[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28132-28158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13811]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 96-018N]


International Standard-Setting Activities

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, 
Pub. L. 103-465, 108 Stat. 4809 (1994), and seeks comments on standards 
currently under consideration and recommendations for new standards. It 
also lists other standard-setting activities of Codex, including 
commodity standards, guidelines, codes of practice, and revised texts. 
This notice covers the time periods from June 1, 1995, to May 31, 1996, 
and May 31, 1996, to June 1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to: FSIS Docket Clerk, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Room 
4352, South Agriculture Building, 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 in response to the 
standard-setting activities of Codex will be available for public 
inspection in the Docket Clerk's Office between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., 
and 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan Mondschein, Confidential 
Assistant to the Administrator, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food 
Safety and Inspection Service, Room 1763, South Agriculture Building, 
14th & Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700; (202) 720-
7323. For information pertaining to particular committees, the delegate 
of that committee may be contacted. (A complete list of U.S. delegates 
and alternate delegates can be found in Appendix 1 to this notice.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The World Trade Organization (WTO) was established on January 1, 
1995, as the common international institutional framework for the 
conduct of trade relations among its members in matters related to the 
Uruguay Round Agreements. The WTO is the successor organization to the 
General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). U.S. membership in the 
WTO was approved by Congress when it enacted the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act, which

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was signed into law by the President on December 8, 1994. 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) standard-
setting 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 standard-setting activities of each 
international standard-setting organization. The Secretary of 
Agriculture is delegating to the Under Secretary for Food Safety the 
responsibility to inform the public of the SPS standard-setting 
activities of Codex. The Acting Under Secretary for Food Safety has, in 
turn, assigned the responsibility for informing the public to the 
Office of U.S. Codex Alimentarius in the Food Safety and Inspection 
Service (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 major international organization for encouraging fair 
international trade in food and protecting the health and economic 
interests of consumers. Through adoption of food standards, codes of 
practice, and other guidelines developed by its committees and by 
promoting their adoption and implementation by governments, Codex seeks 
to ensure that the world's food supply is sound, wholesome, free from 
adulteration, and correctly labeled. In the United States, the United 
States Department of Agriculture (USDA); the Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 
and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) manage and carry out U.S. 
Codex activities.
    As the agency responsible for informing the public of the sanitary 
and phytosanitary standard-setting activities of Codex, FSIS will be 
publishing a notice in the Federal Register annually, setting forth the 
following information:
    1. The sanitary or phytosanitary standards under consideration or 
planned for consideration; and
    2. For each sanitary or phytosanitary standard specified:
    a. A description of the consideration or planned consideration of 
the standard;
    b. Whether the United States is participating or plans to 
participate in the consideration of the standard;
    c. The agenda for United States participation, if any; and
    d. The agency responsible for representing the United States with 
respect to the standard.
TO OBTAIN COPIES OF THOSE STANDARDS LISTED IN THIS NOTICE THAT ARE 
UNDER CONSIDERATION BY CODEX, PLEASE CONTACT THE CODEX DELEGATE OR THE 
OFFICE OF U.S. CODEX ALIMENTARIUS. This notice also solicits public 
comment on those standards that are under consideration and on 
recommendations for new standards. The delegate, in conjunction with 
the responsible agency, will take the comments received into account in 
participating in the consideration of the standards and in proposing 
matters to be considered by Codex.
    The United States delegate will facilitate public participation in 
the United States Government activities relating to Codex Alimentarius. 
The United States delegate will maintain a list of individuals, groups, 
and organizations that have expressed an interest in the activities of 
the Codex committees and will disseminate information regarding United 
States delegation activities to interested parties. This information 
will include the current status of each agenda item, the United States 
Government's position or preliminary position on the agenda items, and 
the time and place of planning meetings and debriefing meetings 
following Codex committee sessions. Please notify the appropriate U.S. 
delegate or the Office of U.S. Codex Alimentarius, West End Court 
Building, Room 311, Washington, DC 20250-3700, if you would like to 
receive information about specific committees.
    The information provided below describes the status of Codex 
standard-setting activities by the Codex Committees for the two year 
period from June 1, 1995 to June 1, 1997. In addition, the following 
information is included with this Federal Register notice:

Appendix 1. List of U.S. Codex Officials (includes U.S. delegates and 
alternate delegates).
Appendix 2. Timetable of Codex Sessions (June 1995 through June 1997)
Appendix 3. Definitions for the Purpose of Codex Alimentarius
Appendix 4. (A) Uniform Procedure for the Elaboration of Codex 
Standards and Related Texts; (B) Uniform Accelerated Procedure for the 
Elaboration of Codex Standards and Related Texts
Appendix 5. Nature of Codex Standards
Appendix 6. Provisional Agenda of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards 
Program, Executive Committee of Codex Alimentarius Commission, 43rd 
Session. Geneva, Switzerland--June, 1996
Appendix 7. List of Standards and Related Texts Adopted by the 21st 
Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, July, 1995

    Done at Washington, DC.
Michael R. Taylor,
Acting Under Secretary for Food Safety.

Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods

    The Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods was 
established in 1986. The Committee determines priorities for the 
consideration of residues of veterinary drugs in foods and recommends 
Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for veterinary drugs. A Codex Maximum 
Limit for Residues of Veterinary Drugs (MRLVD) is the maximum 
concentration of residue resulting from the use of a veterinary drug 
(expressed in mg/kg or ug/kg on a fresh weight basis) that is 
recommended by the Codex Alimentarius Commission to be legally 
permitted or recognized as acceptable in or on a food.
    An MRLVD is based on the type and amount of residue considered to 
be without any toxicological hazard for human health as expressed by 
the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI)*, or on the basis of a temporary ADI 
that utilizes an additional safety factor. An MRLVD also takes into 
account other relevant public health risks as well as food 
technological aspects.
    When establishing an MRLVD, consideration is also given to residues 
that occur in food of plant origin and/or the environment. Furthermore, 
the MRLVD may be reduced to be consistent with good practices in the 
use of veterinary drugs and to the extent that practical and analytical 
methods are available.

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                                                          Status of       US participation/                     
        Codex committee               Standard          consideration           agenda        Responsible agency
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Residues of Veterinary Drugs in  Levamisole........  MRL under           Yes................  HHS/FDA           
 Foods (to be considered at                           consideration at                                          
 twenty-second Session of the                         step 8.                                                   
 Codex Alimentarius Commission)                                                                                 
 (CAC) Ref. Alinorm 97/31.                                                                                      
                                 Triclabendazole...  MRLs under          Yes................  HHS/FDA           
                                                      consideration at                                          
                                                      step 8.                                                   
                                 Carazolol.........  MRLs under          Yes................  HHS/FDA           
                                                      consideration at                                          
                                                      step 5.                                                   
                                 Ceftiofur sodium..  MRLs under          Yes................  HHS/FDA           
                                                      consideration at                                          
                                                      step 5.                                                   
                                 Bovine              MRL under           Yes................  HHS/FDA           
                                  Somatotropin.       consideration at                                          
                                                      step 8.                                                   
                                 Doramectin........  MRLs under          Yes................  HHS/FDA           
                                                      consideration at                                          
                                                      step 5.                                                   
                                 Moxidectin........  MRLs under          Yes................  HHS/FDA           
                                                      consideration at                                          
                                                      step 5.                                                   
Residues of Veterinary Drugs in  Spiramycin........  MRLs under          Yes................  HHS/FDA           
 Foods (to be considered at                           consideration at                                          
 twenty-second Session of the                         step 5.                                                   
 Codex Alimentarius Commission)                                                                                 
 (CAC) Ref. Alinorm 97/31.                                                                                      
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* 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).                                                         

Food Additives and Contaminants

    The Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (CCFAC) 
establishes or endorses permitted maximum or guideline levels for 
individual food additives, contaminants, and naturally occurring 
toxicants in food and animal feed. The 29th Session of the CCFAC is 
tentatively scheduled for March 17-21, 1997, in the Hague, The 
Netherlands.
    The following matters are contained in Alinorm 97/12 and are under 
consideration by the CCFAC:
    <bullet> Proposed Draft General Standard for Food Additives, Annex 
A (Guidelines for the Estimation of Appropriate Levels of Use of Food 
Additives) for adoption at Step 5;

    Note: The draft standard is being developed in stages according 
to food additive functional classes, beginning with antioxidants and 
preservatives, and stabilizers, thickeners, and sweeteners; see 
attached list.
    <bullet> Specifications \1\ for carmines, curcumin, nitrogen, 
phosphoric acid, polydextrose, potassium bromate, potassium nitrate, 
potassium nitrite, sodium nitrate, and sodium nitrite will be 
recommended by CCFAC to the Twenty-second Session of the Codex 
Commission for adoption;
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    \1\ Not in Step Procedure.
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    <bullet> Proposed Draft General Standard for Contaminants and 
Toxicants in Food Annexes I (Criteria for the Establishment of Maximum 
Levels in Foods), II (Procedure for Risk Management Decisions), and III 
(Format of the Standard) to be forwarded to the 22nd Session of the 
Commission at Step 8;
    <bullet> Proposed Draft General Standard for Contaminants and 
Toxicants in Food, Annexes IV (see attached list) and V (Food 
Categorisation System to be used in the GSC) to be forwarded to the 
43rd Session of the Executive Committee for adoption at Step 5;
    <bullet> Position paper on aflatoxins at Step 1;
    <bullet> Draft Maximum Level for Aflatoxin M1 in Milk at Step 7;
    <bullet> Draft Codex Guideline Levels and Sampling Plans for Total 
Aflatoxins in Peanuts at Step 6;
    <bullet> Proposed Draft Code of Practice for the Reduction of 
Aflatoxins in Raw Materials and Supplementary Feeding stuffs for Milk-
Producing Animals at Step 5;
    <bullet> Position Paper on Ochratoxins at Step 3;
    <bullet> Proposed Draft Standard for Lead at Step 3; and
    <bullet> Draft Guideline Levels for Cadmium and Lead in Cereals, 
Pulses and Legumes at Step 6.

Agency Responsible: HHS/FDA.
U.S. Participation: Yes.

Food Additives and Contaminants

    For the purposes of Codex, a food additive means any substance not 
normally consumed as a food by itself and not normally used as a 
typical ingredient in the food, whether or not it has nutritive value, 
the intentional addition of which to food for a technological 
(including organoleptic) purpose in the manufacture, processing, 
preparation, treatment, packing, packaging, transport, or holding of 
such food results, or may be reasonably expected to result (directly or 
indirectly), in it or its by-products becoming a component of or 
otherwise affecting the characteristics of such foods. The food 
additive term does not include ``contaminants'' or substances added to 
food for maintaining or improving nutritional qualities.
    The General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) will set forth 
maximum levels of use of food additives in various foods and food 
categories. The maximum levels will be based on the food additive 
provisions of previously established Codex commodity standards, as well 
as on the use of the additives in non-standardized foods.
    Only those food additives for which an acceptable daily intake 
(ADI) has been established by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on 
Food Additives (JECFA) will be included in the general Standard for 
Food Additives. The draft GSFA, which is being developed in stages, 
currently covers only those JECFA-reviewed food additives that are used 
as antioxidants, preservatives, stabilizers, thickeners, and 
sweeteners. These JECFA-reviewed food additives are listed in the table 
below.

