

to consider, amend if necessary, and

endorse food hygiene provisions that are

incorporated into specific Codex

commodity standards by the Codex

commodity committees. These

provisions normally contain generic

wording referencing the Recommended

Code of Hygienic Practice: General

Principles for Food Hygiene (ref: CAC/

RCP 1–1969, Rev. 3–1997) and the

Principles for the Establishment and

Application of Microbiological Criteria

for Foods (CAC/GL 21–1997) but may

also include other provisions. Third, to

provide general guidance to the

Commission on matters relating to food

hygiene. This often takes the form of

providing general guidance documents

such as the Draft Principles and

Guidelines for the Conduct of

Microbiological Risk Assessment and

Draft Proposed Principles and

Guidelines for the Conduct of

Microbiological Risk Management. The

following items will be considered by

the Codex Alimentarius Commission at

its 24th Session in July 2001. The

relevant documents are ALINORM 01/

13 and 01/13A:

To be considered at Step 8:

• Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for

Bottled/Packaged Drinking Waters

(other than Natural Mineral Water).

• Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for

the Transport of Food in Bulk and SemiPacked Food.

To be considered at Step 5:

• Code of Hygienic Practice for the

Primary Production, Harvesting and

Packing of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

(including the sprout annex).

• Code of Hygienic Practice for

Ready-to-Eat Fresh Pre-Cut Fruits and

Vegetables as an Annex to the Code of

Hygienic Practice for the Primary

Production, Harvesting and Packing of

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.

New work:

• Revision of the Code of Hygienic

Practice for Eggs and Egg Products.

The committee continues to work on:

• Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic

Practice for Milk and Milk Products.

• Proposed Draft Principles and

Guidelines for the Conduct of

Microbiological Risk Management.

• Proposed Draft Guidelines for the

Control of Listeria monocytogenes in

Foods.

• Proposed Draft Guidelines for the

Hygienic Reuse of Processing Water in

Food Plants.

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• Proposed Draft Application of

HACCP in Small and/or Less Developed

Businesses.

• Discussion paper on Risk Profile of

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria in

Food.

• Discussion paper on Guidelines for

Validation of Food Hygienic Control

Measures.

• Discussion paper on Proposed

Guidelines for Evaluating the Presence

of Objectionable Matter in Food.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA

U.S. Participation: Yes

Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and

Vegetables

The Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits

and Vegetables is responsible for

elaborating worldwide standards and

codes of practice for fresh fruits and

vegetables. The following will be

considered by the Commission at its

24th Session in July 2001. The relevant

document is ALINORM 01/35.

To be considered at Step 8:

• Draft Standard for Tannia.

• Draft Standard for Papaya.

• Draft Standard for Asparagus.

• Draft Standard for Cape Gooseberry.

• Draft Minimum Juice Content

Provision in the Codex Standard for

Limes.

To be considered at Step 5:

• Proposed Draft Standard for

Cassava.

The committee is continuing work on:

• Draft Standard for Yellow Pitahaya.

• Draft Standard for Oranges,

including Guide for Use in Scoring

Freezing Injury.

• Sizing sections of the Grapefruit,

Lime, and Pummelo standards.

• Proposed Draft Standard for Apples.

• Proposed Draft Standard for

Tomatoes.

• Proposed Draft Standard for Table

Grapes.

• Proposed Draft Guide for the

Quality Control of Fresh Fruits and

Vegetables.

• Discussion paper on definitions of

terms.

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 will be

considered by the Commission at its

24th Session in July 2001. The relevant

document is ALINORM 01/26.

To be considered at Step 8:

• Guidelines for Use of Nutrition

Claims—Draft Table of Conditions for

Nutrient Contents (Part B containing

provisions on Protein and Vitamin and

Minerals).

Discontinuation of work:

• Discussion paper on Provisions of

Fortification on Iodine, Iron and

Vitamin A in the Guidelines of

Nutrition Claims.

The committee continues work on:

• Guidelines for Use of Nutrition

Claims—Draft Table of Dietary

Conditions for Nutrient Claims (Part B

containing Provisions on Dietary Fibre).

• Proposed Draft Revised Standards

for Gluten-Free Foods.

• Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Processed Cereal-Based Foods for

Infants and Young Children.

• Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Infant Formula.

• Proposed Draft Guidelines for

Vitamin and Mineral Supplements.

• Proposed Draft Revision of the

Advisory List(s) of Mineral Salts and

Vitamin Compounds for the Use in

Foods for Infants and Children.

• Discussion Paper on Review of

Provisions for Vitamins and Minerals in

Codex Standards: Vitamins and

Minerals in Foods for Special Medical

Purposes.

• Discussion Paper on Energy

Conversion Factors.

• Discussion Paper on the

Consideration of the Use of the

Recommendations of the FAO/WHO

Expert Consultation on Food

Consumption and Exposure Assessment

of Chemicals.

• Sports and Energy Drinks.

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 will be considered by the 24th

Session of the Commission in July 2001.

The relevant document is ALINORM 01/

18.

