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Notices Federal Register

28132

Vol. 61, No. 108

Tuesday, June 4, 1996

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Consumer Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request—Report of the

Child and Adult Care Food Program

AGENCY: Food and Consumer Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Food and Consumer Service (FCS) is

publishing for public comment a

summary of a proposed information

collection. The proposed collection is

an extension of a collection currently

approved for the Child and Adult Care

Food Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by August 5, 1996 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments and

requests for copies of this information

collection to Alan Rich, Acting Chief,

Data Base Monitoring Branch, Program

Information Division, Food and

Consumer Service, USDA, 3101 Park

Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of FCS, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of

FCS’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

through the use of appropriate,

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

All comments will be summarized

and included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection. All comments

will become a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alan M. Rich, (703) 305–2113.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Report of the Child and Adult

Care Food Program.

OMB Number: 0584–0078.

Expiration Date: August 31, 1996.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: The Child and Adult Care

Food Program is mandated by Section

17 of the National School Lunch Act, as

amended (42 U.S.C. § 1766). Program

implementing regulations are contained

in 7 CFR Part 226. In accordance with

Section 226.7(d), State agencies must

submit a monthly report of program

activity in order to receive Federal

reimbursement for meals served to

eligible participants.

Respondents: State agencies that

administer the Child and Adult Care

Food Program.

Number of Respondents: 53.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: The number of responses

includes initial, revised, and final

reports submitted each month. The

overall average is three submissions per

State agency per reporting month for a

total of 36 per year.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average three hours per

respondent.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 5,724 hours.

Date May 24, 1996.

William E. Ludwig,

Administrator, Food and Consumer Service.

[FR Doc. 96–13834 Filed 6–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–30–U

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. 96–018N]

International Standard-Setting

Activities

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice informs the public

of the sanitary and phytosanitary

standard-setting activities of the Codex

Alimentarius Commission (Codex), in

accordance with section 491 of the

Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as

amended 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 standardsetting 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 standardsetting 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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1Not in Step Procedure.

Codex committee Standard Status of consideration US participation/agenda

Responsible

agency

Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (to

be considered at twenty-second Session

of the Codex Alimentarius Commission)

(CAC) Ref. Alinorm 97/31.

Levamisole ................................. MRL under consideration at

step 8.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Triclabendazole .......................... MRLs under consideration at

step 8.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Carazolol .................................... MRLs under consideration at

step 5.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Ceftiofur sodium ......................... MRLs under consideration at

step 5.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Bovine Somatotropin ................. MRL under consideration at

step 8.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Doramectin ................................. MRLs under consideration at

step 5.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Moxidectin .................................. MRLs under consideration at

step 5.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (to

be considered at twenty-second Session

of the Codex Alimentarius Commission)

(CAC) Ref. Alinorm 97/31.

Spiramycin ................................. MRLs under consideration at

step 5.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

*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:

• 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.

• 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;

• 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;

• 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;

• Position paper on aflatoxins at Step

1;

• Draft Maximum Level for Aflatoxin

M1 in Milk at Step 7;

• Draft Codex Guideline Levels and

Sampling Plans for Total Aflatoxins in

Peanuts at Step 6;

• Proposed Draft Code of Practice for

the Reduction of Aflatoxins in Raw

Materials and Supplementary Feeding

stuffs for Milk-Producing Animals at

Step 5;

• Position Paper on Ochratoxins at

Step 3;

• Proposed Draft Standard for Lead at

Step 3; and

• 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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Codex committee Substance Status of consideration

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Responsible

agency

(Food Additives and Contaminants) Ref.

Alinorm 95/12A.

Acetic Acid ............... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Anoxomer ................. Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Ascorbic Acid ........... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Ascorbyl Palmitate ... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Ascorbyl Stearate ..... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Benzoic Acid ............ Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

(Food Additives and Contaminants) Ref.

Alinorm 95/12A.

Benzoyl Peroxide ..... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Acetylated Distarch

Phosphate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Acetylated Starch ..... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Acid Treated Starch Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Agar .......................... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Alitame ..................... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Alkaline Treated

Starch.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Aluminum Ammonium Sulphate.Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Ammonium Alginate Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Amylose and Amylopectin.Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Arabinogalactan ....... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Aspartame ................ Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Baker’s Yeast Glycan Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Bentonite .................. Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Bleached Starch ....... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

(Food Additives and Contaminants) Ref.

Alinorm 95/12A.

Brominated Vegetable Oil.Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Calcium Acetate ....... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Butylated

Hydroxyanisole.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Butylated

Hydroxytoluene.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Calcium Ascorbate ... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Calcium Benzoate .... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Calcium Disodium

Ethylenediaminetetr acetate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Calcium Hydrogen

Sulphite.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Calcium Propionate Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Calcium Alginate ...... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Calcium Chloride ...... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Calcium Disodium

EDTA.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Calcium Gluconate ... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Calcium Hydroxide ... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA
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Calcium Lactate ....... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

(Food Additives and Contaminants) Ref.

Alinorm 95/12A.

Calcium

Polyphosphate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Calcium Stearate ...... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Calcium Sulphate ..... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Calcium Dioxide ....... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Carbonates ............... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Carob Bean Gum ..... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Carrageenan and

Salts of

Carrageenan.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Carrageenan and its

Salts with

Polysorbate 80.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Carrageenan (Including Furcelleran).Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Catalase, Aspergillus

niger.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Calcium Sorbate ....... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Calcium Sulphite ...... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Citric Acid ................. Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Dilauryl

Thiodipropionate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

(Food Additives and Contaminants) Ref.

Alinorm 95/12A.