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                                                          Status of        U.S. participation/    Responsible   
        Codex committee             Substance           consideration            agenda              agency     
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(Food Additives and             Acetic Acid......  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
 Contaminants) Ref. Alinorm 95/                     Consideration at Step                                       
 12A.                                               4.                                                          
                                Anoxomer.........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Ascorbic Acid....  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Ascorbyl           Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Palmitate.         Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Ascorbyl Stearate  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Benzoic Acid.....  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
(Food Additives and             Benzoyl Peroxide.  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
 Contaminants) Ref. Alinorm 95/                     Consideration at Step                                       
 12A.                                               4.                                                          
                                Acetylated         Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Distarch           Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Phosphate.         4.                                                          
                                Acetylated Starch  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Acid Treated       Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Starch.            Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Agar.............  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Alitame..........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Alkaline Treated   Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Starch.            Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Aluminum Ammonium  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Sulphate.          Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Ammonium Alginate  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Amylose and        Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Amylopectin.       Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Arabinogalactan..  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Aspartame........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Baker's Yeast      Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Glycan.            Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Bentonite........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Bleached Starch..  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
(Food Additives and             Brominated         Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
 Contaminants) Ref. Alinorm 95/  Vegetable Oil.     Consideration at Step                                       
 12A.                                               4.                                                          
                                Calcium Acetate..  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Butylated          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Hydroxyanisole.    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Butylated          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Hydroxytoluene.    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Calcium Ascorbate  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Calcium Benzoate.  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Calcium Disodium   Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Ethylenediaminet   Consideration at Step                                       
                                 etr acetate.       4.                                                          
                                Calcium Hydrogen   Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Sulphite.          Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Calcium            Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Propionate.        Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Calcium Alginate.  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Calcium Chloride.  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Calcium Disodium   Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 EDTA.              Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Calcium Gluconate  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Calcium Hydroxide  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          

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                                Calcium Lactate..  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
(Food Additives and             Calcium            Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
 Contaminants) Ref. Alinorm 95/  Polyphosphate.     Consideration at Step                                       
 12A.                                               4.                                                          
                                Calcium Stearate.  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Calcium Sulphate.  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Calcium Dioxide..  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Carbonates.......  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Carob Bean Gum...  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Carrageenan and    Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Salts of           Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Carrageenan.       4.                                                          
                                Carrageenan and    Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 its Salts with     Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Polysorbate 80.    4.                                                          
                                Carrageenan        Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 (Including         Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Furcelleran).      4.                                                          
                                Catalase,          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Aspergillus        Consideration at Step                                       
                                 niger.             4.                                                          
                                Calcium Sorbate..  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Calcium Sulphite.  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Citric Acid......  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Dilauryl           Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Thiodipropionate.  Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
(Food Additives and             Dimethyl           Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
 Contaminants) Ref. Alinorm 95/  Dicarbonate.       Consideration at Step                                       
 12A.                                               4.                                                          
                                Diphenyl.........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Disodium           Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Ethylenediaminet   Consideration at Step                                       
                                 etr acetate.       4.                                                          
                                Catalase, Bovine   Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Liver.             Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Cellulase,         Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Aspergillus        Consideration at Step                                       
                                 niger.             4.                                                          
                                Celluloses,        Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Modified.          Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Chymosin,          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Aspergillus        Consideration at Step                                       
                                 awamori.           4.                                                          
                                Chymosin,          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Escherichia coli   Consideration at Step                                       
                                 K-12.              4.                                                          
                                Chymosin,          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Kluveromyces       Consideration at Step                                       
                                 marxianus v.       4.                                                          
                                 Lactis.                                                                        
                                Citrates.........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Citric and Fatty   Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Acids Esters of    Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Glycerol.          4.                                                          
                                Cyclamates.......  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Dextrins, White    Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 and Yellow,        Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Roasted Starch.    4.                                                          
                                Dicalcium          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Phosphate.         Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Dioctyl Sodium     Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Sulfosuccinate.    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
(Food Additives and             Disptassium        Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
 Contaminants) Ref. Alinorm 95/  Diphoshate.        Consideration at Step                                       
 12A.                                               4.                                                          
                                Dipotassium        Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Phosphate.         Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Dipotassium        Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Tartrate.          Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          

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                                Disodium           Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Diphosphate.       Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Disodium           Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Phosphate.         Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Disodium Tartrate  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Distarch Glycerol  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Distarch           Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Phosphate.         Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Edible Gelatin...  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Enzyme Treated     Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Starches.          Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Ethyl Maltol.....  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Ethylene Oxide     Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Polymer.           Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Dodecyl Gallate..  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Erthorbic Acid...  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                p-Hydroxybenzoate  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
(Food Additives and             Formic Acid......  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
 Contaminants) Ref. Alinorm 95/                     Consideration at Step                                       
 12A.                                               4.                                                          
                                Glucose Oxidase    Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 from Aspergillus   Consideration at Step                                       
                                 niger.             4.                                                          
                                Guaiac Resin.....  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Hexamethylene      Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Tetramine.         Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Isopropyl          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Citrates.          Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Ethylene Oxide-    Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Propylene Oxide    Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Copolymer.         4.                                                          
                                Ferrous Sulphate.  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Fumaric Acid.....  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Furcelleran and    Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Salts of           Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Furcelleran.       4.                                                          
                                Gellan Gum.......  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Glucose Oxidase,   Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Aspergillus        Consideration at Step                                       
                                 niger.             4.                                                          
                                Glycerol.........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Glycerol Esters    Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 of Wood Rosin.     Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Glycine..........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Guar Gum.........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
(Food Additives and             Gum Arabic.......  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
 Contaminants) Ref. Alinorm 95/                     Consideration at Step                                       
 12A.                                               4.                                                          
                                Gum Ghatti.......  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Hydroxypropyl      Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Distarch Adipate.  Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Hydroxypropyl      Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Distarch           Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Glycerol.          4.                                                          
                                Hydroxyproyl       Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Distarch           Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Phosphate.         4.                                                          
                                Hyroxypropyl       Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Starch.            Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Insoluble          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Polyvinylpyrroli   Consideration at Step                                       
                                 done.              4.                                                          

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                                Invertase........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Isomalt..........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Karaya Gum.......  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Konjac Flour.....  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Lactic Acid......  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Lactic and Fatty   Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Acid Esters of     Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Glycerol.          4.                                                          
                                Lactitol.........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Lecithin.........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
(Food Additives and             Lysozyme.........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
 Contaminants) Ref. Alinorm 95/                     Consideration at Step                                       
 12A.                                               4.                                                          
                                Magnesium          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Hydroxide.         Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Maltitol.........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Maltol...........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Malto-Lacto        Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Bacteria,          Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Leuconostoc        4.                                                          
                                 oenos.                                                                         
                                Mannitol.........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Metatartaric Acid  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Microcystalline    Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Cellulose.         Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Microparticulated  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Protein Produce.   Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Monocalcium        Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Phosphate.         Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Lysozyme.........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                methyl p-          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Hydroxybenzoate.   Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Nisin............  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Octyl Gallate....  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Ortho-             Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Phenylphenol.      Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
(Food Additives and             Pectins (Amidated  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
 Contaminants) Ref. Alinorm 95/  and non-           Consideration at Step                                       
 12A.                            Amidated).         4.                                                          
                                Peptone..........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Phosphated         Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Distarch           Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Phosphate.         4.                                                          
                                Phosphatidic       Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Acid, Ammonium     Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Salt.              4.                                                          
                                Polydextrose.....  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Polyethuylene      Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Glycol.            Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Polyglycerol       Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Esters of Fatty    Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Acids.             4.                                                          
                                Polyglycerol       Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Esters of          Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Interesterified    4.                                                          
                                 Ricinoleic Acid.                                                               
                                Polyoxyethylene    Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 (8) Stearate.      Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Polysorbates 20,   Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 40, 60, 65, and    Consideration at Step                                       
                                 80.                4.                                                          
                                Polyvinylpyrrolid  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 one.               Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Potassium Acetate  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          

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                                Potassium          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Alginate.          Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Potassium          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Caseinate.         Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
(Food Additives and             Potassium          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
 Contaminants) Ref. Alinorm 95/  Chloride.          Consideration at Step                                       
 12A.                                               4.                                                          
                                Potassium          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Hydroxide.         Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Potassium Lactate  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Potassium          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Polyphosphate.     Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Potassium Sorbate  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Powdered           Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Cellulose.         Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Potassium          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Ascorbate.         Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Potassium          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Benzoate.          Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Potassium          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Hydrogen           Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Sulphite.          4.                                                          
                                Potassium          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Metabisulphite.    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sodium Nitrite...  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sodium o-          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Phenylphenol.      Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Processed          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Eucheuma Seaweed.  Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Propylene Glycol   Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Alginate.          Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
(Food Additives and             Propylene Glycol   Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
 Contaminants) Ref. Alinorm 95/  Esters of Fatty    Consideration at Step                                       
 12A.                            Acids.             4.                                                          
                                Propylene Glycol.  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Rapeseed Oil,      Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Hydrogenated.      Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Rennet...........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Saccharin........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Silicates........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sodium Alginate..  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sodium Aluminum    Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Phosphate.         Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sodium Caseinate.  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sodium             Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Hypophosphite.     Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sodium Lactate...  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sodium             Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Polyphosphate.     Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sodium Potassium   Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Tartrate.          Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sodium Stearyl     Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Fumarate.          Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sorbitan Esters    Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 of Fatty Acids.    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
  (Food Additives and           Sorbitol.........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
 Contaminants) Ref. Alinorm 95/                     Consideration at Step                                       
 12A                                                4.                                                          
                                Sorbitol Syrup...  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Starch Acetate...  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Starch Aluminum    Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Octenyl            Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Succinate.         4.                                                          

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                                Starch Sodium      Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Octenylacetate.    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sodium Propionate  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sodium Sorbate...  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sodium Sulphite..  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sodium             Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Thiosulphate.      Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sorbic Acid......  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Stannous Chloride  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sulphur dioxide..  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                tert-              Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Butylhydroquin     Consideration at Step                                       
                                 one.               4.                                                          
                                Starch Sodium      Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Octenylsuccinate.  Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Starch Sodium      Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Succinate.         Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
(Food Additives and             Stearoyl-2-        Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
 Contaminants) Ref. Alinorm 95/  Lactylates.        Consideration at Step                                       
 12A.                                               4.                                                          
                                Succinyl Distarch  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Glycerol.          Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sucrolose........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sucroglycerides..  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sucrose Acetate    Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Isobutyrate.       Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Sucrose Fatty      Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Acid Esters.       Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Tara Gum.........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Tartaric, Acetic   Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 and Fatty Acid     Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Esters of          4.                                                          
                                 Glycerol.                                                                      
                                Tetrapotassium     Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Diphosphate.       Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Thiodipropionic..  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Tocopherols......  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Tocopherols, d-    Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 alpha.             Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Tocopherols, d-    Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Alpha,             Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Concentrate.       4.                                                          
(CCFAC) Ref. CX/FAC 96/8......  Acelsulfame        Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Potassium.         Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Acetic and Fatty   Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Acid Esters of     Consideration at Step                                       
                                 Glycerol.          4.                                                          
                                Acetylated         Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Distarch Adipate.  Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Acetylated         Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Distarch           Consideration at Step                                       
                                 glycerol.          4.                                                          
                                Tetrasodium        Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Diphosphate.       Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Thaumatin........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Tragacanth Gum...  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Tricalcium         Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Phsophate.         Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Triethyl Citrate.  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Tripotassium       Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Phosphate.         Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Trisodium          Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                 Phosphate.         Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          

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                                Urea.............  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Xanthan Gum......  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
                                Xylitol..........  Maximum Levels Under    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    Consideration at Step                                       
                                                    4.                                                          
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Food Additives and Contaminants

    A 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 contaminant does not include 
insect fragments, rodent hairs, and other extraneous matter.
    The Codex maximum level (ML) for a contaminant or naturally 
occurring toxicant in a food or feed commodity is the maximum 
concentration of that substance recommended by the Codex Alimentarius 
Commission to be legally permitted in that commodity. The ML is 
intended to ensure free movement of food in international trade while 
protecting the health of the consumer.
    The General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Foods will 
establish maximum levels for contaminants in foods based on the 
following considerations: toxicological data, human exposure estimates, 
availability of analytical procedures, fair trade and technological 
implications, regional variations, risk assessment, and risk 
management.
    The criteria for inclusion of a maximum level for a contaminant in 
a food are that: (a) Consumption of the contaminated food presents a 
significant risk to consumers; and (b) the existence of actual problems 
in trade of food. The contaminants currently being examined to 
determine whether they meet these criteria for inclusion in the Codex 
General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins are listed below:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Status of        U.S. participation/    Responsible   
        Codex committee              Standard           consideration            agenda              agency     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(CCFAC) Ref. ALINORM 97/12....  Arsenic..........  Position Paper to be    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    revised for                                                 
                                                    discussion during the                                       
                                                    1997 CCFAC.                                                 
                                Cadmium..........  Additional information  Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    requested during 1996                                       
                                                    CCFAC.                                                      
                                Lead.............  Additional information  Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    requested during 1996                                       
                                                    CCFAC.                                                      
                                Tin..............  Position Paper to be    Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    drafted for 1997                                            
                                                    CCFAC.                                                      
                                Patulin..........  CCFAC Evaluation will   Yes...............  HHS/FDA          
                                                    be developed for the                                        
                                                    1997 CCFAC.                                                 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues

    The Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues recommends to the Codex 
Alimentarius Commission establishment of maximum limits for pesticide 
residues for specific food items or in groups of food. A Codex Maximum 
Limit for Pesticide Residues (MRLP) is the maximum concentration of a 
pesticide residue (expressed as mg/kg), recommended by the Codex 
Alimentarius Commission to be legally permitted in or on food 
commodities and animal feeds. Foods derived from commodities that 
comply with the respective MRLPs are intended to be toxicologically 
acceptable, that is, consideration of the various dietary residue 
intake estimates and determinations both at the national and 
international level in comparison with the ADI,* should indicate that 
foods complying with Codex MRLPs are safe for human consumption.
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    * 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.
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    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 date from supervised trials and supervised 
uses including those reflecting national good agricultural practices 
(GAP). Data from supervised trials conducted at the highest nationally 
recommended, authorized, or registered uses are included in the review. 
In order to accommodate variations in national pest control 
requirements, Codex MRLPs take into account the higher levels shown to 
arise in such supervised trials, which are considered to represent 
effective pest control practices, and
    (b) Toxicological assessment of the pesticide and its residue.
    MRLs recommended for advancement to steps 5 or 8 by the 28th CCPR 
will be considered by the 22nd Session of the Codex Alimentarius 
Commission in 1997.