To be considered at Step 8:

• Draft Standard for Crackers from

Marine and Freshwater Fish, Crustacean

and Molluscan Shellfish.

To be considered at Step 5 of the

Accelerated Procedure:

• Inclusion of additional species

(Proposed Draft Amendment to the

Canned Sardines Standard).

To be considered at Step 5:

• Proposed Draft Standard for Salted

Atlantic Herring and Salted Sprats.

• Proposed Draft Code of Practice for

Fish and Fishery Products (sections 1,

2.1, 2.2, 2.9, 3 to 6 and 9).

The committee continues or begins

work on:

• Draft Standard for Dried Salted

Anchovies.

• Proposed Draft Amendment to the

Standard for Canned Sardines and

Sardine-Type Products (Inclusion of an

additional species).

• Proposed Draft Code of Practice for

Fish and Fishery Products (other

sections).

• Proposed Draft Standard for

Smoked Fish.

• Proposed Draft Standard for

Molluscan Shellfish.

• Proposed Draft Model Certificate for

Fish and Fishery Products.

• Proposed Draft Standard for Live,

Quick Frozen and Canned Bivalve

Molluscs.

• Proposed Draft Amendment to the

Standard for Quick Frozen Lobsters.

• Fish Content Definition and its

Method of Determination.

• Proposed Draft Standard for

Scallops.

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 will be considered at the

24th Session of the Codex Alimentarius

Commission in July 2001. The reference

document is ALINORM 01/11.

To be considered at Step 8:

• Draft Group Standard for Unripened

Cheese Including Fresh Cheese.

• Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Edible Casein Products at Step 5/8.

• Proposed Draft Amendment to the

Codex General Standard for Cheese

(Description) at Step 5/8.

• Proposed Draft Amendment to the

Codex Group Standard for Cheeses in

Brine (Sampling) at Step 5/8.

The committee is continuing work on:

• Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Creams, Whipped Creams, and

Fermented Creams.

• Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Fermented Milks.

• Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Whey Powders.

• Proposed Draft Amendment to the

Codex General Standard for Cheese

(Composition).

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• Proposed Draft Amendment to the

Codex General Standard for Cheese

(Composition).

• Proposed Draft Amendment to the

Codex General Standard for Cheese

(Appendix on cheese rind, surface, and

coating).

• Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Processed Cheese (minimum cheese

content).

• Proposed Draft Revised Individual

Standards for Cheese (including a new

Standard for Mozzarella).

• Proposed Draft Standard for Dairy

Spreads.

• Model Export Certificates for Milk

Products.

New work:

• Standard for Products in Which

Milk Components are Substituted by

Non-Milk Components:

• Evaporated Skimmed Milk with

Vegetable Fat.

• Sweetened Condensed Skimmed

Milk with Vegetable Fat.

• Skimmed Milk Powder with

Vegetable Fat.

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

Committee held its 17th Session in

London in February 2001. The relevant

document is ALINORM 01/17. The

following matters will be considered by

the Codex Alimentarius Commission at

its 24th Session in July 2001:

To be considered at Steps 5/8:

• Amendments to the Draft Standard

for Named Vegetable Oils:

• High Oleic Acid Sunflower Oil.

• High Oleic Acid Safflower Oil.

• Code of Practice for Storage and

Transport of Fats & Oils in Bulk: List of

Acceptable Previous Cargoes and of

Banned Immediate Previous Cargoes.

To be considered at Step 5:

• Proposed Draft Standard for Fat

Spreads and Blended Spreads.

To be considered by the Committee at

its next session:

• Draft Standard for Olive Oils and

Olive-Pomace Oils.

• Proposed Draft Amendments to the

Standard for Named Vegetable Oils:

• Super Palm Olein.

• Mid-oleic Sunflower Oil.

• Inclusion of New Desmethysterol

Data and Tocopherol and Tocotrienol

Data for Palm Olein, Palm Stearin,

Rapeseed Oil (High Erucic Acid) and

Mustard Oil.

• Draft Standard for Fat Spreads.

• Proposed Draft Amendments to the

List of Acceptable Previous Cargoes and

of Banned Immediate Previous Cargoes.

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 is responsible

for elaborating worldwide standards for

cocoa products and chocolate. 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

following standards will be considered

by the 24th Session of the Commission

in July 2001. The relevant document is

ALINORM 01/14.

To be considered at Step 8:

• Draft Revised Standard for Cocoa

Butters.

• Draft Revised Standard for Cocoa

(Cacao) Mass (Cocoa/Chocolate Liquor)

and Cocoa Cake, for Use in the

Manufacture of Cocoa and Chocolate

Products.

• Draft Revised Standard for Cocoa

Powders (Cocoas) and Dry Cocoa-Sugar

Mixture.

To be considered at Step 5:

• Proposed Draft Standard for

Chocolate and Chocolate Products.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA

U.S. Participation: Yes

Codex Committee on Processed Fruits

and Vegetables

The Codex Committee on Processed

Fruits and Vegetables is responsible for

elaborating standards for Processed

Fruits and Vegetables. After having been

adjourned sine die, the Committee

reconvened in Washington, DC, in

March 1998 to begin work revising the

standards. The following standards will

be considered by the 24th Session of the

Commission in July 2001. The relevant

document is ALINORM 01/27.