Dimethyl Dicarbonate Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Diphenyl ................... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Disodium

Ethylenediaminetetr acetate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Catalase, Bovine

Liver.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Cellulase, Aspergillus

niger.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Celluloses, Modified Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Chymosin, Aspergillus awamori.Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Chymosin,

Escherichia coli K–

12.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Chymosin,

Kluveromyces

marxianus v. Lactis.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Citrates ..................... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Citric and Fatty Acids

Esters of Glycerol.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Cyclamates ............... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Dextrins, White and

Yellow, Roasted

Starch.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Dicalcium Phosphate Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Dioctyl Sodium

Sulfosuccinate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

(Food Additives and Contaminants) Ref.

Alinorm 95/12A.

Disptassium

Diphoshate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Dipotassium Phosphate.Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Dipotassium Tartrate Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA
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agency

Disodium

Diphosphate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Disodium Phosphate Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Disodium Tartrate ..... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Distarch Glycerol ...... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Distarch Phosphate Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Edible Gelatin ........... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Enzyme Treated

Starches.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Ethyl Maltol ............... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Ethylene Oxide Polymer.Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Dodecyl Gallate ........ Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Erthorbic Acid ........... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

p-Hydroxybenzoate Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

(Food Additives and Contaminants) Ref.

Alinorm 95/12A.

Formic Acid .............. Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Glucose Oxidase

from Aspergillus

niger.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Guaiac Resin ............ Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Hexamethylene Tetramine.Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Isopropyl Citrates ..... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Ethylene Oxide-Propylene Oxide Copolymer.Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Ferrous Sulphate ...... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Fumaric Acid ............ Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Furcelleran and Salts

of Furcelleran.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Gellan Gum .............. Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Glucose Oxidase,

Aspergillus niger.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Glycerol .................... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Glycerol Esters of

Wood Rosin.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Glycine ..................... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Guar Gum ................ Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

(Food Additives and Contaminants) Ref.

Alinorm 95/12A.

Gum Arabic .............. Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Gum Ghatti ............... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Hydroxypropyl

Distarch Adipate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Hydroxypropyl

Distarch Glycerol.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Hydroxyproyl

Distarch Phosphate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Hyroxypropyl Starch Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Insoluble

Polyvinylpyrrolidone.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA
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Invertase ................... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Isomalt ...................... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Karaya Gum ............. Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Konjac Flour ............. Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Lactic Acid ................ Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Lactic and Fatty Acid

Esters of Glycerol.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Lactitol ...................... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Lecithin ..................... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

(Food Additives and Contaminants) Ref.

Alinorm 95/12A.

Lysozyme ................. Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Magnesium Hydroxide.Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Maltitol ...................... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Maltol ........................ Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Malto-Lacto Bacteria,

Leuconostoc oenos.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Mannitol .................... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Metatartaric Acid ...... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Microcystalline Cellulose.Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Microparticulated

Protein Produce.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Monocalcium Phosphate.Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Lysozyme ................. Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

methyl pHydroxybenzoate.Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Nisin ......................... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Octyl Gallate ............. Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Ortho-Phenylphenol Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

(Food Additives and Contaminants) Ref.

Alinorm 95/12A.

Pectins (Amidated

and non-Amidated).

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Peptone .................... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Phosphated Distarch

Phosphate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Phosphatidic Acid,

Ammonium Salt.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Polydextrose ............. Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Polyethuylene Glycol Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Polyglycerol Esters of

Fatty Acids.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Polyglycerol Esters of

Interesterified Ricinoleic Acid.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Polyoxyethylene (8)

Stearate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Polysorbates 20, 40,

60, 65, and 80.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Polyvinylpyrrolidone Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Potassium Acetate ... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA
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Potassium Alginate Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Potassium Caseinate Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

(Food Additives and Contaminants) Ref.

Alinorm 95/12A.

Potassium Chloride Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Potassium Hydroxide Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Potassium Lactate .... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Potassium

Polyphosphate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Potassium Sorbate ... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Powdered Cellulose Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Potassium Ascorbate Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Potassium Benzoate Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Potassium Hydrogen

Sulphite.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Potassium

Metabisulphite.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sodium Nitrite ........... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sodium oPhenylphenol.Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Processed

Eucheuma Seaweed.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Propylene Glycol Alginate.Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

(Food Additives and Contaminants) Ref.

Alinorm 95/12A.

Propylene Glycol

Esters of Fatty

Acids.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Propylene Glycol ...... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Rapeseed Oil, Hydrogenated.Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Rennet ...................... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Saccharin ................. Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Silicates .................... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sodium Alginate ....... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sodium Aluminum

Phosphate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sodium Caseinate .... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sodium

Hypophosphite.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sodium Lactate ........ Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sodium

Polyphosphate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sodium Potassium

Tartrate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sodium Stearyl

Fumarate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sorbitan Esters of

Fatty Acids.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

(Food Additives and Contaminants) Ref.

Alinorm 95/12A

Sorbitol ..................... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sorbitol Syrup ........... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Starch Acetate .......... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Starch Aluminum

Octenyl Succinate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA
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Starch Sodium

Octenylacetate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sodium Propionate ... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sodium Sorbate ....... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sodium Sulphite ....... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sodium Thiosulphate Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sorbic Acid ............... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Stannous Chloride .... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sulphur dioxide ........ Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

tert-Butylhydroquin

one.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Starch Sodium

Octenylsuccinate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Starch Sodium Succinate.Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

(Food Additives and Contaminants) Ref.

Alinorm 95/12A.

Stearoyl-2-Lactylates Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Succinyl Distarch

Glycerol.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sucrolose ................. Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sucroglycerides ........ Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sucrose Acetate

Isobutyrate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Sucrose Fatty Acid

Esters.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Tara Gum ................. Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Tartaric, Acetic and

Fatty Acid Esters

of Glycerol.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Tetrapotassium

Diphosphate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Thiodipropionic ......... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Tocopherols .............. Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Tocopherols, d-alpha Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Tocopherols, dAlpha, Concentrate.Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

(CCFAC) Ref. CX/FAC 96/8 ........................ Acelsulfame Potassium.Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Acetic and Fatty Acid

Esters of Glycerol.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Acetylated Distarch

Adipate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Acetylated Distarch

glycerol.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Tetrasodium

Diphosphate.

Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Thaumatin ................ Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Tragacanth Gum ...... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Tricalcium Phsophate Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Triethyl Citrate .......... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Tripotassium Phosphate.Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Trisodium Phosphate Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA
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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.

Codex committee Substance Status of consideration

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agency

Urea .......................... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Xanthan Gum ........... Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Xylitol ........................ Maximum Levels Under Consideration at

Step 4.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

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:

Codex committee Standard Status of consideration

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agency

(CCFAC) Ref. ALINORM 97/12 ................... Arsenic ..................... Position Paper to be revised for discussion

during the 1997 CCFAC.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Cadmium .................. Additional information requested during

1996 CCFAC.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Lead ......................... Additional information requested during

1996 CCFAC.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Tin ............................ Position Paper to be drafted for 1997

CCFAC.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Patulin ...................... CCFAC Evaluation will be developed for

the 1997 CCFAC.

Yes .............. HHS/FDA

Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues

The Codex Committee on Pesticide

Residues recommends to the Codex

Alimentarius Commission

establishment of maximum limits for

pesticide residues for specific food

items or in groups of food. A Codex

Maximum Limit for Pesticide Residues

(MRLP) is the maximum concentration

of a pesticide residue (expressed as mg/

kg), recommended by the Codex

Alimentarius Commission to be legally

permitted in or on food commodities

and animal feeds. Foods derived from

commodities that comply with the

respective MRLPs are intended to be

toxicologically acceptable, that is,

consideration of the various dietary

residue intake estimates and

determinations both at the national and

international level in comparison with

the ADI,* should indicate that foods

complying with Codex MRLPs are safe

for human consumption.

Codex MRLPs are primarily intended

to apply in international trade and are

derived from reviews conducted by the

Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues

(JMPR) following:

(a) Review of residue 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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Pesticide Residues (considered at the 28th

Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues Ref. CL 1995/44–PR;

Annex II, Report 28th Session).

abamectin ................. MRL under consideration at step 5 & MRLs

under consideration at step 6 & 7.

Yes .............. EPA

acephate ................... Withdrawals ................................................. Yes .............. EPA

aldicarb ..................... MRLs under consideration at step 8 & withdrawals.Yes .............. EPA

Pesticide Residues (considered at the 28th

Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues Ref. CL 1995/44–PR;

Annex II, Report 28th Session).

aldrin/dieldrin ............ MRLs under consideration at step 8 ........... Yes .............. EPA

azinphos-methyl ....... MRLs under consideration at step 6 ........... Yes .............. EPA

bentazone ................. MRLs under consideration at step 8 ........... Yes .............. EPA

bifenthrin ................... MRLs under consideration at step 7 ........... Yes .............. EPA

bromide ion .............. MRLs under consideration at step 8 ........... Yes .............. EPA

bromopropylate ........ MRLs under consideration at step 7 & 8 &

withdrawals.

Yes .............. EPA

buprofezin ................. MRLs under consideration at step 6 ........... Yes .............. EPA

captan ....................... MRLs under consideration at step 3 & withdrawals & amendments.Yes .............. EPA

carbendazim ............. MRLs under consideration at step 3 &

MRLs under consideration at step 6 &

withdrawals.

Yes .............. EPA

chlormequat .............. withdrawals .................................................. Yes .............. EPA

chlorpyrifos-methyl ... MRLs under consideration at step 5 &

MRLs under consideration at step 7.

Yes .............. EPA

chlorothalonil ............ MRLs under consideration at step 7 & 8 &

withdrawals.

Yes .............. EPA

clethodim .................. MRLs under consideration at step 5 ........... Yes .............. EPA

Pesticide Residues (considered at the 28th

Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues Ref. CL 1995/44–PR;

Annex II, Report 28th Session).

cycloxydim ................ MRLs under consideration at step 8 ........... Yes .............. EPA

DDT .......................... MRL under consideration at step 3 & MRLs

under consideration at step 8 & amendment & withdrawals.

Yes .............. EPA

diazinon .................... MRLs under consideration at step 8 & withdrawals.Yes .............. EPA

dicofol ....................... MRLs under consideration at step 7 & 8 &

withdrawals.

Yes .............. EPA

dichlorvos ................. MRLs under consideration at step 8 & withdrawals.Yes .............. EPA

dimethoate ................ MRLs under consideration at step 8 & withdrawals.Yes .............. EPA

diquat ........................ MRLs under consideration at step 5 & withdrawals.Yes .............. EPA

disulfoton .................. MRLs under consideration at step 7 & withdrawals.Yes .............. EPA

dithianon ................... MRLs under consideration at step 8 ........... Yes .............. EPA

dithiocarbamates ...... MRLs under consideration at step 6 ........... Yes .............. EPA

endosulfan ................ MRLs under consideration at step 3 &

MRLs under consideration at step 6.

Yes .............. EPA

Pesticide Residues (considered at the 28th

Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues Ref. CL 1995/44–PR;

Annex II, Report 28th Session).

endrin ....................... MRLs under consideration at step 8 & withdrawals.Yes .............. EPA

ethephon .................. MRLs under consideration at step 5 & 8 &

withdrawals.

Yes .............. EPA

ethion ........................ MRLs under consideration at step 5 & withdrawals.Yes .............. EPA

ethofenprox .............. MRLs under consideration at step 8 ........... Yes .............. EPA

fenbutatin oxide ........ MRLs under consideration at step 7 & 8 &

withdrawals.