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                                                          Status of        U.S. participation/    Responsible   
        Codex committee              Standard           consideration            agenda              agency     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pesticide Residues (considered  abamectin........  MRL under               Yes...............  EPA              
 at the 28th Session of the                         consideration at step                                       
 Codex Committee on Pesticide                       5 & MRLs under                                              
 Residues Ref. CL 1995/44-PR;                       consideration at step                                       
 Annex II, Report 28th                              6 & 7.                                                      
 Session).                                                                                                      
                                acephate.........  Withdrawals...........  Yes...............  EPA              
                                aldicarb.........  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8 & withdrawals.                                            
Pesticide Residues (considered  aldrin/dieldrin..  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
 at the 28th Session of the                         consideration at step                                       
 Codex Committee on Pesticide                       8.                                                          
 Residues Ref. CL 1995/44-PR;                                                                                   
 Annex II, Report 28th                                                                                          
 Session).                                                                                                      
                                azinphos-methyl..  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    6.                                                          
                                bentazone........  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8.                                                          
                                bifenthrin.......  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    7.                                                          
                                bromide ion......  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8.                                                          
                                bromopropylate...  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    7 & 8 & withdrawals.                                        
                                buprofezin.......  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    6.                                                          
                                captan...........  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    3 & withdrawals &                                           
                                                    amendments.                                                 
                                carbendazim......  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    3 & MRLs under                                              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    6 & withdrawals.                                            
                                chlormequat......  withdrawals...........  Yes...............  EPA              
                                chlorpyrifos-      MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                 methyl.            consideration at step                                       
                                                    5 & MRLs under                                              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    7.                                                          
                                chlorothalonil...  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    7 & 8 & withdrawals.                                        
                                clethodim........  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    5.                                                          
Pesticide Residues (considered  cycloxydim.......  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
 at the 28th Session of the                         consideration at step                                       
 Codex Committee on Pesticide                       8.                                                          
 Residues Ref. CL 1995/44-PR;                                                                                   
 Annex II, Report 28th                                                                                          
 Session).                                                                                                      
                                DDT..............  MRL under               Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    3 & MRLs under                                              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8 & amendment &                                             
                                                    withdrawals.                                                
                                diazinon.........  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8 & withdrawals.                                            
                                dicofol..........  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    7 & 8 & withdrawals.                                        
                                dichlorvos.......  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8 & withdrawals.                                            
                                dimethoate.......  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8 & withdrawals.                                            
                                diquat...........  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    5 & withdrawals.                                            
                                disulfoton.......  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    7 & withdrawals.                                            
                                dithianon........  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8.                                                          
                                dithiocarbamates.  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    6.                                                          
                                endosulfan.......  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    3 & MRLs under                                              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    6.                                                          
Pesticide Residues (considered  endrin...........  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
 at the 28th Session of the                         consideration at step                                       
 Codex Committee on Pesticide                       8 & withdrawals.                                            
 Residues Ref. CL 1995/44-PR;                                                                                   
 Annex II, Report 28th                                                                                          
 Session).                                                                                                      
                                ethephon.........  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    5 & 8 & withdrawals.                                        
                                ethion...........  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    5 & withdrawals.                                            
                                ethofenprox......  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8.                                                          
                                fenbutatin oxide.  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    7 & 8 & withdrawals.                                        
                                fenpropathrin....  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8.                                                          
                                fentin...........  withdrawal............  Yes...............  EPA              
                                flusilazole......  MRL under               Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8.                                                          
                                folpet...........  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    3 & MRLs under                                              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    7 & 8 & withdrawals.                                        
                                glufosinate-       MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                 ammonium.          consideration at step                                       
                                                    8.                                                          

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                                glyphosate.......  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8 & withdrawals.                                            
                                hexythiazox......  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8.                                                          
                                imazalil.........  MRL under               Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8.                                                          
Pesticide Residues (considered  iprodione........  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
 at the 28th Session of the                         consideration at step                                       
 Codex Committee on Pesticide                       5 & 8 & withdrawals.                                        
 Residues Ref. CL 1995/44-PR;                                                                                   
 Annex II, Report 28th                                                                                          
 Session).                                                                                                      
                                metalazyl........  MRL under               Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    6.                                                          
                                methamidophos....  MRL under               Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    5 & MRLs under                                              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8 & withdrawals.                                            
                                methidathion.....  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    7 & 8 & withdrawals.                                        
                                monocrotophos....  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8 & withdrawals.                                            
                                myclobutanil.....  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8.                                                          
                                oxydemeton-methyl  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    3 & MRLs under                                              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    6.                                                          
                                parathion-methyl.  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    3 & withdrawals.                                            
                                penconazole......  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8.                                                          
                                pirimiphos-methyl  MRL under               Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8.                                                          
                                procymidone......  Withdrawals...........  Yes...............  EPA              
                                profenofos.......  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8 & withdrawals.                                            
Pesticide Residues (considered  propiconazole....  MRL under               Yes...............  EPA              
 at the 28th Session of the                         consideration at step                                       
 Codex Committee on Pesticide                       8 & withdrawal.                                             
 Residues Ref. CL 1995/44-PR;                                                                                   
 Annex II, Report 28th                                                                                          
 Session).                                                                                                      
                                propylenethiourea  withdrawals...........  Yes...............  EPA              
                                pyrazophos.......  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8.                                                          
                                tebuconazole.....  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    5 & 8.                                                      
                                tecnazene........  MRL under               Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8 & withdrawal.                                             
                                tolclofos methyl.  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8.                                                          
                                triadimefon......  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8 & withdrawals.                                            
                                triadimenol......  MRLs under              Yes...............  EPA              
                                                    consideration at step                                       
                                                    8.                                                          
                                etrimfos.........  Withdrawals...........  Yes...............  EPA              
                                flucythrinate....  Withdrawal............  Yes...............  EPA              
                                phosalone........  Withdrawals...........  Yes...............  EPA              
                                trichlorfon......  Withdrawals...........  Yes...............  EPA              
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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 micro-
biological quality and safety in food, the assessment of specifications 
for food additives, and those methods elaborated by the Codex Committee 
on Milk and Milk Products, do not fall within the terms of reference of 
this Committee;
    (e) Elaborates sampling plans and procedures, as may be required;
    (f) Considers specific sampling and analysis problems submitted to 
it by the Commission or any of its Committees; and
    (g) Defines procedures, protocols, guidelines or related texts for 
the assessment of food laboratory proficiency, as well as quality 
assurance systems for laboratories.
    The following matters will be brought to the attention of the 22nd 
Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in June, 1997, for 
adoption:

    <rt-triang> Harmonized Guidelines for Internal Control in 
Analytical Chemistry Laboratories;*
    <rt-triang> Revised Terms of Reference for the Committee.*
    The Committee is continuing work on:
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Codex General Guidelines on Sampling;
    <rt-triang> Criteria for evaluating acceptable methods of analysis 
for Codex purposes;
    <rt-triang> Development of objective criteria for assessing the 
competence of testing laboratories involved in the official import and 
export control of food;
    <rt-triang> Harmonization of test results corrected for recovery 
factors;
    <rt-triang> Harmonization of analytical terminology in accordance 
with international standards; and
    <rt-triang> Endorsement of methods of analysis for Codex purposes.
    The Committee agreed to propose the following new work:

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    <rt-triang> Review of methods of analysis using ozone-depleting 
substances; and
    <rt-triang> Measurement uncertainty.
    The reference document is Alinorm 97/23.
    *Not in Step procedure.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection 
Systems

    The Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and 
Inspection Systems is charged with developing principles and guidelines 
for food import and export certification systems. Included in the 
charge are application of measures by competent authorities to provide 
assurance that foods comply with essential requirements. Recognition of 
quality assurance systems through the development of guidelines will 
help ensure that foods conform to the essential requirements.
    The Fourth Session of the Committee (Alinorm 97/30) recommended 
that Draft Guidelines for the Exchange of Information Between Countries 
on Rejections be adopted at Step 8 by the Twenty-second session of the 
Codex Alimentarius Commission in June, 1997.
    The Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Design, Operation, Assessment 
and Accreditation of Food Import and Export Inspection and 
Certification Systems will be considered at Step 5 by the forty-third 
session of the Executive Committee.
    Several documents are being prepared for future discussion by the 
Committee:

    <rt-triang> Proposed Revised Draft Guidelines on the Principle 
Elements in an Electronic Documentation System at Step 3;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Guidelines for Taking into Account of 
ISO Standards of the 9000 Series by Official Systems for Food Export 
and Import Inspection and Certification at Step 3;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Development of 
Agreements Regarding Food Import and Export Inspection and 
Certification Systems at Step 3; and
    <rt-triang> Guidelines on Food Import Control Systems at Step 1.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA; USDA/FSIS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on General Principles

    The Codex Committee on General Principles deals with rules and 
procedures referred to it by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. None of 
the following recommendations for changing the rules of procedure for 
Codex are in the Step Procedure. The reference document is Alinorm 97/
33.
    The Twelfth Session will consider changes to the Rules of Procedure 
of Codex Alimentarius to integrate the role of science in Codex 
decision-making. The Committee will also consider the following matters 
at its next session:

    <rt-triang> Strategic planning;
    <rt-triang> Relationship with Non-Governmental Organizations;
    <rt-triang> Establishment of a General Policy for Food Safety; and
    <rt-triang> Streamlining Codex elaboration/adoption procedures.
Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS.

U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on Food Labelling

    The Codex Committee on Food Labelling is responsible for drafting 
provisions on labelling applicable to all foods and to study specific 
labelling problems assigned by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. All 
of the guidelines and recommendations documents listed below are in 
Alinorm 97/22.
    The following Draft Guidelines will be considered at Step 6 by the 
Twenty-fourth Session of the Committee, May, 1996, Ottawa, Canada:
    <rt-triang> Draft Guidelines for the Labelling, Production, 
Processing, and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods;
    <rt-triang> Draft Guidelines for Use of Health and Nutrition 
Claims; and
    <rt-triang> Draft Guidelines for Use of the term ``Halal.''
    Proposed Draft Recommendations for the Labelling of Foods that can 
cause Hypersensitivity will be considered at Step 3 and General 
Guidelines for Nutrition Labelling will be reviewed in light of new 
developments at the Twenty-fourth Session of the Committee.
    In addition, the document on the Implications of Biotechnology 
prepared by the United States for the Twenty-third Session of the 
Committee was circulated for additional comment and recommendations on 
how the Committee should proceed. The document is on the Agenda for 
further discussion at the Twenty-fourth Session.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA. USDA/FSIS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on Food Hygiene

    The Food Hygiene Committee drafts basic provisions on food hygiene 
for all foods. The term ``hygiene'' also includes, where applicable, 
microbiological specifications for food and associated methodology.
    The Proposed Revised Draft Code of Practice on the General 
Principles of Food Hygiene, will be considered at Step 8 by the Codex 
Alimentarius Commission at its Twenty-second session in June, 1997. In 
addition, the next Executive Committee Meeting will consider adoption 
of the following texts, each of which then may be considered at Step 8 
during the 1997 Commission Meeting:

    <rt-triang> Draft Revised Recommended International Code of 
Practice--General Principles of Food Hygiene at Step 8;
    <rt-triang> The Committee agreed to recommend to the Commodity 
Committees to consider utilizing Method A in the elaboration/revision 
of their Product Codes;
    <rt-triang> Revised Guidelines for the Application of the Hazard 
Analysis Critical Control Point System at Step 5; and
    <rt-triang> Revised Principles for the Establishment and 
Application of Microbiological Criteria for Foods at Step 5;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Code of Practice for Refrigerated Foods 
with Extended Shelf-Life at Step 5.
    The following matters will be discussed at the twenty-ninth 
committee session, October, 1996:

    <rt-triang> *Application of the Hazard Analysis and Critical 
Control Point (HACCP) Approach for the Specific Production of Normandy 
Camembert Cheese;
    <rt-triang> *A redrafted recommendation for the control of Listeria 
monocytogenes, background documents on the revised text will include 
criteria for Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, with special reference 
to S. Enteritidis, Campylobacter and entero haemorrhagic Escherichia 
coli; 
    <rt-triang> *A discussion paper on ``Guidelines on the application 
of the principles of risk assessment and risk management to food 
hygiene including strategies for their application'';
    <rt-triang> *Implications for the Broader Application of the HACCP 
system;
    <rt-triang> *A first draft Code of Practice for all Foodstuffs 
Transported in Bulk; and
    <rt-triang> *A first draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Bottled 
Water (other than natural mineral water).
    *Not in Step Procedure.
    All documents listed above are contained in Alinorm 97/13.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA USDA/FSIS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

    The Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables was established 
in June 1988. The Committee is responsible for

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elaborating world-wide standards and codes of practice for fresh fruits 
and vegetables. Several of the standards listed below are contained in 
ALINORM 97/35.
    The sixth session of the Committee recommended that the following 
standards and codes of practice be considered for adoption by the 
Twenty-second Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in June, 
1997, at Step 8:

    <rt-triang> Draft Standard for Banana; and
    <rt-triang> Draft Standard for Mangosteen.
    The Committee also recommended initiation or continuation of work 
in the following areas:

    <rt-triang> Draft Standard for Limes (at Step 5);
    <rt-triang> Draft Standard for Pummelo (at Step 5);
    <rt-triang> Draft Standard for Guava (at Step 5);
    <rt-triang> Draft Standard for Chayote (at Step 5);
    <rt-triang> Code of Practice for the Quality Inspection and 
Certification of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (at Step 5);
    <rt-triang> Draft Standard for Oranges (at Step 3);
    <rt-triang> Draft Standard for Asparagus (at Step 3);
    <rt-triang> Draft Revised Standard for Pineapple (at Step 3);
    <rt-triang> Draft Standard for Mexican Limes (at Step 1);
    <rt-triang> Draft Standard for Grapefruit (at Step 1);
    <rt-triang> Draft Standard for Longan (at Step 1);
    <rt-triang> Draft Standard for Ginger (at Step 1);
    <rt-triang> Preparation of a paper on the Objective Indices of 
Maturity in Commercial Transactions of Fruits and Vegetables (at Step 
1); and
    <rt-triang> Document concerning the Application of Quality 
Tolerances at Import (at Step 1).