To be considered at step 8:

• Draft Standard for Kimchi.

• Draft Revised Standard for Canned

Applesauce.

• Draft Revised Standard for Canned

Pears.

To be considered at step 5:

• Proposed Draft Standard for Canned

Stone Fruits.

• Proposed Draft Guidelines for

Packing Media in Canned Fruits.

The Committee is continuing work

on:

• Draft Codex Standard for Pickled

Products.

• Draft Codex Standard for Canned

Bamboo Shoots.

• Draft Codex Standard for Aqueous

Coconut Products.

• Proposed Draft Revised Standards.

• Canned Tomatoes.

• Processed Tomato Concentrates.

• Soy Sauce.

• Canned Vegetables.

• Citrus Fruits.

• Insam (Ginseng).

• Guidelines for Packing Media for

Canned Fruits.

Other work:

• Methods of Analysis for Processed

Fruits and Vegetables.

Responsible Agency: USDA/AMS, 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 following

standards will be considered by the 24th

Session of the Commission in July 2001.

The relevant document is ALINORM 01/

20.

To be considered at Step 5/8:

• Proposed Draft Standard for

Bottled/Packaged Drinking Waters

(Other Than Natural Mineral Waters).

• An amendment to the levels of

Health Related Limits for Certain

Substances in the Revised Codex

Standard for Natural Mineral Waters

(Codex STAN 108–1981:Rev. 1–1977) so

that they would be consistent with the

WHO Guidelines on Drinking Water.

Other matters for the Commission:

• Committee adjourned sine die.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA

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

was asked to revise the standards for

sugar and honey. The Committee

prepared the revised standard for sugar

by correspondence. At its 23rd Session,

the Codex Alimentarius Commission

adopted the Draft Revised Standard for

Sugar with the exception of the levels of

arsenic and lead that will be reviewed

by CCFAC. However, the Committee

decided that it could not prepare a Draft

Revised Standard for Honey by

correspondence. The United Kingdom

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convened a Session of the Committee in

London, England, on February 9–11,

2000 to discuss the Draft Revised

Standard for Honey. The following

standard will be considered by the 24th

Session of the Commission in July 2001.

The relevant document is ALINORM 01/

25.

To be considered at Step 8:

• Draft Revised Standard for Honey.

• Proposed Amendments to the

Revised Codex Standard for Sugars:

(1) Definition of Raw Cane Sugar and

Soft Sugars.

(2) Food Additives and Contaminants.

(3) Methods of Analysis for inclusion

in the Standard.

New work:

• Amendment to the Codex Standard

for Sugar.

• Development of a Standard for

Unifloral Honey.

• Completion of an addendum to the

Standard for Honey covering industrial

uses.

Responsible Agency: USDA/ARS, HHS/

FDA

U.S. Participation: Yes

Certain Codex Commodity Committees 1

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

• Soups and Broths

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS

U.S. Participation: Yes

• Vegetable Proteins

Responsible Agency: USDA/ARS,

HHS/FDA

U.S. Participation: Yes

1Adjourned sine die. The main tasks of

these Committees are completed. However,

the committees may be called to meet again

if required.

* There is no planned activity for this

Committee in the next year.

Brief reports on activities of the Codex

Committees on Meat Hygiene, Soups

and Broths, and Vegetable Proteins

follows:

Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene

As a result of several years of work,

the Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene

elaborated worldwide standards and/or

codes of practice as were appropriate for

meat hygiene. The Committee adjourned

sine die in 1993. The 47th Session of the

Executive Committee welcomed a

proposal from New Zealand that the

Committee be reactivated and

recommended that the work and terms

of reference of the Committee be

expanded to include reference to

poultry, as a Codex committee had

never addressed poultry hygiene. It was

proposed that the next session be held

in late 2001 or early 2002. The

Commission will consider this

recommendation when it meets in July

2001.

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS

U.S. Participation: Yes

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. A Draft Revised Standard

for Bouillons and Consommes was

approved at Step 5 by the Executive

Committee at its 47th Session and was

circulated at Step 6 for consideration in

advance of the next Commission

session. The relevant document is

ALINORM 01/29.

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS

U.S. Participation: Yes

Codex Committee on Vegetable Proteins

The Codex Committee on Vegetable

Proteins elaborated worldwide

standards for vegetable protein products

deriving from any member of the plant

kingdom. The Committee was adjourned

sine die in 1989. The Codex

Alimentarius Commission at its 23rd

Session requested that the Committee

undertake a revision of the Codex

Standard for Wheat Gluten. A Proposed

Draft Standard for Wheat Protein

Products was circulated to member

countries and other interested parties

for comment at Step 3. It was adopted

by the 47th Session of the Executive

Committee at Step 5 and was circulated

at Step 6 for consideration in advance

of the next Commission session.