Yes .............. EPA

fenpropathrin ............ MRLs under consideration at step 8 ........... Yes .............. EPA

fentin ......................... withdrawal ................................................... Yes .............. EPA

flusilazole .................. MRL under consideration at step 8 ............. Yes .............. EPA

folpet ......................... MRLs under consideration at step 3 &

MRLs under consideration at step 7 & 8

& withdrawals.

Yes .............. EPA

glufosinate-ammonium.MRLs under consideration at step 8 ........... Yes .............. EPA
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glyphosate ................ MRLs under consideration at step 8 & withdrawals.Yes .............. EPA

hexythiazox .............. MRLs under consideration at step 8 ........... Yes .............. EPA

imazalil ..................... MRL under consideration at step 8 ............. Yes .............. EPA

Pesticide Residues (considered at the 28th

Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues Ref. CL 1995/44–PR;

Annex II, Report 28th Session).

iprodione ................... MRLs under consideration at step 5 & 8 &

withdrawals.

Yes .............. EPA

metalazyl .................. MRL under consideration at step 6 ............. Yes .............. EPA

methamidophos ........ MRL under consideration at step 5 & MRLs

under consideration at step 8 & withdrawals.

Yes .............. EPA

methidathion ............. MRLs under consideration at step 7 & 8 &

withdrawals.

Yes .............. EPA

monocrotophos ......... MRLs under consideration at step 8 & withdrawals.Yes .............. EPA

myclobutanil ............. MRLs under consideration at step 8 ........... Yes .............. EPA

oxydemeton-methyl MRLs under consideration at step 3 &

MRLs under consideration at step 6.

Yes .............. EPA

parathion-methyl ....... MRLs under consideration at step 3 & withdrawals.Yes .............. EPA

penconazole ............. MRLs under consideration at step 8 ........... Yes .............. EPA

pirimiphos-methyl ..... MRL under consideration at step 8 ............. Yes .............. EPA

procymidone ............. Withdrawals ................................................. Yes .............. EPA

profenofos ................ MRLs under consideration at step 8 & withdrawals.Yes .............. EPA

Pesticide Residues (considered at the 28th

Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues Ref. CL 1995/44–PR;

Annex II, Report 28th Session).

propiconazole ........... MRL under consideration at step 8 & withdrawal.Yes .............. EPA

propylenethiourea ..... withdrawals .................................................. Yes .............. EPA

pyrazophos ............... MRLs under consideration at step 8 ........... Yes .............. EPA

tebuconazole ............ MRLs under consideration at step 5 & 8 .... Yes .............. EPA

tecnazene ................. MRL under consideration at step 8 & withdrawal.Yes .............. EPA

tolclofos methyl ........ MRLs under consideration at step 8 ........... Yes .............. EPA

triadimefon ................ MRLs under consideration at step 8 & withdrawals.Yes .............. EPA

triadimenol ................ MRLs under consideration at step 8 ........... Yes .............. EPA

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 microbiological 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:

fl Harmonized Guidelines for

Internal Control in Analytical Chemistry

Laboratories;*

fl Revised Terms of Reference for

the Committee.*

The Committee is continuing work

on:

fl Proposed Draft Codex General

Guidelines on Sampling;

fl Criteria for evaluating acceptable

methods of analysis for Codex purposes;

fl Development of objective criteria

for assessing the competence of testing

laboratories involved in the official

import and export control of food;

fl Harmonization of test results

corrected for recovery factors;

fl Harmonization of analytical

terminology in accordance with

international standards; and

fl Endorsement of methods of

analysis for Codex purposes.

The Committee agreed to propose the

following new work:
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fl Review of methods of analysis

using ozone-depleting substances; and

fl 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:

fl Proposed Revised Draft

Guidelines on the Principle Elements in

an Electronic Documentation System at

Step 3;

fl 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;

fl Proposed Draft Guidelines for the

Development of Agreements Regarding

Food Import and Export Inspection and

Certification Systems at Step 3; and

fl 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:

fl Strategic planning;

fl Relationship with NonGovernmental Organizations;

fl Establishment of a General Policy

for Food Safety; and

fl 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 Twentyfourth Session of the Committee, May,

1996, Ottawa, Canada:

fl Draft Guidelines for the Labelling,

Production, Processing, and Marketing

of Organically Produced Foods;

fl Draft Guidelines for Use of Health

and Nutrition Claims; and

fl 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 Twentythird 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:

fl Draft Revised Recommended

International Code of Practice—General

Principles of Food Hygiene at Step 8;

fl The Committee agreed to

recommend to the Commodity

Committees to consider utilizing

Method A in the elaboration/revision of

their Product Codes;

fl Revised Guidelines for the

Application of the Hazard Analysis

Critical Control Point System at Step 5;

and

fl Revised Principles for the

Establishment and Application of

Microbiological Criteria for Foods at

Step 5;

fl 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:

fl *Application of the Hazard

Analysis and Critical Control Point

(HACCP) Approach for the Specific

Production of Normandy Camembert

Cheese;

fl *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;

fl *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’’;

fl *Implications for the Broader

Application of the HACCP system;

fl *A first draft Code of Practice for

all Foodstuffs Transported in Bulk; and

fl *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 Twentysecond Session of the Codex

Alimentarius Commission in June, 1997,

at Step 8:

fl Draft Standard for Banana; and

fl Draft Standard for Mangosteen.