Responsible Agency: USDA/AMS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses

    The 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 reference document for the following matters is Alinorm 95/26. 
The following documents were adopted by the Twenty-first session of the 
Codex Alimentarius Commission in July 1995:

    <rt-triang> Draft Standard for Formula Foods for Use in Very Low 
Energy Diets for Weight Reduction at Step 8; and
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Table of Conditions for Claims for 
Nutrient Contents at Step 5.
    Seven documents were circulated for comment prior to consideration 
at the next Committee meeting in October 1996:

    <rt-triang> Revision of Codex Standard for Processed Cereal-Based 
Foods for Infants and Children at Step 3;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Food Grade Salt at 
Step 3 of the procedure;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Guidelines for Dietary Supplements 
(Vitamins and Minerals) at Step 3;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Gluten-Free Foods 
at Step 3;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Amendment to the Standard for Infant 
Formula: Amount of Vitamin B<INF>12 at Step 3 of accelerated procedure;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Guidelines for the Use of Codex 
Committees on the Inclusion of Provisions on Nutritional Quality in 
Food Standards and Other Codex Texts at Step 3; and
    <rt-triang> Revision to the Codex Standard for Infant Formula at 
Step 3.
    The Committee is initiating work in the following areas:
    <rt-triang> Proposed Definitions for Vitamins and Minerals as 
Nutrient Reference Values for Labelling at Step 1; and
    <rt-triang> Proposed Levels of Vitamins and Minerals in Foods for 
Special Medical Purposes at Step 1.

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 revised codes, incorporating the HACCP approach, will 
be considered at the Twenty-second session of the Committee at Step 3:

    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Code of Practice for Frozen 
Fish;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Code of Practice for Canned 
Fish;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Code of Practice for Frozen 
Shrimps and Prawns;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Code of Practice for Molluscan 
Shellfish;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Code of Practice for Smoked 
Fish; and
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Code of Practice for Salted 
Fish.
    The Committee will also consider the following documents at Step 3:
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for the 
Products of Aquaculture;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Frozen 
Surimi; and
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Code of Practice for the Sensory 
Evaluation of Fish and Shellfish.
    In addition, the Committee will consider a List of Predatory 
Species to which the Higher Level of Methylmercury Applies.
    The reference document containing the above information is Alinorm 
97/18.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA.
U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products

    The Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products was established by 
the Codex Alimentarius at its Twentieth session. The Committee was 
originally established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 
and the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1958. The Committee was 
integrated into the Joint FAO/WHO Foods Standards Programme in 1962. 
Until 1993, the Committee was named the Joint FAO/WHO Committee of 
Government Experts on the Code of Principles Concerning Milk and Milk 
Products. The Committee is responsible for establishing international 
codes and standards for milk and milk products. All of the standards 
listed below are contained in CX/MMP 96/1.
    The following Proposed Draft and Proposed Draft Revised Standards 
will be considered at the Second session of the Codex Committee on Milk 
and Milk Products in May 1996 at Step 3:

    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Standard for Process(ed) Cheese and 
Process(ed) Cheese Preparation;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Creams;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Standards for Fermented Milks and for 
Milk Products Obtained from Fermented Milk Heat-Treated After 
Fermentation;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Cheddar Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Danablu Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Danbo Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Harvarti Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Samso Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Chesire Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Limburger Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Saint-Paulin 
Cheese;

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    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Svecia Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Harzer Kase Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Hushallsost Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Marbio Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Fynbo Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Esrom Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Romadur Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Amsterdam Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Leidse Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Freise Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Edelpilzkase 
Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Extra Hard Grating 
Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Tilsiter Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Provolone Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Cottage Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Butterkase Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Coulommiers Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Herrgardsost 
Cheese.
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Edam Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Gouda Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Camembert Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Brie Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Emmentaler Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Gruyere Cheese; and
    <rt-triang> Code of Principles Concerning Milk and Milk Products.
    The following Proposed Draft and Proposed Draft Revised Standards 
will be considered at the Second session of the Codex Committee on Milk 
and Milk Products in May 1996 at Step 7:

    <rt-triang> Draft Revised Standard for Butter;
    <rt-triang> Draft Revised Standard for Milkfat Products;
    <rt-triang> Draft Revised Standard for Evaporated Milk;
    <rt-triang> Draft Revised Standard for Sweetened Condensed Milk;
    <rt-triang> Draft Revised Standard for Milk and Cream Powders;
    <rt-triang> Draft Revised Standard for Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Draft Revised Standard for Whey Cheese;
    <rt-triang> Draft Revised Standard for Cheese in Brine; and
    <rt-triang> Draft Revised Standard for Unripened Cheese.

Agency Responsible: 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 following Draft Code and Standards will be considered at the 
Fifteenth Session of the Committee, November, 1996, at Step 6:

    <rt-triang> Draft Code of Practice for the Storage and Transport of 
Fats and Oils in Bulk;
    <rt-triang> Draft Standard for Fats and Oils not Covered by 
Individual Standards;
    <rt-triang> Draft Standard for Named Animal Fats;
    <rt-triang> Draft Standard for Named Vegetable Oils;
    <rt-triang> Draft Standard for Olive Oils and Olive-Pomace Oils; 
and
    <rt-triang> Draft Standard for Mayonnaise.
    The following Proposed Draft Standards will be considered at Step 
4:
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Standard for Fat Spreads; and
    <rt-triang> Proposed Draft Standard for Products Sold as an 
Alternative to Ghee.
    All of the above documents are contained in Alinorm 97/17.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA.
U.S. Participation: Yes.

Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate

    The Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate held 15 
sessions. The last meeting, at which the original program of work was 
completed, was held in 1982. The Committee elaborated world-wide 
standards for cocoa products and chocolate.
    The Commission in 1991 decided to embark on a program of work to 
update and revise all of the standards.
    The revisions were to include updating of the sections on food 
hygiene and food labeling and removal from the standards of all non-
essential details. The standards, when updated and revised, should 
contain only those provisions that are necessary to protect consumer 
health and prevent fraud.
    Provisions of an advisory nature reflecting quality factors and 
criteria typically used in trade to define or describe the quality of 
the product are to be removed from the standard. These guidance 
provisions are intended to assist users of the Codex standard when 
making international purchases and are, therefore, not subject to 
formal acceptance by users of the standard.
    The Twenty-first Session of the Commission endorsed the 
recommendation of the forty-second session of the Executive Committee 
to initiate the revision of the Cocoa Products and Chocolate Standards.
    The Swiss Secretariat has prepared updated versions of the 
Standards and requested government comments in CL 1995/28 CPC. The 
technical contents of the standards were not amended and comments were 
requested from governments on amendments.
    The amended standards are:

    <rt-triang> Chocolate;
    <rt-triang> Cocoa Butters;
    <rt-triang> Cocoa Butters Confectionery;
    <rt-triang> Cocoa (Cacao) Nib, Cocoa (Cacao) Mass, Cocoa Press Cake 
and Cocoa Dust (Cocoa Fines), For Use in the Manufacture of Cocoa and 
Chocolate Products;
    <rt-triang> Cocoa Powders (Cacaos) and Dry Cocoa-Sugar Mixtures; 
and
    <rt-triang> Composite and Filled Chocolate.
    The amended standards will be considered at Step 3 by the Sixteenth 
Session of the Committee, October, 1996.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA.
U.S. Participation: Yes.

Certain Codex Commodity Committees

    Several Codex Alimentarius Commodity Committees have adjourned sine 
die. The following Committees fall into this category:

<rt-triang> Cereals, Pulses and Legumes*
    Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA, USDA/GIPSA
    U.S. Participation: Yes
<rt-triang> Edible Ices
    Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA
    U.S. Participation: Yes
<rt-triang> Meat Hygiene*
    Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS
    U.S. Participation: Yes
<rt-triang> Processed Fruits and Vegetables
    Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA
    U.S. Participation: Yes
<rt-triang> Processed Meat and Poultry Products*
    Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS
    U.S. Participation: Yes
<rt-triang> Sugars
    Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA
    U.S. Participation: Yes
<rt-triang> Soups and Broths
    Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS
    U.S. Participation: Yes
<rt-triang> Vegetable Proteins*
    Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA
    U.S. Participation: Yes

    *There is no planned activity for these Committees in the next 
year.
    A brief report on activities of the Codex Committee on Edible Ices, 
the Codex Committee on Sugars, the Codex

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Committee Processed Fruits and Vegetables and the Codex Committee on 
Soups and Broths follows:

Edible Ices

    The Committee on Edible Ices is responsible for elaborating 
standards for all types of edible ices, including mixes and powders 
used for their manufacture. The Committee has been adjourned since 
1978. However, as directed by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the 
Secretariat of the Host Country (Sweden) has prepared a Revised Codex 
Standard for Edible Ices and Ices Mixes (see CL 1995/7-EI). This 
Revised Standard was circulated to member governments for comments by 
May 15, 1995. The objective of the revision was to focus the standard 
only on public health, food safety, and consumer protection. Provisions 
in the existing standard that deal with quality factors and criteria 
typically used in commerce to define or describe the product are of an 
advisory nature and have been removed in the Revised Standard. The 
Twenty-first session of the Commission decided to suspend further work 
on the Revised Standard pending a study to be submitted to the Forty-
third Session of the Executive Committee in June 1996.

Agency Responsible: HHS/FDA.
U.S. Participation: Yes.

Sugars

    The Codex Committee on Sugars is responsible for elaborating world-
wide standards for all types of sugars and sugar products. The 
Committee has been adjourned since 1974. At the direction of the Codex 
Alimentarius Commission, the Secretariat of the Host Government (the 
United Kingdom) was asked to examine the existing Codex Standards 
relating to sugars and the Codex Standard for Honey. During the 
Nineteenth session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the Commission 
agreed that existing Codex Standards should be reviewed in order to 
simplify them. Those documents were revised and circulated to member 
governments (see CL 1995/5-S) for comments. The objective of the 
revision is to focus the standards only on public health, food safety, 
and consumer protection. The Twenty-first session of the Commission 
noted that substantial late comments were received and agreed that 
further revision of the Draft Standards should be carried out by 
correspondence. The Secretariat has prepared revised Draft Standards 
and circulated them for government comments at Step 6 in document CL 
1996/1-S.

Agency Responsible: HHS/FDA.
U.S. Participation: Yes.

Soups and Broths

    The Codex Committee on Soups and Broths is responsible for 
elaborating world-wide standards for soups, broths, bouillons, and 
consommes. The committee adjourned sine die in 1977.
    In light of the decision made by the 19th Session of the Commission 
to simplify and revise Codex standards, a revised version of the 
standard for Bouillon and Consommes was presented to the Twenty-first 
Session of the Commission in July, 1995, for adoption. The Commission 
adopted the Standard at Step 8 and noted that a revision of the 
Standard in light of late substantive comments would be initiated 
immediately. The Revised Standard for Bouillons and Consommes can be 
found in Alinorm 95/20, Appendix I.