Responsible Agency: USDA/ARS, HHS/

FDA

U.S.Participation: Yes

Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force

on Foods Derived From Biotechnology

The Commission, at its 23rd Session,

established this Task Force to develop

standards, guidelines, or

recommendations, as appropriate, for

foods derived from biotechnology or

traits introduced into foods by

biotechnology, on the basis of scientific

evidence, risk analysis and having

regard, where appropriate, to other

legitimate factors relevant to the health

protection of consumers and the

promotion of fair trade practices. The

relevant documents are ALINORMS 01/

34 and 01/34A. The following items

have been forwarded to the Commission

for its consideration at its 24th Session

in July 2001.

To be considered at Step 5:

• Proposed Draft General Principles

for the Risk Analysis of Foods Derived

from Modern Biotechnology.

• Proposed Draft Guideline for the

Conduct of Safety Assessment of Foods

Derived from Recombinant DNA Plants.

New work:

• Proposed Draft Guidelines for the

Conduct of Food Safety Assessment of

Recombinant DNA Microorganisms.

The Task Force will continue work

on:

• Discussion Paper on Traceability.

• Consideration of Analytical

Methods.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA, USDA/

APHIS

U.S. Participation: Yes

Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force

on Animal Feeding

The Commission at its 23rd Session

established the Task Force to develop

guidelines or standards as appropriate

on Good Animal Feeding practices. The

relevant documents are ALINORMS 01/

38 and 01/38A. The task force discussed

the following items:

• Revised Draft Code of Practice for

Good Animal Feeding.

• Information paper compiling a list

of internationally available standards

and validated methods for the

examination of feeding stuffs.

• Information paper on lists

established by different governments to

control the use of prohibited and

undesirable substances in animal

feeding stuffs or other approaches.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA/CVM,

USDA/APHIS

U.S. Participation: Yes

Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force

on Fruit and Vegetable Juices

The Commission at its 23rd Session

established this Task Force to revise and

consolidate the existing Codex

standards and guidelines for fruit and

vegetable juices and related products,

giving preference to general standards.

These standards were originally

developed by the Joint UNECE/Codex

Group of Experts on the Standardization

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of Fruit Juices, which had been

abolished by its parent organizations.

The Task Force held its first session in

Brasilia, Brazil, September 18–22, 2000.

It will hold a second session in Rio de

Janeiro, date to be announced. The

reference document is ALINORM 01/39.

The committee will be working on:

• Proposed Draft Codex General

Standard for Fruit Juices and Nectars.

• Proposed Draft Revised Codex

General Standard for Vegetable Juices.

• Methods of Analysis and Sampling

for Fruit and Vegetable Juices and

Nectars.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA, USDA/

AMS

U.S. Participation: Yes

FAO/WHO Regional Coordinating

Committees

The Codex Alimentarius Commission

is made up of an Executive Committee,

as well as approximately 30 subsidiary

bodies. Included in these subsidiary

bodies are coordinating committees for

groups of countries located in proximity

to each other who share common

concerns. There are currently six

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 the

Near East.

• 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 region. The Sixth

Session of the Committee was held in

December 2000, in Perth, Australia. The

relevant document is ALINORM 01/32.

Agenda topics included the following:

• Review of acceptance and

promotion of Codex standards by

countries in the region;

• Activities related to economic

integration and harmonization of food

legislation in the region;

• Activities related to the application

of risk analysis;

• Promotion of Codex activities in the

Region;

• Activities of national Codex contact

points and national Codex committees

in the region;

• Consumer participation in the work

of Codex;

• Report on activities related to

biotechnology;

• Codex Strategic Vision and Medium

Term Plan 2003–2007;

• Trade vulnerabilities resulting from

the lengthy Codex MRL process; and

• Codex Ad hoc Intergovernmental

Task Force on Animal Feeding.

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS

U.S. Participation: Yes

Attachment 2

U.S. Codex Alimentarius Officials

Codex Committee Chairpersons

Codex Committee on Food Hygiene

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

#: (202) 720–2644, Fax # (202) 690–

2980, E-mail:

kaye.wachsmuth@usda.gov

Codex Committee on Processed Fruits

and Vegetables

Mr. David L. Priester, Head,

Standardization Section, AMS Fruit &

Vegetable Programs, Fresh Products

Branch, USDA Stop 0140, Room

2049–S, 1400 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20250–0240,

Phone #: (202) 720–2185, Fax #: (202)

720–8871, E-mail:

david.priester@usda.gov

Codex Committee on Residues of

Veterinary Drugs in Foods

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, E-mail:

ssundlof@cvm.fda.gov

Codex Committee on Cereals, Pulses

and Legumes (adjourned sine die)

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, E-mail:

stanner@tsd.fgiskc.usda.gov

Listing of U.S. Delegates and Alternate

Delegates—Worldwide General Subject

Codex Committees

Codex Committee on Residues of

Veterinary Drugs in Foods (Host

Government—United States)

U.S. Delegate: Dr. Steven D. Vaughn,

Director, Division of Therapeutic

Drugs for Food Animals, Center for

Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug

Administration, 7500 Standish Place

HFV–130, Rockville, MD 20855,

Phone #: (301) 827–7584, Fax #: (301)