The Committee also recommended

initiation or continuation of work in the

following areas:

fl Draft Standard for Limes (at Step

5);

fl Draft Standard for Pummelo (at

Step 5);

fl Draft Standard for Guava (at Step

5);

fl Draft Standard for Chayote (at

Step 5);

fl Code of Practice for the Quality

Inspection and Certification of Fresh

Fruits and Vegetables (at Step 5);

fl Draft Standard for Oranges (at

Step 3);

fl Draft Standard for Asparagus (at

Step 3);

fl Draft Revised Standard for

Pineapple (at Step 3);

fl Draft Standard for Mexican Limes

(at Step 1);

fl Draft Standard for Grapefruit (at

Step 1);

fl Draft Standard for Longan (at Step

1);

fl Draft Standard for Ginger (at Step

1);

fl Preparation of a paper on the

Objective Indices of Maturity in

Commercial Transactions of Fruits and

Vegetables (at Step 1); and

fl 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:

fl Draft Standard for Formula Foods

for Use in Very Low Energy Diets for

Weight Reduction at Step 8; and

fl 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:

fl Revision of Codex Standard for

Processed Cereal-Based Foods for

Infants and Children at Step 3;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Food Grade Salt at Step 3 of the

procedure;

fl Proposed Draft Guidelines for

Dietary Supplements (Vitamins and

Minerals) at Step 3;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Gluten-Free Foods at Step 3;

fl Proposed Draft Amendment to the

Standard for Infant Formula: Amount of

Vitamin B12 at Step 3 of accelerated

procedure;

fl 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

fl Revision to the Codex Standard

for Infant Formula at Step 3.

The Committee is initiating work in

the following areas:

fl Proposed Definitions for Vitamins

and Minerals as Nutrient Reference

Values for Labelling at Step 1; and

fl 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:

fl Proposed Draft Revised Code of

Practice for Frozen Fish;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Code of

Practice for Canned Fish;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Code of

Practice for Frozen Shrimps and

Prawns;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Code of

Practice for Molluscan Shellfish;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Code of

Practice for Smoked Fish; and

fl Proposed Draft Revised Code of

Practice for Salted Fish.

The Committee will also consider the

following documents at Step 3:

fl Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic

Practice for the Products of

Aquaculture;

fl Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic

Practice for Frozen Surimi; and

fl 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:

fl Proposed Draft Standard for

Process(ed) Cheese and Process(ed)

Cheese Preparation;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Creams;

fl Proposed Draft Standards for

Fermented Milks and for Milk Products

Obtained from Fermented Milk HeatTreated After Fermentation;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Cheddar Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Danablu Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Danbo Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Harvarti Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Samso Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Chesire Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Limburger Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Saint-Paulin Cheese;
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fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Svecia Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Harzer Kase Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Hushallsost Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Marbio Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Fynbo Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Esrom Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Romadur Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Amsterdam Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Leidse Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Freise Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Edelpilzkase Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Extra Hard Grating Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Tilsiter Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Provolone Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Cottage Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Butterkase Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Coulommiers Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Herrgardsost Cheese.

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Edam Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Gouda Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Camembert Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Brie Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Emmentaler Cheese;

fl Proposed Draft Revised Standard

for Gruyere Cheese; and

fl 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:

fl Draft Revised Standard for Butter;

fl Draft Revised Standard for Milkfat

Products;

fl Draft Revised Standard for

Evaporated Milk;

fl Draft Revised Standard for

Sweetened Condensed Milk;

fl Draft Revised Standard for Milk

and Cream Powders;

fl Draft Revised Standard for Cheese;

fl Draft Revised Standard for Whey

Cheese;

fl Draft Revised Standard for Cheese

in Brine; and

fl 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:

fl Draft Code of Practice for the

Storage and Transport of Fats and Oils

in Bulk;

fl Draft Standard for Fats and Oils

not Covered by Individual Standards;

fl Draft Standard for Named Animal

Fats;

fl Draft Standard for Named

Vegetable Oils;

fl Draft Standard for Olive Oils and

Olive-Pomace Oils; and

fl Draft Standard for Mayonnaise.

The following Proposed Draft

Standards will be considered at Step 4:

fl Proposed Draft Standard for Fat

Spreads; and

fl 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:

fl Chocolate;

fl Cocoa Butters;

fl Cocoa Butters Confectionery;

fl Cocoa (Cacao) Nib, Cocoa (Cacao)

Mass, Cocoa Press Cake and Cocoa Dust

(Cocoa Fines), For Use in the

Manufacture of Cocoa and Chocolate

Products;

fl Cocoa Powders (Cacaos) and Dry

Cocoa-Sugar Mixtures; and

fl 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:

fl Cereals, Pulses and Legumes*

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA,

USDA/GIPSA

U.S. Participation: Yes

fl Edible Ices

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA

U.S. Participation: Yes

fl Meat Hygiene*

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS

U.S. Participation: Yes

fl Processed Fruits and Vegetables

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA

U.S. Participation: Yes

fl Processed Meat and Poultry

Products*

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS

U.S. Participation: Yes

fl Sugars

Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA

U.S. Participation: Yes

fl Soups and Broths

Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS

U.S. Participation: Yes

fl 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 worldwide 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:

fl Standardization of Quick Frozen

Foods; and

fl Standardization of Fruit Juices.

There are no standards from either

group being considered by the Twentysecond 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 Chocolate1

(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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1Adjourned sine die. The main tasks of these

Committees are completed. However, the

committees may be called to meet again if required.

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

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)

1995

CX 702–42 Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission

(42nd Session).

28–30 June Rome.

CX 701–21 CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION (21st Session) ................ 3–8 July Rome.

CX 715–20 Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (20th

Session).

2–6 October Budapest.

CX 712–28 Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (28th Session) ....................... 28 November–

1 December

Washington, DC.

CX 730–9 Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (9th

Session).

4–8 December Washington, DC.

1996

CX 731–6 Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (6th Session) 29 January–

2 February

Mexico City.

CX 733–4 Codex Committee on Food Export and Import Inspection and Certification Systems (4th Session).19–23 February Sydney.

CX 727–10 Codex Regional Coordinating Committee for Asia (10th Session) 5–8 March Tokyo.