Agency Responsible: USDA/FSIS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.

Processed Fruits and Vegetables

    The Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables elaborated 
world-wide standards for all types of processed fruits and vegetables 
including dried products (except prunes), canned products (except 
juices), and jams and jellies. The Committee held eighteen sessions, 
the last in 1986.
    In keeping with the Commission's charge to update and revise 
standards, the United States Secretariat is preparing the revisions. 
They will then be circulated for government comment and considered at 
the Nineteenth Session of the Committee, February, 1997.

Agency Responsible: HHS/FDA.
U.S. Participation: Yes.

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

    Two groups of experts dealt with specific commodities much as the 
Codex Commodity Committees do. The Joint Groups of Experts have 
completed their main tasks and have adjourned. They could be called to 
meet again if the Codex Alimentarius Commission so decides. These 
Groups are:
    <rt-triang> Standardization of Quick Frozen Foods; and
    <rt-triang> Standardization of Fruit Juices.
    There are no standards from either group being considered by the 
Twenty-second session of the Commission in June, 1997.

Agency Responsible: 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 all types of mineral water 
products. At the recommendation of the Nineteenth Session of the Codex 
Alimentarius Commission concerning the conversion of Regional Standards 
into World-Wide Standards, the Codex European Regional Standard for 
Natural Mineral Waters was circulated to member governments for 
comments at Step 3 in 1993 (CL 1993/4-NMW). Although, based on the 
comments received, the Commission adopted a number of proposed 
amendments for incorporation in the Draft Standard, no further action 
was taken at the time for the finalization of the standard because the 
CCNMW was in adjournment. However, after consultation between the Host 
Government (Switzerland) and the Codex Secretariat, it was agreed that 
the CCNMW should meet again to finalize the Standard for Natural 
Mineral Waters. Therefore, a Draft Standard for Natural Mineral Waters 
(CL 1996/3-NMW) at Step 6 was circulated to member governments for 
comment by June 15, 1996 and a Session by the CCNMW was tentatively 
scheduled to be held in the first week of October 1996 in Switzerland 
to consider the Draft Standard at Step 7.

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA.
U.S. Participation: Yes.

FAO/WHO Regional Coordinating Committees

    The Codex Alimentarius Commission is made up of an Executive 
Committee, as well as approximately 25 subsidiary bodies. Included in 
these subsidiary bodies are several coordinating committees.
    There are currently five Regional Coordinating Committees:

--Coordinating Committee for Africa
--Coordinating Committee for Asia
--Coordinating Committee for Europe
--Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean
--Coordinating Committee for North America and the South-West Pacific

    The United States participates as an active member of the 
Coordinating Committee for North America and the South-West Pacific, 
and is informed of the other coordinating committees through meeting 
documents, final reports, and representation at meetings.
    Each regional committee:

--Defines the problems and needs of the region concerning food 
standards and food control;

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--Promotes within the committee contacts for the mutual exchange of 
information on proposed regulatory initiatives and problems arising 
from food control and stimulates the strengthening of food control 
infrastructures;
--Recommends to the Commission the development of world-wide standards 
for products of interest to the region, including products considered 
by the committee to have an international market potential in the 
future;
--And, exercises a general coordinating role for the region and such 
other functions as may be entrusted to it by the Commission.

Codex Coordinating Committee for North America and the South-West 
Pacific

    The Coordinating Committee is responsible for defining problems and 
needs concerning food standards and food control of all Codex member 
countries of the regions.
    The Committee, at its Third Session, recommended that the Executive 
Committee consider proposals concerning the broader application of the 
HACCP system and that the proposals also be considered by the Twenty-
first Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The Committee also 
requested that a comprehensive plan for risk assessment methodology and 
decision making criteria be developed by the Commission, and that risk 
analysis be considered as part of the Codex Strategic Plan.
    The Committee expressed the view that the Commission should be the 
focus of international harmonization initiatives with respect to 
genetically engineered foods. In addition, the Committee recommended 
that further work should be carried out on the sale of potentially 
harmful herbs and botanicals as food. Finally, the Committee 
recommended that the work of the Commission should be expedited.
    The Fourth Session of the Committee, May, 1996, will continue 
deliberations on the implications of the Agreement on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to trade to countries in 
the Regions and on the application of risk analysis in the countries of 
the Regions.

Agency Responsible: USDA/FSIS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.

Appendix 1--U.S. Codex Alimentarius Officials

Steering Committee Members

Mr. Thomas J. Billy, Associate Administrator, Food Safety and 
Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 331-E, Jamie 
L. Whitten Federal Bldg., 14th and Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-3700, Phone: (202) 720-8217, Fax: (202) 690-4437
Mr. Michael R. Taylor, Acting Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Room 331-E, Jamie L. Whitten Federal Bldg., 
14th and Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700, Phone #: 
(202) 720-7025, Fax #: (202) 690-4437
Mr. Michael V. Dunn, Assistant Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory 
Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 228-W, Jamie L. Whitten 
Federal Bldg., 14th & Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, 
Phone #: (202) 720-4256, Fax #: (202) 720-5775
Dr. Alex Thiermann, Deputy Administrator, International Services, 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Room 324-E, Jamie L. Whitten Federal Bldg., 14th & 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, Phone #: (202) 720-
7593, Fax #: (202) 690-1484
Dr. Lynn R. Goldman, Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
401 M Street, SW (7101), 637 East Tower, Washington, DC 20460, Phone #: 
(202) 260-2902, Fax #: (202) 260-1847
Ms. Penny Fenner-Crisp, Deputy Director, Office of Pesticide Programs, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Rm. 1119G, 
Waterside Mall, Washington, DC 20460, Phone #: (703) 305-7092, Fax #: 
(703) 308-4776
Mr. William Schultz, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Food and Drug 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Phone #: (301) 
827-3360, Fax #: (301) 594-6777
Dr. Fred R. Shank, Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition (HFS-1), Food and Drug Administration, Room 6815, 200 C 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205-4850, Fax #: 
(202) 205-5025
Ms. Linda R. Horton, Director, International Policy, Office of the 
Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857, Phone #: (301) 827-3344, Fax #: (301) 443-6906

Codex Committee Chairpersons

Mr. Steven N. Tanner, Deputy Director, Quality Assurance, Grain 
Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 10383 N. Executive Hills Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64153-
1394, Phone #: (816) 891-0404, Fax #: (816) 891-8070
    Cereals, Pulses and Legumes and Research Division (adjourned Sine 
Die)
Dr. I. Kaye Wachsmuth, Assistant Deputy Administrator, Science and 
Technology, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 405-Cotton Annex 
Bldg., 12th & C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20250, Phone #: (202) 205-
0675, Fax # (202) 205-0080
    Food Hygiene
Mr. James Rodeheaver, Chief, Fruit and Vegetable Division, Processed 
Product Branch, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Room 0709, South Agriculture Building, Washington, DC 
20250, Phone #: (202) 720-4693, Fax #: (202) 690-1527
    Processed Fruits and Vegetables (adjourned Sine Dine)
Dr. Stephen F. Sundlof, Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food 
and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish Place (HFV-1), Rockville, MD 
20855, Phone #: (301) 594-1740, Fax #: (301) 594-1830
    Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods

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. Marvin A. Norcross, Food Safety and Inspection 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, West End Court, Room 311, 1255 
22nd Street, NW., Washington, DC 20250-3700, Phone #: (202) 254-2517, 
Fax #: (202) 254-2530
Alternate Delegate--Dr. Robert C. Livingston, Director, Office of New 
Animal Drug Evaluation, Center for Veterinary Medicine (HFV-100), Food 
and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855, 
Phone #: (301) 594-1620, Fax #: (301) 594-2297

Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants

(Host Government--The Netherlands)
U.S. Delegate--Dr. Alan Rulis, Director, Office of Premarket Approval, 
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug 
Administration, 200 C Street, SW., (HFS-200), Washington, DC 20204, 
Phone #: (202) 418-3100, Fax #: (202) 418-3131

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Alternate Delegate--Dr. Terry C. Troxell, Director, Division of 
Programs and Enforcement Policy, Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW., (HFS-456), 
Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205-5321, Fax #: (202) 205-4422

Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues

(Host Government--The Netherlands)
U.S. Delegate--Dr. Richard Schmitt, Acting Deputy Director, Program 
Management and Support Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW., (7502C), Crystal 
Station, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20460, Phone #: (703) 305-6352, Fax 
#: (703) 305-5512
Alternate Delegate--Dr. Richard Parry, Jr., Assistant Administrator, 
Cooperative Interactions, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Room 358-A, Jamie L. Whitten Federal Bldg., 
Washington, DC 20250, Phone #: (202) 720-3973, Fax #: (202) 720-5427

Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling

(Host Government--Hungary)
U.S. Delegate--Dr. William Horwitz, Scientific Advisor, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-500), Food and Drug Administration, 
Room 3832, 200 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205-
4346, Fax #: (202) 401-7740
Alternate Delegate--Dr. William Franks, Director, Science Division, 
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 
3507, South Agriculture Building, 14th & Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20250, Phone #: (202) 720-5231, Fax #: (202) 720-6496

Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection 
Systems

(Host Government--Australia)
Delegate--Dr. Fred R. Shank, Director, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition (HFS-1), Food and Drug Administration, Room 6815, 200 
C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205-4850, Fax #: 
(202) 205-5025
Alternate Delegate--Mr. Mark Manis, Asst. to Deputy Administrator, 
International Programs, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Room 341-E, Jamie L. Whitten Federal Bldg., 
Washington, DC 20250-3700, Phone #: (202) 720-4566, Fax #: (202) 690-
3856

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 Labeling

(Host Government--Canada)
Delegate--Dr. F. Edward Scarbrough, Director, Office of Food Labeling, 
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-150), Food and Drug 
Administration, 200 C Street, SW., Room 1832, Washington, DC 20204, 
Phone #: (202) 205-4561, Fax #: (202) 205-4594
Alternate Delegate--Ms. Cheryl Wade, Director, Food Labeling Division, 
Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Room 201, West End Court, Washington, DC 20250-3700, Phone #: (202) 
254-2590, Fax #: (202) 254-2482

Codex Committee on Food Hygiene

(Host Government--United States)
Acting Delegate--Mr. E. Spencer Garrett, Director, National Seafood 
Inspection Laboratory, National Marine Fisheries, 705 Convent Street, 
Pascagoulla, MS 39568-1207, Phone #: (601) 769-8964, Fax #: (601) 762-
7144
Alternate Delegate--VACANT

Worldwide Commodity Codex Committees

Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

(Host Government--Mexico)
Delegate--Mr. David Priester, International Standards Coordinator, FPB, 
Fruit & Vegetable Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Room 2069, South Agriculture Building, 14th 
and Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250, Phone #: (202) 720-
2184, Fax #: (202) 720-0016
Alternate Delegate--Ms. Sharon E. Bomer-Lauritsen, Deputy Director, 
Fruit and Vegetable Div., Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Room 2077, South Agriculture Building, 14th 
& Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, Phone #: (202) 720-
6393, Fax #: (202) 720-0016

Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses

(Host Government--Germany)
Delegate--Dr. Elizabeth Yetley, Acting Director, Office of Special 
Nutritionals, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, 200 C 
Street, SW. (HFS-450), Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205-4168, 
Fax #: (202) 205-5295
Alternate Delegate--Dr. Robert J. Moore, Senior Regulatory Scientist, 
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug 
Administration, 200 C Street, SW. (HFS-456), Washington, DC 20204, 
Phone #: (202) 205-4605, Fax #: (202) 260-8957

Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products

(Host Government--Norway)
Delegate--Mr. Philip C. Spiller, Director, Office of Seafood, (HFS-400) 
VERB, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug 
Administration, 200 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 
418-3133, Fax #: (202) 418-3198
Alternate Delegate--Mr. Samuel W. McKeen, Director, Office of Trade and 
Industry Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
NMFS, 1335 East-West Highway, Room 6490, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Phone 
#: (301) 713-2351, Fax #: (301) 713-1081

Codex Committee on 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) 401-6144
Alternate Delegate--Mr. David Shipman, Deputy Administrator, GIPSA, 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 1092, South Agriculture Building, 
Washington, DC 20250, Phone #: (202) 720-9170, Fax #: (202) 205-9237

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, 14th and Independence Ave., SW., 
Washington, DC 20250, Phone #: (202) 720-9382, Fax #: (202) 720-2643

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Alternate Delegate--Dr. John C. Mowbray, Division of Programs and 
Enforcement Policy, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food 
and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW., (HFS-206), Washington, DC 
20204, Phone #: (202) 418-3113, Fax #: (202) 418-3131