592–2297, E-mail:

svaughn@cvm.fda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Dr. Richard Ellis,

Special Assistant, Office of the

Deputy Administrator, Office of

Public Health and Science, Food

Safety and Inspection Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Room 322

Aerospace Center, 1400 Independence

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250–

3700, Phone #: (202) 690–6474, Fax #:

(202) 690–6557, E-mail:

richard.ellis@usda.gov

Codex Committee on Food Additives

and Contaminants (Host Government—

The Netherlands)

U.S. Delegate: Dr. Terry C. Troxell,

Director, Office of Plant and Dairy

Foods and Beverages, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS–

300), Food and Drug Administration,

200 C Street, SW, Washington, DC

20204, Phone #: (202) 205–4064, Fax

#: (202) 205–4422, E-mail:

TCT@cfsan.fda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Dr. Dennis M. Keefe,

Office of Premarket Approval, Center

for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

(HFS–200), Food and Drug

Administration, 200 C Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202)

418–3113, Fax #: (202) 418–3131, Email: dkeefe@cfsan.fda.gov

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Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues

(Host Government—The Netherlands)

U.S. Delegate: Mr. Edward Zager,

Associate Director, Health Effects

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs,

U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,

DC 20460, Phone #: (703) 305–5035,

Fax #: (703) 305–5147, E-mail:

Zager.Ed@epamail.epa.gov

Alternate Delegate: Dr. Robert Epstein,

Associate Deputy Administrator,

Science and Technology, Agricultural

Marketing Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, P.O. Box 96456, Room

3522S, Mail Stop 0222, Washington,

DC 20090, Phone #: (202) 720–2158,

Fax #: (202) 720–1484, E-mail:

Robert.Epstein@usda.gov

Codex Committee on Methods of

Analysis and Sampling (Host

Government—Hungary)

U.S. Delegate: Dr. Gregory Diachenko,

Director, Division of Product

Manufacture and Use, Office of

Premarket Approval, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food

and Drug Administration, 200 C

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20204,

Phone #: (202) 205–5320, Fax #: (202)

401–8531, E-mail: gxd@cfsan.fda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Dr. Thomas

Whitaker, Senior Scientist,

Agricultural Research Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, 124

Weaver Laboratory, North Carolina

State University, Raleigh, NC, Phone

#: (919) 515–6731, Fax #: (919) 515–

7760, E-mail:

thomas_whitaker@nscu.edu

Codex Committee on Food Import and

Export Certification and Inspection

Systems (Host Government—Australia)

Delegate: Mr. L. Robert Lake, Director,

Office of Regulations and Policy

(HFS–4), U.S. Food and Drug

Administration, 200 C Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202)

205–4160, Fax #: (202) 401–7739, Email: LRL@cfsan.fda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Mr. Mark Manis,

Director, International Policy Staff,

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, E-mail: mark.manis@usda.gov

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: Dr. Christine Lewis, Director,

Office of Nutritional Products,

Labeling, and Dietary Supplements,

Center for Food Safety and Applied

Nutrition, Food and Drug

Administration, 200 C Street, SW

(HFS–800), Washington, DC 20204,

Phone #: (202) 205–4561, Fax #: (202)

205–4594, E-mail:

Christine.Lewis@cfsan.fda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Dr. Robert Post,

Director, Labeling and Consumer

Protection Staff, Office of Policy,

Program Development and

Evaluation, Food Safety and

Inspection Service, U.S. Department

of Agriculture, Room 602, 300 12th

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20250–

3700, Phone #: (202) 205–0279, Fax #:

(202) 205–3625, E-mail:

robert.post@usda.gov

Codex Committee on Food Hygiene

(Host Government—United States)

Delegate: Dr. Robert Buchanan, Director,

Office of Science, Center for Food

Science and Applied Nutrition, Food

and Drug Administration 200 C Street,

SW, Washington, DC 20204, Phone #:

(202) 205–4970, Fax #: (202) 205–

7740, E-mail: R4B@cfsan.fda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Dr. H. Michael Wehr

(acting), Office of Constituent

Operations, U.S. Food and Drug

Administration, Room 5826 (HFS–

550), 200 C St. SW, Washington, DC

20204, Phone #: (202) 260–2786, Fax

#: (202) 401–7739, E-mail:

HMW@cfsan.fda.gov

Codex Committee on Nutrition and

Foods for Special Dietary Uses (Host

Government—Germany)

Delegate: Dr. Elizabeth Yetley, FDA

Lead Scientist for Nutrition (HFS–

450), Food and Drug Administration,

200 C Street, SW, Washington, DC

20204, Phone #: (202) 205–4848, Fax

#: (202) 205–5295, E-mail:

EAY@cfsan.fda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Dr. Christine Lewis,

Director, Office of Nutritional

Products, Labeling, and Dietary

Supplements, Center for Food Safety

and Applied Nutrition, Food and

Drug Administration, 200 C Street,

SW (HFS–800), Washington, DC

20204, Phone #: (202) 205–4561, Fax

#: (202) 205–4594, E-mail:

Christine.Lewis@cfsan.fda.gov

Worldwide Commodity Codex

Committees

Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and

Vegetables (Host Government—Mexico)

Delegate: Mr. David L. Priester, Head,

Standardization Section, International

Standards Coordinator, Fruit &

Vegetable Programs, Agricultural

Marketing Service, Room 2069, South

Agriculture Building, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20250, Phone #: (202)

720–2184, Fax #: (202) 720–0016, Email: david.priester@usda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Mr. Larry B. Lace,

Branch Chief, Fresh Products Branch,

Fruit & Vegetable Program,

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Room

2049, South Agriculture Building,

1400 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20250, Phone #: (202)

720–5870, Fax #: (202) 720–0393, Email: larry.lace@usda.gov

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, Email: PCS@cfsan.fda.gov

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, E-mail:

samuel.mckeen@noaa.gov

Codex Committee on Cereals, Pulses

and Legumes (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, E-mail:

ccooper@cfsan.fda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Mr. David Shipman,

Deputy Administrator, Federal Grain

Inspection Division, Grain Inspection

Packers and Stockyards

Administration, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Room 1661, South

Agriculture Building, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20250, Phone #: (202)

720–9170, Fax #: (202) 205–9237, Email: dshipman@gipsadc.usda.gov

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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, Phone #: (202)

720–9382, Fax #: (202) 720–2643, Email: duane.spomer@usda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Mr. John C.

Mowbray, Division of Programs and

Policy Enforcement, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS–

306), Food and Drug Administration,

200 C Street, SW, Washington, DC

20204, Phone #: (202) 205–1731, Fax

#: (202) 205–4422, E-mail:

JCM@cfsan.fda.gov

Codex Committee on Fats and Oils

(Host Government—United Kingdom)

Delegate: Mr. Charles W. Cooper,

Director, International Activities Staff

(HFS–585), 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, Email: ccooper@cfsan.fda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Ms. Kathleen

Warner (Acting), U.S. Department of

Agriculture, 1815 N. University

Street, Peoria, IL 61604, Phone #:

(309) 681–6584, Fax #: (301) 681–

6668, E-mail:

warnerk@mail.ncaur.usda.gov

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, Room 5823 (HFS–585),

Food and Drug Administration, 200 C

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20204,

Phone #: (202) 205–5042, Fax #: (202)

401–7739, E-mail:

ccooper@cfsan.fda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Dr. Michelle Smith,

Food Technologist, Office of Plant

and Dairy Foods and Beverages,

Center for Food Safety and Applied

Nutrition (HFS–306), 200 C Street,

SW, Washington, DC 20204, Phone #:

(202) 205–2975, Fax #: (202) 205–

4422, E-mail: MAS@cfsan.fda.gov

Codex Committee on Sugars (Host

Government—United Kingdom)

Delegate: Dr. Thomas L. Tew, Research

Geneticist, Sugarcane Research Unit,

Agricultural Research Service, USDA,

5883 USDA Road, Houma, LA 70360,

Phone #: (504) 872–5042, Fax #: (504)

868–8369, E-mail:

ttew@srrc.ars.usda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Dr. Dennis M. Keefe,

Office of Premarket Approval, Center

for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

(HFS–200), Food and Drug

Administration, 200 C Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202)

418–3113, Fax #: (202) 418–3131, Email: DMK@cfsan.fda.gov

Codex Committee on Processed Fruits

and Vegetables (Host Government—

United States)

Delegate: Mr. James Rodeheaver, Chief,

Processed Products Branch, Fruit &

Vegetable Programs, Agricultural

Marketing Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Room 0709, South

Agriculture Building, Washington, DC

20250, Phone: (202) 720–4693, Fax:

(202) 690–1527, E-mail:

james.rodeheaver@usda.gov

Alternate 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, Email: ccooper@cfsan.fda.gov

Codex Committee on Soups and Broths

(Host Government—Switzerland)

Delegate: Mr. Charles Edwards, Director,

Technology Program Development

Staff, Office of Policy, Program

Development and Evaluation, Food

Safety and Inspection Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Room 405,

300 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC

20250, Phone #: (202) 205–0675, Fax

#: (202) 205–0080, E-mail:

charles.edwards@usda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Dr. Robert Post,

Director, Labeling and Consumer

Protection Staff, Office of Policy,

Program Development and

Evaluation, Food Safety and

Inspection Service, U.S. Department

of Agriculture, Room 602, 300 12th

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20250,

Phone #: (202) 205–0279, Fax #: (202)

205–3625, E-mail:

robert.post@usda.gov

Codex Committee on Vegetable Proteins

(Host Government—Canada)

U.S. Delegate: Dr. Wilda H. Martinez,

Area Director, ARS North Atlantic

Area Sciences, Agricultural Research

Service, USDA, 600 E. Mermaid Lane,

Wynwood, PA 19038, Phone #: (215)

233–6593, Fax #: (215) 233–6719, Email: wmartinez@ars.usda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Dr. Jeanne Rader,

Director, Division of Research and

Applied Technology, Office of

Nutritional Products, Labeling and

Dietary Supplements, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food

and Drug Administration, 200 C

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20204,

Phone #: (202) 205–5375, Fax #: (202)