CX 711–28 Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (28th

Session).

18–22 March Manila.

CX 718–28 Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (28th Session) ............... 15–20 April The Hague.

CX 706–20 Codex Regional Coordinating Committee for Europe (20th Session).23–26 April Uppsala.

CX 732–4 Codex Coordinating Committee for North America and the SouthWest Pacific (4th Session).30 April–3 May Rotorua.

CX 722–22 Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products (22nd Session) 6–10 May Bergen.

CX 714–24 Codex Committee on Food Labeling (24th Session) ...................... 14–17 May Ottawa.

CX 703–1 Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products (2nd Session) .......... 27–31 May Rome.

CX 702–43 Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission

(43rd Session).

4–7 June Geneva.

CX 708–16 Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate (16th Session).30 September–2

October

TBA.

CX 719–5 Codex Committee on Natural Mineral Waters (5th Session) .......... 3–5 October TBA.

CX 707–12 Codex Regional Coordinating Committee for Africa (12th Session) TBA Harare.

CX 720–20 Codex Committee on Nutrition and Food for Special Dietary Uses

(20th Session).

7–11 October Bonn Bad-Godesberg.
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CX 712–29 Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (29th Session) ....................... 21–25 October Washington, DC.

CX 730–10 Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods(10th

Session).

29 October–

1 November

TBA.

CX 709–11 Codex Committee on Fats and Oils (15th Session) ........................ 4–8 November London.

CX 716–12 Codex Committee on General Principles (12th Session) ................ 25–28 November Paris.

1997

CX 713–19 Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (19th Session).3–7 February Washington, DC.

CX 725–10 Codex Regional Coordinating Committee for Latin America and

the Caribbean (10th Session).

25–28 February Montevideo

CX 711–29 Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (29th

Session).

17–21 March The Hague.

CX 715–21 Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (21st

Session).

24–28 March Budapest.

CX 718–29 Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (29th Session) ............... 7–12 April The Hague.

CX 714–25 Codex Committee on Food Labeling (25th Session) ...................... 15–18 April Ottawa.

CX 702–44 Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission

(44th Session).

18–20 June Geneva.

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

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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2Without 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.

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

μg/kg on a fresh weight basis) that is

recommended by the Codex

Alimentarius Commission to be legally

permitted or recognized as acceptable in

or on food.

An MRLVD is based on the type and

amount of residue considered to be

without any toxological hazard for

human health as expressed by the

Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI), or on the

basis of a temporary ADI that utilizes an

additional safety factor. An MRLVD also

takes into account other relevant public

health risks as well as food

technological aspects.

When establishing an MRLVD,

consideration is also given to residues

that occur in food of plant origin and/

or the environment. Furthermore, the

MRLVD may be reduced to be consistent

with good practices in the use of

veterinary drugs and to the extent that

practical and analytical methods are

available.

12. Good Practice in the Use of

Veterinary Drugs (GPVD) is the official

recommended or authorized usage

including withdrawal 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 2

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 twothirds majority of votes cast, subject to

confirmation at the earliest opportunity

by the Commission or its Executive

Committee by a two-thirds majority of

votes cast.

(2) The Secretariat arranges for the

preparation of a proposed draft

standard. In the case of Maximum

Limits for Residues of Pesticides or

Veterinary Drugs, the Secretariat

distributes the recommendations for

maximum limits, when available from

the Joint Meetings of the FAO Panel of

Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food

and the Environment and the WHO

Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues

(JMPR), or the Joint FAO/WHO Expert

Committee on Food Additives (JECFA).

In the cases of milk and milk products

or individual standards for cheeses, the

Secretariat distributes the

recommendations of the International

Dairy Federation (IDF).

(3) The proposed draft standard is

sent to Members of the Commission and

interested international organizations

for comment on all aspects including

possible implications of the proposed

draft standard for their economic

interests. When standards are subject to

an accelerated procedure, this fact shall

be notified to the Members of the

Commission and the interested

international organizations.

Step 4

The comments received are sent by

the Secretariat to the subsidiary body or

other body concerned which has the

power to consider such comments and

to amend the proposed draft standard.

Step 5

In the case of standards identified as

being subject to an accelerated

elaboration procedure, the draft

standard is submitted through the

Secretariat to the Commission together

with any written proposals received

from Members and interested

international organizations for

amendments with a view to its adoption

as a Codex standard. In taking any

decision at this step, the Commission

will give due consideration to any

comments that may be submitted by any

of its Members regarding the

implications which the proposed draft

standard or any provisions thereof may

have for their economic interests.

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 endproduct specifications, should be set out

in the standard, if it is considered

necessary that they should be made

mandatory. The following statement

should also appear:

‘‘The following provisions in respect

of the food hygiene of the product are

subject to endorsement (have been

endorsed) by the Codex Committee on

Food Hygiene.’’

Weights and Measures

This section should include all

provisions, other than labelling

provisions, relating to weights and

measures, e.g. where appropriate, fill of

container, weight, measure or count of

units determined by an appropriate

method of sampling and analysis.

Weights and measures should be

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

standards which include provisions for

the sale of products in standardized

amounts, e.g. multiples of 100 grams,

S.I. units should be used, but this would

not preclude additional statements in

the standards of these standardized

amounts in approximately similar

amounts in other systems of weights

and measures.

Labelling

This section should include all the

labelling provisions contained in the

standard and should be prepared in

accordance with the guidance given on

pages 91 to 93 of the Codex Procedural

Manual. Provisions should be included

by reference to the General Standard for

the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods. The

section may also contain provisions

which are exemptions from, additions

to, or which are necessary for the

interpretation of the General Standard

in respect of the product concerned

provided that these can be justified

fully. The following statement should

also appear:

‘‘The following provisions in respect

of the labelling of this product are

subject to endorsement (have been

endorsed) by the Codex Committee on

Food Labelling.’’