Codex Committee on Fats and Oils

(Host Government--United Kingdom)
Delegate--Mr. Charles W. Cooper, Director, International Activities 
Staff, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Room 5823 (HFS-
585), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20204, Phone #: (202) 205-5042, Fax #: (202) 401-6144
Alternate Delegate--Mr. Timothy L. Mounts, Research Leader, Food 
Quality and Safety Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural 
Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, 1815 North 
University Street, Peoria, IL 61604, Phone #: (309) 681-6555, Fax #: 
(309) 681-6679

Worldwide Commodity Codex Committees (Adjourned Sine Die)

Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate\1\

(Host Government--Switzerland)
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) 401-6144
Alternate Delegate--Dr. Michelle Smith, Food Technologist, Office of 
Food Labeling, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-158), 
200 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205-5099, Fax 
#: (202) 205-4594

Codex Committee on Sugars \1\

(Host Government--United Kingdom)
Delegate--Dr. Thomas J. Army, Area Director, Mid-South Area, USDA/
Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 225, Stoneville, MS 38776-0225, 
Phone #: (601) 686-5265, Fax #: (601) 626-5259
Alternate Delegate--Dr. Dennis M. Keefe, Office of Premarket Approval, 
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug 
Administration, 200 C Street, SW (HFS-206), Washington, DC 20204, Phone 
#: (202) 418-3113, Fax #: (202) 418-3131

Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables \1\

(Host Government--United States)
U.S. Delegate--Mr. Richard B. Boyd, Senior Marketing Specialist, Fruit 
and Vegetable Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department 
of Agriculture, Room 0717, South Agriculture Building, 14th & 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, Phone #: (202) 720-
5021, Fax #: (202) 690-1527
Alternate Delegate--Mr. Charles W. Cooper, Director, International 
Activities Staff, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Room 
5823 (HFS-585), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205-5042, Fax #: (202) 401-6144

Codex Committee on Edible Ices \1\

(Host Government--Sweden)
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) 401-6144
Alternate Delegate--VACANT

Codex Committee on Soups and Broths \1\

(Host Government--Switzerland)
Delegate--Mr. Charles Edwards, Director, Product Assessment Division, 
Regulatory Programs, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, West End Court Building, Room 329, 
Washington, DC 20250-3700, Phone #: (202) 254-2565, Fax #: (202) 254-
2499
Alternate Delegate--Mr. Robert Post, Branch Chief, Food Standards and 
Ingredients Branch, Product Assessment Division, Regulatory Programs, 
Food Safety & Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, West 
End Court Building, Room 327, Washington, DC 20250-3700, Phone #: (202) 
254-2588, Fax #: (202) 254-2499

Codex Committee on Vegetable Proteins \1\

(Host Government--Canada)
U.S. Delegate--Dr. Wilda H. Martinez, Associate Deputy Administrator, 
Aqua Products and Human Nutrition Sciences, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Room 107, B-005, 
Beltsville, MD 20705, Phone #: (301) 504-6275, Fax #: (301) 504-6699
Alternate Delegate--Ms. Elizabeth J. Campbell, Director, Division of 
Programs and Enforcement Policy, Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition (HFS-155), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205-5229, Fax #: (202) 205-4594

Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene \1\

(Host Government--New Zealand)
Delegate--Dr. John Prucha, Deputy Administrator, International 
Programs, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Room 341-E, Jamie L. Whitten Federal Bldg., Washington, DC 
20250-3700, Phone #: (202) 720-3473, Fax #: (202) 690-3856
Alternate Delegate--Dr. Richard Mikita, Export Advisor, International 
Programs, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Room 341-E, Jamie L. Whitten Federal Bldg., 14th & 
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700, Phone #: (202) 720-
0290, Fax #: (202) 690-3856

Codex Committee on Processed Meat and Poultry Products \1\

(Host Government--Denmark)
U.S. Delegate--Mr. Daniel Engeljohn, Branch Chief, Quality Control, 
Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Franklin Court Building, Room 6912, Washington, DC 20250-3700, Phone #: 
(202) 501-7319, Fax #: (202) 501-7639
Alternate Delegate--Mr. Charles Edwards, Director, Product Assessment 
Division, Regulatory Programs, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, West End Court Building, Room 329, 
Washington, DC 20250-3700, Phone #: (202) 254-2565, Fax #: (202) 254-
2499

Codex Committee on Natural Mineral Waters \1\

(Host Government--Switzerland)
U.S. Delegate--Dr. Terry C. Troxell, Director, Division of Programs and 
Enforcement Policy, Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition (HFS-
305), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20204, Phone #: (202) 205-5321, Fax #: (202) 205-4422
Alternate Delegate--Ms. Shellee A. Davis, Division of Programs and 
Enforcement Policy, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food 
and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW (HFS-306), Washington,

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DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205-4681, Fax #: (202) 205-4422

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

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

U.S. Delegate--Mr. Richard B. Boyd, Senior Marketing Specialist, Fruit 
and Vegetable Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department 
of Agriculture, Room 0717, South Agriculture Building, 14th & 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, Phone #: (202) 720-
5021, Fax #: (202) 690-1527
Alternate Delegate--Mr. Charles W. Cooper, Director, International 
Activities Staff, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Room 
5823 (HFS-585), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205-5042, Fax #: (202) 401-6144

Joint ECE/Codex Alimentarius Group of Experts on Standardization of 
Fruit Juices \1\
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    \1\ Adjourned sine die. The main tasks of these Committees are 
completed. However, the committees may be called to meet again if 
required.
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U.S. Delegate--Mr. Charles W. Cooper, Director, International 
Activities Staff, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Room 
5823 (HFS-585), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205-5042, Fax #: (202) 401-7739
Alternate Delegate--Mr. Richard B. Boyd, Senior Marketing Specialist, 
Fruit and Vegetable Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Room 0717, Agriculture South Building, 14th 
& Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, Phone #: (202) 720-
5021, Fax #: (202) 690-1527

Subsidiary Bodies of the Codex Alimentarius

    There are five regional coordinating committees:

Coordinating Committee for Africa
Coordinating Committee for Asia
Coordinating Committee for Europe
Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean, and
Coordinating Committee for North America and the South-West Pacific
Contact--Ms. Rhonda S. Nally, Executive Officer for Codex, 
Alimentarius, Food Safety & Inspection Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, West End Court, Room 311, 1255 22nd Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20250-3700, Phone #: (202) 254-2517, Fax #: (202) 254-
2530

Appendix 2 Timetable of Codex Sessions

(June 1995 through June 1997)

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        1995                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                
CX 702-42            Executive Committee of   28-30 June                       Rome.                            
                      the Codex Alimentarius                                                                    
                      Commission (42nd                                                                          
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 701-21            CODEX ALIMENTARIUS       3-8 July                         Rome.                            
                      COMMISSION (21st                                                                          
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 715-20            Codex Committee on       2-6 October                      Budapest.                        
                      Methods of Analysis                                                                       
                      and Sampling (20th                                                                        
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 712-28            Codex Committee on Food  28 November-                     Washington, DC.                  
                      Hygiene (28th Session). 1 December                                                        
CX 730-9             Codex Committee on       4-8 December                     Washington, DC.                  
                      Residues of Veterinary                                                                    
                      Drugs in Foods (9th                                                                       
                      Session).                                                                                 
        1996                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                
CX 731-6             Codex Committee on       29 January-                      Mexico City.                     
                      Fresh Fruits and        2 February                                                        
                      Vegetables (6th                                                                           
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 733-4             Codex Committee on Food  19-23 February                   Sydney.                          
                      Export and Import                                                                         
                      Inspection and                                                                            
                      Certification Systems                                                                     
                      (4th Session).                                                                            
CX 727-10            Codex Regional           5-8 March                        Tokyo.                           
                      Coordinating Committee                                                                    
                      for Asia (10th                                                                            
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 711-28            Codex Committee on Food  18-22 March                      Manila.                          
                      Additives and                                                                             
                      Contaminants (28th                                                                        
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 718-28            Codex Committee on       15-20 April                      The Hague.                       
                      Pesticide Residues                                                                        
                      (28th Session).                                                                           
CX 706-20            Codex Regional           23-26 April                      Uppsala.                         
                      Coordinating Committee                                                                    
                      for Europe (20th                                                                          
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 732-4             Codex Coordinating       30 April-3 May                   Rotorua.                         
                      Committee for North                                                                       
                      America and the                                                                           
                      SouthWest Pacific (4th                                                                    
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 722-22            Codex Committee on Fish  6-10 May                         Bergen.                          
                      and Fishery Products                                                                      
                      (22nd Session).                                                                           
CX 714-24            Codex Committee on Food  14-17 May                        Ottawa.                          
                      Labeling (24th                                                                            
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 703-1             Codex Committee on Milk  27-31 May                        Rome.                            
                      and Milk Products (2nd                                                                    
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 702-43            Executive Committee of   4-7 June                         Geneva.                          
                      the Codex Alimentarius                                                                    
                      Commission (43rd                                                                          
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 708-16            Codex Committee on       30 September-2 October           TBA.                             
                      Cocoa Products and                                                                        
                      Chocolate (16th                                                                           
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 719-5             Codex Committee on       3-5 October                      TBA.                             
                      Natural Mineral Waters                                                                    
                      (5th Session).                                                                            
CX 707-12            Codex Regional           TBA                              Harare.                          
                      Coordinating Committee                                                                    
                      for Africa (12th                                                                          
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 720-20            Codex Committee on       7-11 October                     Bonn Bad-Godesberg.              
                      Nutrition and Food for                                                                    
                      Special Dietary Uses                                                                      
                      (20th Session).                                                                           
                                                                                                                

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CX 712-29            Codex Committee on Food  21-25 October                    Washington, DC.                  
                      Hygiene (29th Session).                                                                   
CX 730-10            Codex Committee on       29 October-                      TBA.                             
                      Residues of Veterinary  1 November                                                        
                      Drugs in Foods(10th                                                                       
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 709-11            Codex Committee on Fats  4-8 November                     London.                          
                      and Oils (15th                                                                            
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 716-12            Codex Committee on       25-28 November                   Paris.                           
                      General Principles                                                                        
                      (12th Session).                                                                           
                                                                                                                
        1997                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                
CX 713-19            Codex Committee on       3-7 February                     Washington, DC.                  
                      Processed Fruits and                                                                      
                      Vegetables (19th                                                                          
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 725-10            Codex Regional           25-28 February                   Montevideo                       
                      Coordinating Committee                                                                    
                      for Latin America and                                                                     
                      the Caribbean (10th                                                                       
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 711-29            Codex Committee on Food  17-21 March                      The Hague.                       
                      Additives and                                                                             
                      Contaminants (29th                                                                        
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 715-21            Codex Committee on       24-28 March                      Budapest.                        
                      Methods of Analysis                                                                       
                      and Sampling (21st                                                                        
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 718-29            Codex Committee on       7-12 April                       The Hague.                       
                      Pesticide Residues                                                                        
                      (29th Session).                                                                           
CX 714-25            Codex Committee on Food  15-18 April                      Ottawa.                          
                      Labeling (25th                                                                            
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 702-44            Executive Committee of   18-20 June                       Geneva.                          
                      the Codex Alimentarius                                                                    
                      Commission (44th                                                                          
                      Session).                                                                                 
CX 701-22            CODEX ALIMENTARIUS       23-28 June                       Geneva.                          
                      COMMISSION (22nd                                                                          
                      Session).                                                                                 
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Appendix 3--Definitions for the Purpose of Codex Alimentarius

    Words and phrases have specific meanings when used by the Codex 
Alimentarius. For the purposes of Codex, the following definitions 
apply:
    1. Food means any substance, whether processed, semi-processed or 
raw, which is intended for human consumption, and includes drink, 
chewing gum, and any substance which has been used in the manufacture, 
preparation or treatment of ``food'' but does not include cosmetics or 
tobacco or substances used only as drugs.
    2. Food hygiene comprises conditions and measures necessary for the 
production, processing, storage and distribution of food designed to 
ensure a safe, sound, wholesome product fit for human consumption.
    3. Food additive means any substance not normally consumed as a 
food by itself and not normally used as a typical ingredient of the 
food, whether or not it has nutritive value, the intentional addition 
of which to food for a technological (including organoleptic) purpose 
in the manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packing, 
packaging, transport, or holding of such food results, or may be 
reasonably expected to result, (directly or indirectly) in it or its 
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 or after harvest to protect the commodity from 
deterioration during storage and transport. The term pesticides 
excludes fertilizers, plant and animal nutrients, food additives, and 
animal drugs.
    6. Pesticide residue means any specified substance in food, 
agricultural commodities, or animal feed resulting from the use of a 
pesticide. The term includes any derivatives of a pesticide, such as 
conversion products, metabolites, reaction products, and impurities 
considered to be of toxological significance.
    7. Good Agricultural Practice in the Use of Pesticides (GAP) 
includes the nationally authorized safe uses of pesticides under actual 
conditions necessary for effective and reliable pest control. It 
encompasses a range of levels of pesticide applications up to the 
highest authorized use, applied in a manner which leaves a residue 
which is the smallest amount practicable.
    Authorized safe uses are determined at the national level and 
include nationally registered or recommended uses, which take into 
account public and occupational health and environmental safety 
considerations.
    Actual conditions include any stage in the production, storage, 
transport, distribution and processing of food commodities and animal 
feed.
    8. Codex Maximum Limit for Pesticide Residues (MRLP) is the maximum 
concentration of a pesticide residue (expressed as mg/kg), recommended 
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission to be legally permitted in or on 
food commodities and animal feeds. MRLPs are based on their toxological 
affects and on GAP data and foods derived from commodities that comply 
with the respective MRLPs are intended to be toxologically acceptable.
    Codex MRLPs, which are primarily intended to apply in international 
trade, are derived from reviews conducted by the JMPR following:

    (a) Toxological assessment of the pesticide and its residue and

    (b) Review of residue data from supervised trials and supervised 
uses including those reflecting national good agricultural practices. 
Data from supervised trials conducted at the highest nationally 
recommended, authorized, or registered uses are included in the review. 
In order to accommodate variations in national pest control 
requirements, Codex MRLPs take into account the higher levels shown to 
arise in such supervised trials, which are considered to represent 
effective pest control practices.