205–4594, E-mail: jir@cfsan.fda.gov

Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene

(Host Government—New Zealand)

Delegate: Dr. John Prucha, Assistant

Deputy Administrator, Program

Coordination and Evaluation, Office

of Policy, Program Development, and

Evaluation, Food Safety and

Inspection Service, U.S. Department

of Agriculture, Room 4866, South

Agriculture Building, Washington, DC

20250, Phone #: (202) 720–3473, Fax

#: (202) 690–3856, E-mail:

john.prucha@usda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Dr. Bonnie Buntain,

Acting Assistant Deputy

Administrator, Office of Public Health

and Safety, Food Safety and

Inspection Service, U.S. Department

of Agriculture, Mail drop 343

Aerospace Building, 3rd Floor, Room

333, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202)

690–6556, Fax: (202) 690–6557, Email: bonnie.buntain@usda.gov

Codex Committee on Natural Mineral

Waters (Host Government—Switzerland)

Delegate: Dr. Terry C. Troxell, Director,

Office of Plant and Dairy Foods and

Beverages (HFS–300), Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food

and Drug Administration, 200 C

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20204,

Phone #: (202) 205–5321, Fax #: (202)

205–4422, E-mail: TCT@cfsan.fda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Ms. Shellee

Anderson, Division of Programs and

Policy Enforcement (HFS–306),

Center for Food Safety and Applied

Nutrition, Food and Drug

Administration, 200 C Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202)

205–4681, Fax #: (202) 205–4422, Email: SAD@cfsan.fda.gov

Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Forces

AD HOC Intergovernmental Task Force

on Fruit and Vegetable Juices (Host

government—Brazil)

Delegate: Mr. Martin Stutsman, Office of

Plant and Dairy Foods and Beverages

(HFS–306), Center for Food Safety

and Applied Nutrition, Food and

Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW,

Washington, DC 20204, Phone: (202)

260–1949, Fax: (202) 205–4422, Email: mstutsma@cfsan.fda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Mr. David Priester,

Head, Standardization Section,

International Standards Coordinator,

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Fruit & Vegetable Programs,

Agricultural Marketing Service, Room

2069, South Agriculture Building,

1400 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20250, Phone #: (202)

720–2184, Fax #: (202) 720–0016, Email: david.priester@usda.gov

AD HOC Intergovernmental Task Force

on Foods, Derived From Biotechnology

(Host government—Japan)

Delegate: L. Robert Lake, Director,

Office of Regulations and Policy,

Center for Food Safety and Applied

Nutrition (HFS–4), Food and Drug

Administration, 200 C St. SW,

Washington, DC 20204, Phone: (202)

205–4160, Fax: (202) 401–7739, Email: LRL@cfsan.fda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Dr. Sally L.

McCammon, Science Advisor to the

Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, 4700 River

Road (Unit 98), Riverdale, MD 20737,

Phone (301) 734–5761, Fax: (301)

734–5992, E-mail:

Sally.L.Mccammon@usda.gov

AD HOC Intergovernmental Task Group

On Animal Feeding (Host government—

Denmark)

Delegate: Dr. Stephen F. Sundlof,

Director, Center for Veterinary

Medicine, Food and Drug

Administration, 7500 Standish Place

(HFV–1), Metro Park N. 4, Rockville,

MD 20855, Phone: (301) 827–2950,

Fax: (301) 827–4401, E-mail:

ssundlof@cvm.fda.gov

Alternate Delegate: Dr. Alejandro B.

Thiermann, Regional Director for

Europe, Africa and the Middle East,

FAS/USEU, US Department of

Agriculture, PSC 82, Box 002, APO

AE 09710, Phone: (322) 508–2762,

Fax: (322) 511–0918, E-mail:

AlejandroBThiermann@usda.gov

Subsidiary Bodies of The Codex

Alimentarius

There are six 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 the Near

East

Coordinating Committee for North

America and the South-West Pacific

Contact: Mr. Patrick Clerkin, Associate

Manager, 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, Phone #: (202)

205–7760, Fax #: (202) 720–3157,

E-mail: patrick.clerkin@usda.gov

Attachment 3

Timetable of Codex Sessions (June 2000 through June 2002)

2000:

CX 722–24 Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products (24th

Session)

5–9 June Alesund

CX 803–01 ad hoc Intergovernmental Codex Task Force on Animal

Feeding

13–15 June Copenhagen

CX 720–22 Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (22nd Session)19–23 June Berlin

CX 702–47 Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (47th Session)28–30 June Geneva

CX 713–20 Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables

(20th Session)

11–15 September Washington, DC

CX 801–01 ad hoc Intergovernmental Codex Task Force on Fruit

Juices (1st Session)

18–22 September Brasilia

CX 706–22 Codex Regional Coordinating Committee for Europe 3–6 October Madrid

CX 731–09 Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (9th

Session)

9–13 October Mexico City

CX 712–33 Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (33rd Session) 23–27 October Washington, DC

CX 719–07 Codex Committee on Natural Mineral Waters (7th Session)30 October–

1 November

Fribourg

CX 708–18 Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate

(18th Session)