Methods of Analysis and Sampling

This section should include, either

specifically or by reference, all methods

of analysis and sampling considered

necessary and should be prepared in

accordance with the guidance given on

pages 99 to 102 of the Codex Procedural

Manual. If two or more methods have

been proved to be equivalent by the

Codex Committee on Methods of

Analysis and Sampling, these could be

regarded as alternative and included in

this section either specifically or by

reference. The following statement

should also appear:

‘‘The methods of analysis and

sampling described hereunder are to be

endorsed (have been endorsed) by the

Codex Committee on Methods of

Analysis and Sampling.’’

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 MediumTerm 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

Standard or related text References Decision

General Standard for Food Additives: Preamble ................................... ALINORM 95/12, Appendix II ........ Adopted.

Specifications for the Identity and Purity of Food Additives .................. ALINORM 95/12, Appendix IV,

ALINORM 95/12A, Appendix IV.

Adopted.

Amendments to the International Numbering System for Food Additives.ALINORM 95/12, Appendix V ........ Adopted.

General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Foods: Preamble ... ALINORM 95/12A, Appendix VI .... Adopted.

Recommended Method of Sampling for the Determination of Pesticide

Residues in Milk, Milk Products and Eggs.

ALINORM 95/24A, Appendix II ...... Adopted.
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Standard or related text References Decision

Revised List of Methods of Analysis for Pesticide Residues ................. ALINORM 95/24A, Appendix II ...... Adopted.

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 Veterinary Drugs ................ ALINORM 91/31, Appendix IV ....... Adopted.

Estradiol 17–β

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 Aromatic Plants ......... ALINORM 95/13, Appendix II ........ Adopted.

(Latin America and Caribbean Regional) Code of Hygienic Practice for

the Preparation and Sale of Street-Vended Foods.

ALINORM 95/36, Appendix II ........ Adopted.

Codex General Methods of Analysis for Contaminants ......................... ALINORM 95/23, Appendix III ....... Adopted.

Recommended Protocol for the Design, Conduct and Interpretation of

Method Performance Studies.

ALINORM 95/23, Appendix V ........ Adopted.

Harmonized Protocol for the Proficiency Testing of (Chemical) Analytical Laboratories.ALINORM 95/23, Appendix V ........ Adopted.

Principles for Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection ...... ALINORM 95/30A, Appendix II ...... Adopted with minor amendments:

Guidelines for the Exchange of Information in food Control Emergency

Situations.

ALINORM 95/30A, Appendix III ..... Adopted.

General Statement of Provisions concerning Inspection and Certification in Codex Standards.ALINORM 95/30A, paras. 96 ......... Adopted for inclusion in 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 of Fish Fillets,

Minced Fish Flesh and Mixtures of Fillets and Minced Fish Flesh.

ALINORM 95/18, Appendix IV ....... Adopted.

Revised Standard for Quick Frozen Finfish, Eviscerated or

Uneviscerated.

ALINORM 95/18, Appendix V ........ Adopted.

Revised Standard for Quick Frozen Lobsters ........................................ ALINORM 95/18, Appendix VI ....... Adopted.

Revised Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers), Fish

Portions and Fish Fillets—Breaded or in Batter.

ALINORM 95/18, Appendix VII ...... Adopted with editorial changes.

Revised Standard for Quick Frozen Shrimps or Prawns ....................... ALINORM 95/18, Appendix VIII ..... Adopted.

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 Products ................. ALINORM 95/18, Appendix XII ...... Adopted with an editorial 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 Fish of the

Gadidae Family of Fishes.

ALINORM 95/18, Appendix XV ..... Adopted at Steps 5 & 8 with 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 of Tropical Fresh

Fruit and Vegetables.

ALINORM 95/35, Appendix VII ...... Adopted.

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 (Corn) Grits ..... ALINORM 95/29, Appendix X ........ Adopted at Steps 5 & 8 with 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 or related text References Decision

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 Flour ............ ALINORM 95/29, Appendix XIV .... Adopted at Steps 5 & 8 with 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 Grains ..................... ALINORM 95/29, Appendix XVI .... Adopted at Steps 5 & 8 with 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 Energy Diets for

Weight Reduction.

ALINORM 95/26, Appendix II ........ Adopted.

Revised Standard for Bouillons and Consummes ................................. ALINORM 95/20, Appendix I ......... Adopted.

General Standard for Food Additives: Annex A—Guidelines for the

Estimation of Appropriate Levels of Use of Food Additives.

ALINORM 95/12A, Appendix III ..... Adopted at Step 5 and advanced

to Step 6.

General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Foods .................... ALINORM 95/12A, Appendix VII,

Annexes I, II and III.

Adopted at Step 5 and 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 Veterinary Drugs: ALINORM 95/31, Appendix IV ....... Adopted at Step 5 and advanced

to Step 6.

Levamisole

Diminazene

Draft Guidelines on the Use of Health and Nutrition Claims; and ......... ALINORM 95/22, Appendix III ....... Adopted at Step 5 and advanced

to Step 6.

Draft Table of Conditions for Claims for Nutrient Contents ................... ALINORM 95/26, Appendix III .......

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 for Street Foods ... ALINORM 95/28, Appendix II ........ Adopted at Step 5 and advanced

to Step 6.

Draft (Revised) International Code of Practice: General Principles of

Food Hygiene.

ALINORM 95/13, Appendix II ........ Adopted at Step 5 and advanced

to Step 6.

Draft Guidelines for the Exchange of Information between Countries

on Rejections of Imported Food.