    Consideration of the various dietary residue intake estimates and 
determinations both at the national and international level in 
comparison with

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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 <greek-m>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.

Apendix 4--Part 1, Uniform Procedure for the Elaboration of Codex 
Standards and Related Texts

Steps 1, 2 and 3

    (1) The Commission decides, taking into account the ``Criteria for 
the Establishment of Work Priorities and for the Establishment of 
Subsidiary Bodies,'' to elaborate a Worldwide Codex Standard and also 
decides which subsidiary body or other body should undertake the work. 
A decision to elaborate a Worldwide Codex Standard may also be taken by 
subsidiary bodies of the Commission in accordance with the 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 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 <SUP>2
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    \2\ Without prejudice to any decision that may be taken by the 
Commission at Step 5, the proposed draft standard may be sent by the 
Secretariat for government comment prior to its consideration at 
Step 5, when, in the opinion of the subsidiary body or other body 
concerned, the time between the relevant session of the Commission 
and the subsequent session of the subsidiary or other body concerned 
requires such actions in order to advance the work.
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    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.

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Appendix 4--Part 2, Uniform Accelerated Procedure for the 
Elaboration of Codex Standards and Related Texts

Steps 1, 2 and 3

    (1) The Commission or the Executive Committee between Commission 
sessions, on the basis of a two-thirds majority of votes cast, taking 
into account the ``Criteria for the Establishment of Work Priorities 
and for the Establishment of Subsidiary Bodies'', shall identify those 
standards which shall be the subject of an accelerated elaboration 
process.* The identification of such standards may also be made by 
subsidiary bodies of the Commission, on the basis of a two-thirds 
majority of votes cast, subject to confirmation at the earliest 
opportunity by the Commission or its Executive Committee by a two-
thirds majority of votes cast.
    (2) The Secretariat arranges for the preparation of a proposed 
draft standard. In the case of Maximum Limits for Residues of 
Pesticides or Veterinary Drugs, the Secretariat distributes the 
recommendations for maximum limits, when available from the Joint 
Meetings of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and 
the Environment and the WHO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues 
(JMPR), or the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives 
(JECFA). In the cases of milk and milk products or individual standards 
for cheeses, the Secretariat distributes the recommendations of the 
International Dairy Federation (IDF).
    (3) The proposed draft standard is sent to Members of the 
Commission and interested international organizations for comment on 
all aspects including possible implications of the proposed draft 
standard for their economic interests. When standards are subject to an 
accelerated procedure, this fact shall be notified to the Members of 
the Commission and the interested international organizations.

Step 4

    The comments received are sent by the Secretariat to the subsidiary 
body or other body concerned which has the power to consider such 
comments and to amend the proposed draft standard.

Step 5

    In the case of standards identified as being subject to an 
accelerated elaboration procedure, the draft standard is submitted 
through the Secretariat to the Commission together with any written 
proposals received from Members and interested international 
organizations for amendments with a view to its adoption as a Codex 
standard. In taking any decision at this step, the Commission will give 
due consideration to any comments that may be submitted by any of its 
Members regarding the implications which the proposed draft standard or 
any provisions thereof may have for their economic interests.

Appendix 5--Nature of Codex Standards

    Codex standards contain requirements for food aimed at ensuring for 
the consumer a sound, wholesome food product free from adulteration, 
and correctly labelled. A Codex standard for any food or foods should 
be drawn up in accordance with the Format for Codex Commodity Standards 
and contain, as appropriate, the criteria listed therein.

Format for Codex Commodity Standards Including Standards Elaborated 
Under the Code of Principles Concerning Milk and Milk Products

Introduction

    The format is also intended for use as a guide by the subsidiary 
bodies of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in presenting their 
standards, with the object of achieving, as far as possible, a uniform 
presentation of commodity standards. The format also indicates the 
statements which should be included in standards as appropriate under 
the relevant headings of the standard. The sections of the format 
required to be completed for a standard are only those provisions that 
are appropriate to an international standard for the food in question.

Name of the standard
Scope
Description
Essential composition and quality factors
Food additives
Contaminants
Hygiene
Weights and measures
Labelling
Methods of analysis and sampling

Format for Codex Standards

Name of the Standard
    The name of the standard should be clear and as concise as 
possible. It should usually be the common name by which the food 
covered by the standard is known or, if more than one food is dealt 
with in the standard, by a generic name covering them all. If a fully 
informative title is inordinately long, a subtitle could be added.
Scope
    This section should contain a clear, concise statement as to the 
food or foods to which the standard is applicable unless the name of 
the standard clearly and concisely identifies the food or foods. A 
generic standard covering more than one specific product should clearly 
identify the specific products to which the standard applies.

Description

    This section should contain a definition of the product or products 
with an indication, where appropriate, of the raw materials from which 
the product or products are derived and any necessary references to 
processes of manufacture. The description may also include references 
to types and styles of product and to type of pack. The description may 
also include additional definitions when these additional 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 which are 
essential for the designation, definition, or composition of the 
product concerned. Such factors could include the quality of the raw 
material, with the object of protecting the health of the consumer, 
provisions on taste, odor, color, and texture which may be apprehended 
by the senses, and basic quality criteria for the finished products, 
with the object of preventing fraud. This section may refer to 
tolerances for defects, such as blemishes or imperfect material, but 
this information should be contained in appendix to the standard or in 
another advisory text.
Food Additives
    This section should contain the names of the additives permitted 
and, where appropriate, the maximum amount permitted in the food. It 
should be prepared in accordance with guidance given on pages 93 to 96 
of the Codex Procedural Manual and may take the following form:
    ``The following provisions in respect of food additives and their 
specifications as contained in section . . . of the Codex Alimentarius 
are subject to endorsement (have been endorsed) by the Codex Committee 
on Food Additives and Contaminants.''

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    A tabulation should then follow, viz.:
    ``Name of additive, maximum level (in percentage or mg/kg).''
Contaminants
    (a) Pesticide Residues: This section should include, by reference, 
any levels for pesticide residues that have been established by the 
Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues for the product concerned.
    (b) Other Contaminants: In addition, this section should contain 
the names of other contaminants and where appropriate the maximum level 
permitted in the food, and the text to appear in the standard may take 
the following form:
    ``The following provisions in respect of contaminants, other than 
pesticide residues, are subject to endorsement (have been endorsed) by 
the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants.''
    A tabulation should then follow, viz.:
    ``Name of contaminant, maximum level (in percentage or mg/kg).''
Hygiene
    Any specific mandatory hygiene provisions considered necessary 
should be included in this section. They should be prepared in 
accordance with the guidance given on pages 96 to 98 of the Codex 
Procedural Manual. Reference should also be made to applicable codes of 
hygienic practice. Any parts of such codes, including in particular any 
end-product specifications, should be set out in the standard, if it is 
considered necessary that they should be made mandatory. The following 
statement should also appear:


    ``The following provisions in respect of the food hygiene of the 
product are subject to endorsement (have been endorsed) by the Codex 
Committee on Food Hygiene.''
Weights and Measures
    This section should include all provisions, other than labelling 
provisions, relating to weights and measures, e.g. where appropriate, 
fill of container, weight, measure or count of units determined by an 
appropriate method of sampling and analysis. Weights and measures 
should be expressed in S.I. units. In the case of standards which 
include provisions for the sale of products in standardized amounts, 
e.g. multiples of 100 grams, S.I. units should be used, but this would 
not preclude additional statements in the standards of these 
standardized amounts in approximately similar amounts in other systems 
of weights and measures.
Labelling
    This section should include all the labelling provisions contained 
in the standard and should be prepared in accordance with the guidance 
given on pages 91 to 93 of the Codex Procedural Manual. Provisions 
should be included by reference to the General Standard for the 
Labelling of Prepackaged Foods. The section may also contain provisions 
which are exemptions from, additions to, or which are necessary for the 
interpretation of the General Standard in respect of the product 
concerned provided that these can be justified fully. The following 
statement should also appear:
    ``The following provisions in respect of the labelling of this 
product are subject to endorsement (have been endorsed) by the Codex 
Committee on Food Labelling.''
Methods of Analysis and Sampling
    This section should include, either specifically or by reference, 
all methods of analysis and sampling considered necessary and should be 
prepared in accordance with the guidance given on pages 99 to 102 of 
the Codex Procedural Manual. If two or more methods have been proved to 
be equivalent by the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and 
Sampling, these could be regarded as alternative and included in this 
section either specifically or by reference. The following statement 
should also appear:
    ``The methods of analysis and sampling described hereunder are to 
be endorsed (have been endorsed) by the Codex Committee on Methods of 
Analysis and Sampling.''

Appendix 6--Provisional Agenda of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards 
Programme, Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius 
Commission, Forty-third Session, WHO Headquarters, Geneva, 4-7 June 
1996

Item and Subject Matter

1. Adoption of the Agenda--CX/EXEC 96/43/1
2. Financial and Budgetary Matters--CX/EXEC 96/43/2
    Report on the accounts of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards 
Programme for 1994/95 and on the budget for 1996/97
    Cost implications of providing documentation and interpretation in 
the Arabic language
    Cost reduction in documentation and other areas
    New mechanisms for the strengthening of Codex work
3. Implementation of the Commission's Programme of Work--CX/EXEC 96/43/
3
    Progress in achieving the Medium-Term Objectives
    Implementation of decisions taken by the 21st Session of the 
Commission
    Management of the Programme of Work
    Proposals for new items of work (Step 1)
    Consideration of Proposed Draft Standards and related texts at Step 
5
4. Risk Analysis in Codex Work: Progress Report--CX/EXEC 96/43/4
5. Determination, Interpretation and Application of Residue Limits--CX/
EXEC 96/43/5
6. Draft Provisional Agenda for the 22nd Session of the Codex 
Alimentarius Commission--CX/EXEC 96/43/6
7. Other Business--CX/EXEC 96/43/7
8. Adoption of the Report--CX/EXEC 96/43/8

Appendix 7--List of Standards and Related Texts Adopted by the 21st 
Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission

                             Part I.--Standards and Related Texts Adopted at Step 8                             
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             Standard or related text                         References                      Decision          
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General Standard for Food Additives: Preamble.....  ALINORM 95/12, Appendix II...  Adopted.                     
Specifications for the Identity and Purity of Food  ALINORM 95/12, Appendix IV,    Adopted.                     
 Additives.                                          ALINORM 95/12A, Appendix IV.                               
Amendments to the International Numbering System    ALINORM 95/12, Appendix V....  Adopted.                     
 for Food Additives.                                                                                            
General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in     ALINORM 95/12A, Appendix VI..  Adopted.                     
 Foods: Preamble.                                                                                               
Recommended Method of Sampling for the              ALINORM 95/24A, Appendix II..  Adopted.                     
 Determination of Pesticide Residues in Milk, Milk                                                              
 Products and Eggs.                                                                                             