2–4 November Fribourg

CX 707–14 Codex Regional Coordinating Committee for Africa (14th

Session)

27–30 November Entebbe

CX 732–06 Codex Regional Coordinating Committee for North America and the South-West Pacific (6th Session)5–8 December Perth

2001:

CX 734–01 Codex Regional Coordinating Committee for the Near

East

29 January–

1 February

Cairo

CX 725–12 Codex Regional Committee for Latin America and the

Caribbean (12th Session)

13–16 February Santo Domingo

CX 709–17 Codex Committee of Fats and Oils (17th Session) 19–23 February London

CX 715–23 Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling

(23rd Session)

26 February–

2 March

Budapest

CX 711–33 Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants

(33rd Session)

12–16 March The Hague

CX 803–02 ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Animal Feeding 19–21 March Copenhagen

CX 718–33 Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (33rd Session) 2–7 April The Hague

CX 716–16 Codex Committee on General Principles (16th Session) 23–27 April Paris

CX 714–29 Codex Committee on Food Labelling (29th Session) 30 April–4 May Ottawa

CX 702–48 Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (48th Session)28–29 June Geneva

CX 701–24 Codex Alimentarius Committee (24th Session) 2–7 July Geneva

CX 708–19 Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate

(19th Session)

3–5 October Fribourg

CX 712–23 Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (34th Session) 8–13 October Bangkok

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CX 720–23 Codex Committee for Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary uses (23rd Session)26–30 November Berlin

CX 730–13 Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in

Foods (13th Session)

4–7 December Charleston, SC

2002:

CX 731–10 Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (10th

Session)

28 January–

1 February

Mexico City

CX 723–8 Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene (8th Session) 18–22 February Wellington

CX 733–10 Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection Systems (10th Session)25 February–

1 March

Canberra

CX 802–03 ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Biotechnology

(3rd Session)

4–8 March Kyoto

CX 711–34 Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants

(34th Session)

11–15 March The Hague

CX 803–03 ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Animal Feeding

(3rd Session)

18–20 March Copenhagen

CX 703–05 Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products (5th Session)8–12 April Wellington

CX 716–17 Codex Committee on General Principles (17th Session) 15–19 April Paris

CX 801–02 ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Fruit Juice (2nd

Session)

23–26 April Brasilia

CX 714–30 Codex Committee on Food Labelling (30th Session) 6–10 May Ottawa

CX 718–34 Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (34th Session) 13–18 May The Hague

CX 722–25 Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products (25th

Session)

3–7 June Bergen

CX 702–49 Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (49th Session)26–28 June Rome

Attachment 4

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 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.

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 of 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 that 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

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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 food-producing animal, such as

meat or milk-producing 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

(g/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 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.

Definitions of Risk Analysis Terms

Related to Food Safety

Hazard: A biological, chemical or

physical agent in, or condition of, food

with the potential to cause an adverse

health effect.

Risk: A function of the probability of

an adverse health effect and the severity

of that effect, consequential to a

hazard(s) in food.

Risk analysis: A process consisting of

three components: risk assessment, risk

management and risk communication.

Risk assessment: A scientifically

based process consisting of the

following steps: (i) Hazard

identification, (ii) hazard

characterization, (iii) exposure

assessment, and (iv) risk

characterization.

Hazard identification: The

identification of biological, chemical,

and physical agents capable of causing

adverse health effects and which may be

present in a particular food or group of

foods.

Hazard characterization: The

qualitative and/or quantitative

evaluation of the nature of the adverse

health effects associated with biological,

chemical and physical agents that may

be present in food. For chemical agents,

a dose-response assessment should be

performed. For biological or physical

agents, a dose-response assessment

should be performed if the data are

obtainable.

Dose-response assessment: The

determination of the relationship

between the magnitude of exposure

(dose) to a chemical, biological or

physical agent and the severity and/or

frequency of associated adverse health

effects (response).

Exposure assessment: The qualitative

and/or quantitative evaluation of the

likely intake of biological, chemical, and

physical agents via food as well as

exposures from other sources if relevant.

Risk characterization: The qualitative

and/or quantitative estimation,

including attendant uncertainties, of the

probability of occurrence and severity of

known or potential adverse health

effects in a given population based on

hazard identification, hazard

characterization and exposure

assessment.

Risk management: The process,

distinct from risk assessment, of

weighing policy alternatives, in

consultation with all interested parties,

considering risk assessment and other

factors relevant for the health protection

of consumers and for the promotion of

fair trade practices, and, if needed,

selecting appropriate prevention and

control options.

Risk communication: The interactive

exchange of information and opinions

throughout the risk analysis process

concerning risk, related risk factors and

risk perceptions, among risk assessors,

risk managers, consumers, industry, the

academic community and other

interested parties, including the

explanation of risk assessment findings

and the basis of risk management

decisions.

Attachment 5

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 above-mentioned 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

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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

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.

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 twothirds 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.

Attachment 6

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.

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

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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

definition 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 that 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 page 93 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 page 95 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

page 92 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

page 95 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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