ALINORM 95/30A, Appendix IV .... Adopted at Step 5 and advanced

to Step 6.

Draft Standard for Edible Fats and Oils not Covered by Individual

Standards.

ALINORM 95/17, Appendix V ........ Adopted at Step 5 and 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 Oils ............................ ALINORM 95/17, Appendix X ........ Adopted at Step 5 and 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 Transport of Edible Oils and Fats in Bulk.ALINORM 95/17, Appendix IV ....... Adopted at Step 5 and 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 Milks ....................... ALINORM 95/11, Appendix VII ...... Adopted at Step 5 and 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 Total Aflatoxins in Peanuts (Intended for Further Processing).ALINORM 95/29, Appendix II ........ Adopted at Step 5 and advanced

to Step 6.

Draft Standard for Sugar ........................................................................ CL 1995/5–S, Annex I ................... Adopted at Step 5 and advanced

to Step 6.
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PART I.—STANDARDS AND RELATED TEXTS ADOPTED AT STEP 8—Continued

Standard or related text References Decision

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

to Step 6.

[FR Doc. 96–13811 Filed 5–30–96; 9:39 am]

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Foreign Agricultural Service

North American Public Forum for the

World Food Summit

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the U.S.-Canada Forum for the World

Food Summit will be held June 24–25,

1996. The purpose of the forum is to

solicit public comments on a draft

regional paper and the draft Policy

Statement and Plan of Action to be

adopted at the Summit.

DATES: The forum will be held Monday,

June 24, 1996 from 2:30 to 6:00 p.m.,

and continue on Tuesday, June 25, 1996

from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Both

meetings will be held at Michigan State

University in East Lansing, Michigan.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting is open to the public and

members of the public may provide

comments in writing to the Office of the

National Secretary, Foreign Agricultural

Service, Room 3008 South Building,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 14th

and Independence Ave. SW,

Washington, DC. 20250 or by faxing

(202) 720–6103. The draft Policy

Statement and Plan of Action is

available from the FAO North American

Liaison Office at (202) 653–2400. The

draft U.S./Canada paper will be

available in early June on the U.S.

Government World Food Summit Home

Page (http://ffas.usda.gov/ffas/food l

summit/summit.html) or by calling

(202) 690–0776.

Signed in Washington, D.C., May 23, 1996.

August Schumacher, Jr.,

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.

[FR Doc. 96–13899 Filed 6–3–96; 8:45 am]

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Forest Service

Rocky Timber Sale, Ochoco National

Forest, Crook County, Oregon

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Cancellation of an

environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: On September 5, 1991, a

notice of intent to prepare an

environmental impact statement (EIS)

for the Rocky Timber Sale on the

Prineville Ranger District of the Ochoco

National Forest was published in the

Federal Register (56 FR 43901). Forest

Service has decided to cancel the

preparation of an EIS for this proposed

action. The Notice of Intent is hereby

rescinded.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions regarding this

cancellation to Dave Owens, Fire

Management Officer, P.O. Box 490,

Prineville, Oregon 97754 or telephone

541–416–8425.

Dated: May 22, 1996.

Thomas A. Schmidt,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 96–13885 Filed 6–3–96; 8:45 am]

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Ed, North Slope Helicopter, Saddle,

and Spanish Timber Sales, Ochoco

National Forest, Grant and Wheeler

Counties, Oregon

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Cancellation of an

environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: On November 6, 1990, a

notice of intent to prepare an

environmental impact statement (EIS)

for the Ed, North Slope Helicopter,

Saddle, and Spanish Timber Sales on

the Paulina Ranger District of the

Ochoco National Forest was published

in the Federal Register (55 FR 46694).

Forest Service has decided to cancel the

preparation of an EIS for this proposed

action. The Notice of Intent is hereby

rescinded.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions regarding this

cancellation to Kathleen Burleigh,

NEPA Coordination, 171500 Beaver

Creek Road, Paulina, Oregon, 97751 or

telephone 541–477–3713.

Dated: May 22, 1996.

Thomas A. Schmidt,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 96–13886 Filed 6–3–96; 8:45 am]

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ASSASSINATION RECORDS REVIEW

BOARD

Notice of Formal Determinations,

Designation of Assassination Records,

and Reconsiderations

AGENCY: Assassination Records Review

Board.

SUMMARY: The Assassination Records

Review Board (Review Board) met in a

closed meeting on May 13–14, 1996,

and made formal determinations on the

release of records under the President

John F. Kennedy Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992 (Supp. V 1994)

(JFK Act). By issuing this notice, the

Review Board complies with the section

of the JFK Act that requires the Review

Board to publish the results of its

decisions on a document-by-document

basis in the Federal Register within 14

days of the date of the decision.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

T. Jeremy Gunn, General Counsel and

Associate Director for Research and

Analysis, Assassination Records Review

Board, Second Floor, Washington, DC

20530, (202) 724–0088, fax (202) 724–

0457.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice complies with the requirements

of the President John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of

1992, 44 U.S.C. 2107.9(c)(4)(A) (1992).

On May 13–14, 1996, the Review Board

made formal determinations on records

it reviewed under the JFK Act. These

determinations are listed below. The

assassination records are identified by

the record identification number

assigned in the President John F.

Kennedy Assassination Records

Collection database maintained by the

National Archives.

Notice of Formal Determinations

For each document, the number of

releases of previously redacted

information immediately follows the

record identification number, followed

in turn by the number of postponements

sustained, and, where appropriate, the

date the document is scheduled to be

released or re-reviewed.

FBI Documents: Open in Full

124–10035–10107; 38; 0; n/a

124–10142–10153; 38; 0; n/a

124–10171–10198; 38; 0; n/a

124–10228–10241; 38; 0; n/a