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Revised List of Methods of Analysis for Pesticide   ALINORM 95/24A, Appendix II..  Adopted.                     
 Residues.                                                                                                      
Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides.............  ALINORM 95/24A-Add. 1........  Adopted. Including the       
                                                                                    deletion and amendment of   
                                                                                    certain Codex MRLs as       
                                                                                    contained in the reference  
Maximum Residue Limits for the following            ALINORM 91/31, Appendix IV...  Adopted.                     
 Veterinary Drugs.                                                                                              
    Estradiol 17-<greek-b>                                                                                      
    Progesterone                                                                                                
    Testosterone                                                                                                
    Zeranol                                                                                                     
    Trenbolone Acetate............................  ALINORM 93/31, Appendix II...  Adopted.                     
    Sulfadimidine.................................  ALINORM 95/31, Appendix II...  Adopted.                     
    Flubendazole                                                                                                
    Thiabendazole                                                                                               
    Isometamidium                                                                                               
Code of Hygienic Practice for Spices and Dried      ALINORM 95/13, Appendix II...  Adopted.                     
 Aromatic Plants.                                                                                               
(Latin America and Caribbean Regional) Code of      ALINORM 95/36, Appendix II...  Adopted.                     
 Hygienic Practice for the Preparation and Sale of                                                              
 Street-Vended Foods.                                                                                           
Codex General Methods of Analysis for Contaminants  ALINORM 95/23, Appendix III..  Adopted.                     
Recommended Protocol for the Design, Conduct and    ALINORM 95/23, Appendix V....  Adopted.                     
 Interpretation of Method Performance Studies.                                                                  
Harmonized Protocol for the Proficiency Testing of  ALINORM 95/23, Appendix V....  Adopted.                     
 (Chemical) Analytical Laboratories.                                                                            
Principles for Food Import and Export               ALINORM 95/30A, Appendix II..  Adopted with minor           
 Certification and Inspection.                                                      amendments:                 
Guidelines for the Exchange of Information in food  ALINORM 95/30A, Appendix III.  Adopted.                     
 Control Emergency Situations.                                                                                  
General Statement of Provisions concerning          ALINORM 95/30A, paras. 96....  Adopted for inclusion in     
 Inspection and Certification in Codex Standards.                                   Procedural Manual.          
General Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Fillets....  ALINORM 95/18, Appendix II...  Adopted with editorial       
                                                                                    changes.                    
Standard for Quick Frozen Raw Squid...............  ALINORM 95/18, Appendix III..  Adopted.                     
Revised General Standard for Quick Frozen Blocks    ALINORM 95/18, Appendix IV...  Adopted.                     
 of Fish Fillets, Minced Fish Flesh and Mixtures                                                                
 of Fillets and Minced Fish Flesh.                                                                              
Revised Standard for Quick Frozen Finfish,          ALINORM 95/18, Appendix V....  Adopted.                     
 Eviscerated or Uneviscerated.                                                                                  
Revised Standard for Quick Frozen Lobsters........  ALINORM 95/18, Appendix VI...  Adopted.                     
Revised Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks       ALINORM 95/18, Appendix VII..  Adopted with editorial       
 (Fish Fingers), Fish Portions and Fish Fillets--                                   changes.                    
 Breaded or in Batter.                                                                                          
Revised Standard for Quick Frozen Shrimps or        ALINORM 95/18, Appendix VIII.  Adopted.                     
 Prawns.                                                                                                        
Revised Standard for Canned Crab Meat.............  ALINORM 95/18, Appendix IX...  Adopted with amendments.     
Revised Standard for Canned Finfish...............  ALINORM 95/18, Appendix X....  Adopted.                     
Revised Standard for Canned Salmon................  ALINORM 95/18, Appendix XI...  Adopted with editorial       
                                                                                    changes.                    
Revised Standard for Sardines and Sardine-Type      ALINORM 95/18, Appendix XII..  Adopted with an editorial    
 Products.                                                                          change.                     
Revised Standard for Canned Shrimps or Prawns.....  ALINORM 95/18, Appendix XIII.  Adopted.                     
Revised Standard for Canned Tuna and Bonito.......  ALINORM 95/18, Appendix XIV..  Adopted.                     
Revised Standard for Slated Fish and Dried Salted   ALINORM 95/18, Appendix XV...  Adopted at Steps 5 & 8 with  
 Fish of the Gadidae Family of Fishes.                                              omission of Steps 6 & 7.    
General Standard for Edible Palm Olein............  ALINORM 95/17, Appendix II...  Adopted.                     
Standard for Edible Palm Stearin..................  ALINORM 95/17, Appendix III..  Adopted.                     
General Standard for Whey Powders.................  ALINORM 95/11, Appendix II...  Adopted.                     
Standard for Edible Casein Products...............  ALINORM 95/11, Appendix III..  Adopted with minor           
                                                                                    amendments.                 
Standard for Litchi...............................  ALINORM 95/35, Appendix II...  Adopted.                     
Standard for Avocado..............................  ALINORM 95/35, Appendix III..  Adopted with minor           
                                                                                    amendments.                 
Code of Practice for the Packaging and Transport    ALINORM 95/35, Appendix VII..  Adopted.                     
 of Tropical Fresh Fruit and Vegetables.                                                                        
Standard for Rice.................................  ALINORM 95/29, Appendix III..  Adopted.                     
Standard for Wheat and Durum Wheat................  ALINORM 95/29, Appendix IV...  Adopted.                     
Standard for Peanuts..............................  ALINORM 95/29, Appendix V....  Adopted.                     
Standard for Oats.................................  ALINORM 95/39, Appendix VI...  Adopted.                     
Standard for Couscous.............................  ALINORM 95/28, Addendum......  Adopted.                     
Standard for Wheat Flour..........................  ALINORM 95/29, Appendix VII..  Adopted at Steps 5 & 8 with  
                                                                                    omission of Steps 6 & 7.    
Standard for Maize (Corn).........................  ALINORM 95/29, Appendix VIII.  Adopted at Steps 5 & 8 with  
                                                                                    omission of Steps 6 & 7.    
Standard for Whole Maize (Corn) Meal..............  ALINORM 95/29, Appendix IX...  Adopted at Steps 5 & 8 with  
                                                                                    omission of Steps 6 & 7.    
Standard for Degermed Maize (Corn) Meal and Maize   ALINORM 95/29, Appendix X....  Adopted at Steps 5 & 8 with  
 (Corn) Grits.                                                                      omission of Steps 6 & 7.    
Standard for Certain Pulses.......................  ALINORM 95/29, Appendix XI...  Adopted at Steps 5 & 8 with  
                                                                                    omission of Steps 6 & 7.    
Standard for Sorghum Grains.......................  ALINORM 95/29, Appendix XII..  Adopted at Steps 5 & 8 with  
                                                                                    omission of Steps 6 & 7.    

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Standard for Sorghum Flour........................  ALINORM 95/29, Appendix XIII.  Adopted at Steps 5 & 8 with  
                                                                                    omission of Steps 6 & 7.    
Standard for Durum Wheat Semolina and Durum Wheat   ALINORM 95/29, Appendix XIV..  Adopted at Steps 5 & 8 with  
 Flour.                                                                             omission of Steps 6 & 7.    
Standard for Gari.................................  ALINORM 95/29, Appendix XV...  Adopted at Steps 5 & 8 with  
                                                                                    omission of Steps 6 & 7.    
Standard for Whole and Decorticated Pearl Millet    ALINORM 95/29, Appendix XVI..  Adopted at Steps 5 & 8 with  
 Grains.                                                                            omission of Steps 6 & 7.    
Standard for Pearl Millet Flour...................  ALINORM 95/29, Appendix XVII.  Adopted at Steps 5 & 8 with  
                                                                                    omission of Steps 6 & 7.    
Standard For Edible Cassava Flour.................  ALINORM 95/29, Appendix XVIII  Adopted at Steps 5 & 8 with  
                                                                                    omission of Steps 6 & 7.    
Standard for Formula Foods for Use in Very Low      ALINORM 95/26, Appendix II...  Adopted.                     
 Energy Diets for Weight Reduction.                                                                             
Revised Standard for Bouillons and Consummes......  ALINORM 95/20, Appendix I....  Adopted.                     
General Standard for Food Additives: Annex A--      ALINORM 95/12A, Appendix III.  Adopted at Step 5 and        
 Guidelines for the Estimation of Appropriate                                       advanced to Step 6.         
 Levels of Use of Food Additives.                                                                               
General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in     ALINORM 95/12A, Appendix VII,  Adopted at Step 5 and        
 Foods.                                              Annexes I, II and III.         advanced to Step 6.         
    Criteria for the Establishment of Maximum                                                                   
     Levels in Foods Procedure for Risk Management                                                              
    Decisions                                                                                                   
    Format of the Standard                                                                                      
Draft Maximum Residue Limits for the following      ALINORM 95/31, Appendix IV...  Adopted at Step 5 and        
 Veterinary Drugs:                                                                  advanced to Step 6.         
    Levamisole                                                                                                  
    Diminazene                                                                                                  
Draft Guidelines on the Use of Health and           ALINORM 95/22, Appendix III..  Adopted at Step 5 and        
 Nutrition Claims; and.                                                             advanced to Step 6.         
Draft Table of Conditions for Claims for Nutrient   ALINORM 95/26, Appendix III..  .............................
 Contents.                                                                                                      
Draft Guidelines for the Use of the Term Halal....  ALINORM 95/22, Appendix IV...  Adopted at Step 5 and        
                                                                                    advanced to Step 6.         
Draft (African Regional) Code of Hygienic Practice  ALINORM 95/28, Appendix II...  Adopted at Step 5 and        
 for Street Foods.                                                                  advanced to Step 6.         
Draft (Revised) International Code of Practice:     ALINORM 95/13, Appendix II...  Adopted at Step 5 and        
 General Principles of Food Hygiene.                                                advanced to Step 6.         
Draft Guidelines for the Exchange of Information    ALINORM 95/30A, Appendix IV..  Adopted at Step 5 and        
 between Countries on Rejections of Imported Food.                                  advanced to Step 6.         
Draft Standard for Edible Fats and Oils not         ALINORM 95/17, Appendix V....  Adopted at Step 5 and        
 Covered by Individual Standards.                                                   advanced to Step 6.         
Draft Standard for Named Animal Fats..............  ALINORM 95/17, Appendix VII..  Adopted at Step 5 and        
                                                                                    advanced to Step 6.         
Draft Standard for Named Vegetable Oils...........  ALINORM 95/17, Appendix VIII.  Adopted at Step 5 and        
                                                                                    advanced to Step 6.         
Draft Standard for Olive Oils and Olive Pomace      ALINORM 95/17, Appendix X....  Adopted at Step 5 and        
 Oils.                                                                              advanced to Step 6.         
Draft Standard for Mayonnaise.....................  ALINORM 95/17, Appendix XI...  Adopted at Step 5 and        
                                                                                    advanced to Step 6.         
Draft Revised Code of Practice for the Storage and  ALINORM 95/17, Appendix IV...  Adopted at Step 5 and        
 Transport of Edible Oils and Fats in Bulk.                                         advanced to Step 6.         
Draft Revised Standard for Butter.................  ALINORM 95/11, Appendix IV...  Adopted at Step 5 and        
                                                                                    advanced to Step 6.         
Draft Revised Standard for Milkfat Products.......  ALINORM 95/11, Appendix V....  Adopted at Step 5 and        
                                                                                    advanced to Step 6.         
Draft Revised Standard for Evaporated Milks.......  ALINORM 95/11, Appendix VI...  Adopted at Step 5 and        
                                                                                    advanced to Step 6.         
Draft Revised Standard for Sweetened Conensed       ALINORM 95/11, Appendix VII..  Adopted at Step 5 and        
 Milks.                                                                             advanced to Step 6.         
Draft Revised Standard for Milk and Cream Powders.  ALINORM 95/11, Appendix VIII.  Adopted at Step 5 and        
                                                                                    advanced to Step 6.         
Draft Revised Standard for Cheese.................  ALINORM 95/11, Appendix IX...  Adopted at Step 5 and        
                                                                                    advanced to Step 6.         
Draft Revised Standard for Whey Cheese............  ALINORM 95/11, Appendix X....  Adopted at Step 5 and        
                                                                                    advanced to Step 6.         
Draft Revised Standard for Mangosteen.............  ALINORM 95/35, Appendix V....  Adopted at Step 5 and        
                                                                                    advanced to Step 6.         
Draft Guideline Levels and Sampling Plans for       ALINORM 95/29, Appendix II...  Adopted at Step 5 and        
 Total Aflatoxins in Peanuts (Intended for Further                                  advanced to Step 6.         
 Processing).                                                                                                   
Draft Standard for Sugar..........................  CL 1995/5-S, Annex I.........  Adopted at Step 5 and        
                                                                                    advanced to Step 6.         

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Draft Standard for Honey..........................  CL 1995/5-S, Annex II........  Adopted at Step 5 and        
                                                                                    advanced to Step 6.         
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