Report of the 32nd Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants












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Beijing, People's Republic of China, 20-24 March 2000

codex alimentarius commission

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS

WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION



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ALINORM 01/12

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
Twenty-fourth Session
Geneva, Switzerland, 2-7 July 2001

NOTE: This report includes Codex Circular Letter CL 2000/10-FAC.

Table of Contents

PREFACE

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

INTRODUCTION

OPENING OF THE SESSION

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (AGENDA ITEM 1)

APPOINTMENT OF THE RAPPORTEUR (AGENDA ITEM 2)

MATTERS REFERRED FROM THE 23RD SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION AND OTHER CODEX COMMITTEES (AGENDA ITEM 3)

SUMMARY REPORT OF THE FIFTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE JOINT FAO/WHO EXPERT COMMITTEE ON FOOD ADDITIVES (JECFA) (AGENDA ITEM 4A)

ACTION REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF CHANGES IN ADI STATUS AND OTHER TOXICOLOGICAL RECOMMENDATIONS (AGENDA ITEM 4B)

DISCUSSION PAPER ON THE APPLICATION OF RISK ANALYSIS PRINCIPLES FOR FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONTAMINANTS (AGENDA ITEM 5)

ENDORSEMENT AND/OR REVISION OF MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR FOOD ADDITIVES IN CODEX STANDARDS (AGENDA ITEM 6)

CONSIDERATION OF THE CODEX GENERAL STANDARD FOR FOOD ADDITIVES (GSFA) (AGENDA ITEM 7) - REPORT OF THE AD HOC WORKING GROUP ON THE CODEX GENERAL STANDARD FOR FOOD ADDITIVES (AGENDA ITEM 7A)

CONSIDERATION OF THE CODEX GENERAL STANDARD FOR FOOD ADDITIVES (GSFA) (AGENDA ITEM 7) - COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT REVISED GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR THE USE OF FOOD ADDITIVES WITH NUMERICAL ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKES (ANNEX A) (AGENDA ITEM 7B)

CONSIDERATION OF THE CODEX GENERAL STANDARD FOR FOOD ADDITIVES (GSFA) (AGENDA ITEM 7) - COMMENTS ON THE INCLUSION OF ADDITIVES WITH AN ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKE OF "NOT SPECIFIED" IN TABLE 3 (AGENDA ITEM 7C)

CONSIDERATION OF THE CODEX GENERAL STANDARD FOR FOOD ADDITIVES (GSFA) (AGENDA ITEM 7) - COMMENTS ON THE REVISED TABLE 1 OF THE DRAFT GSFA (AGENDA ITEM 7D)

DISCUSSION PAPER ON THE USE OF COLOURS IN FOODS (AGENDA ITEM 8)

DISCUSSION PAPER ON PROCESSING AIDS (AGENDA ITEM 9)

PROPOSED DRAFT REVISION TO THE CODEX GENERAL STANDARD FOR IRRADIATED FOODS (AGENDA ITEM 10)

SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE IDENTITY AND PURITY OF FOOD ADDITIVES ARISING FROM THE 53RD JECFA MEETING (AGENDA ITEM 11)

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBERING SYSTEM, INCLUDING TECHNICAL FUNCTION AND FUNCTIONAL CLASSES/SUB-CLASSES (AGENDA ITEM 12)

ENDORSEMENT AND/OR REVISION OF MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR CONTAMINANTS IN CODEX STANDARDS (AGENDA ITEM 13)

REPORT OF THE AD HOC WORKING GROUP ON CONTAMINANTS AND TOXINS (AGENDA ITEM 14)

METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPLES FOR EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT IN THE CODEX GENERAL STANDARD FOR CONTAMINANTS AND TOXINS IN FOOD (AGENDA ITEM 15)

MYCOTOXINS IN FOOD AND FEED (AGENDA ITEM 16) - COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT MAXIMUM LEVEL FOR AFLATOXIN M1 IN MILK (AGENDA ITEM 16A)

MYCOTOXINS IN FOOD AND FEED (AGENDA ITEM 16) - PROPOSED DRAFT CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF CONTAMINATION BY OCHRATOXIN A IN CEREALS (AGENDA ITEM 16B)

MYCOTOXINS IN FOOD AND FEED (AGENDA ITEM 16) - COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED DRAFT MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR OCHRATOXIN A IN CEREALS AND CEREAL PRODUCTS (AGENDA ITEM 16C)

MYCOTOXINS IN FOOD AND FEED (AGENDA ITEM 16) - POSITION PAPER ON ZEARALENONE (AGENDA ITEM 16D)

MYCOTOXINS IN FOOD AND FEED (AGENDA ITEM 16) - PROPOSED DRAFT CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF CONTAMINATION OF CEREALS BY ZEARALENONE (AGENDA ITEM 16E)

MYCOTOXINS IN FOOD AND FEED (AGENDA ITEM 16) - COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED DRAFT MAXIMUM LEVEL FOR PATULIN IN APPLE JUICE AND THE APPLE JUICE INGREDIENT IN READY MADE SOFT DRINKS (AGENDA ITEM 16F)

MYCOTOXINS IN FOOD AND FEED (AGENDA ITEM 16) - POSITION PAPER ON FUMONISINS (AGENDA ITEM 16G)

INDUSTRIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS IN FOODS (AGENDA ITEM 17) - COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED DRAFT CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SOURCE DIRECTED MEASURES TO REDUCE CONTAMINATION OF FOOD WITH CHEMICALS (AGENDA ITEM 17A)

INDUSTRIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS IN FOODS (AGENDA ITEM 17) - DRAFT MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR LEAD (AGENDA ITEM 17B)

INDUSTRIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS IN FOODS (AGENDA ITEM 17) - COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT GUIDELINE LEVEL AND PROPOSED DRAFT MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR CADMIUM (AGENDA ITEM 17C)

INDUSTRIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS IN FOODS (AGENDA ITEM 17) - DISCUSSION PAPER ON DIOXINS (AGENDA ITEM 17D)

PROPOSALS FOR THE PRIORITY EVALUATION OF FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONTAMINANTS BY JECFA (AGENDA ITEM 18)

OTHER BUSINESS AND FUTURE WORK (AGENDA ITEM 19) - COMMENTS ON METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND SAMPLING FOR THE DETERMINATION OF FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONTAMINANTS IN FOODS (AGENDA ITEM 19A)

OTHER BUSINESS AND FUTURE WORK (AGENDA ITEM 19) - COMMENTS ON PACKAGING PROVISIONS TO MAINTAIN THE STABILITY OF IODISED SALT IN THE CODEX STANDARD FOR FOOD GRADE SALT (AGENDA ITEM 19B)

OTHER MATTERS - "OTHER LEGITIMATE FACTORS"

FUTURE WORK

DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT SESSION (AGENDA ITEM 20)

LIST OF APPENDICES

APPENDIX I: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS/LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS/LISTA DE PARTICIPANTES
APPENDIX II: DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR THE USE OF FOOD ADDITIVES WITH NUMERICAL ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKES (ANNEX A) TO THE CODEX GENERAL STANDARD FOR FOOD ADDITIVES (GSFA) (AT STEP 8 OF THE PROCEDURE)
APPENDIX III: PROPOSED DRAFT AND DRAFT ADDITIONS TO TABLE 1 AND TABLE 2 OF THE CODEX GENERAL STANDARD FOR FOOD ADDITIVES (GSFA) (AT STEPS 5/8 AND 8 OF THE PROCEDURE, RESPECTIVELY)
APPENDIX IV: DRAFT REVISIONS FOR BENZOATES IN TABLES 1 AND TABLE 2 OF THE CODEX GENERAL STANDARD FOR FOOD ADDITIVES (GSFA) (AT STEP 6 OF THE PROCEDURE)
APPENDIX V: PROPOSED DRAFT AND DRAFT ADDITIONS TO TABLE 1 AND TABLE 2 OF THE CODEX GENERAL STANDARD FOR FOOD ADDITIVES (GSFA) (AT STEPS 5/8 AND 8 OF THE PROCEDURE, RESPECTIVELY)

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APPENDIX VI: PROPOSED DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO TABLE 3 (ADDITIVES WITH AN ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKE OF "NOT SPECIFIED") OF THE CODEX GENERAL STANDARD FOR FOOD ADDITIVES (AT STEP 3 OF THE ACCELERATED PROCEDURE)
APPENDIX VII: DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR FOOD ADDITIVES (AT STEP 5 OF THE ACCELERATED PROCEDURE)
APPENDIX VIII: REVISED FOOD CATEGORIZATION SYSTEM FOR THE CODEX GENERAL STANDARD FOR FOOD ADDITIVES (GSFA)
APPENDIX IX: DRAFT SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE IDENTITY AND PURITY OF FOOD ADDITIVES
APPENDIX X: DRAFT MAXIMUM LEVEL FOR PATULIN (AT STEP 8 OF THE PROCEDURE)
APPENDIX XI: DRAFT REVISED MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR LEAD (AT STEP 8 OF THE PROCEDURE)
APPENDIX XII: DRAFT MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR LEAD (AT STEP 6 OF THE PROCEDURE)
APPENDIX XIII: DRAFT GUIDELINE LEVEL FOR CADMIUM IN FOOD (AT STEP 6 OF THE PROCEDURE)
APPENDIX XIV: AMENDMENT TO THE CODEX STANDARD FOR FOOD GRADE SALT (CX STAN 150-1995 (REV. 1-1997, AMEND. 1-1999) (AT STEP 5 OF THE PROCEDURE)
APPENDIX XV: ACTION REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF CHANGES IN ADI STATUS AND OTHER TOXICOLOGICAL RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDIX XVI: PRIORITY LIST OF FOOD ADDITIVES, CONTAMINANTS AND NATURALLY OCCURRING TOXICANTS PROPOSED FOR EVALUATION BY JECFA
APPENDIX XVII: METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPLES FOR EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT IN THE CODEX GENERAL STANDARD FOR CONTAMINANTS AND TOXINS IN FOODS
APPENDIX XVIII: PROPOSED DRAFT CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SOURCE DIRECTED MEASURES TO REDUCE CONTAMINATION OF FOOD WITH CHEMICALS (AT STEP 5 OF THE PROCEDURE)