Report of the Twenty-Eighth Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling

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Ottawa, Canada, 5-9 May 2000

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

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

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS	WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
JOINT OFFICE: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 ROME Tel: 57051 Telex: 625825-625853 FAO Email: [email protected] Facsimile: 3906.5705.4593

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Note: This document incorporates Circular Letter CL 2000/16-FL

Table of Contents

PREFACE

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

INTRODUCTION

OPENING OF THE SESSION

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

MATTERS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE BY THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION AND OTHER COMMITTEES (Agenda Item 2)

CONSIDERATION OF LABELLING PROVISIONS IN DRAFT CODEX STANDARDS (Agenda Item 3)

DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, LABELLING AND MARKETING OF ORGANICALLY PRODUCED FOODS (LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION) (Agenda item 4)

PROPOSED DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE LABELLING OF FOODS OBTAINED THROUGH BIOTECHNOLOGY (PROPOSED DRAFT AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL STANDARD FOR THE LABELLING OF PREPACKAGED FOODS) (Agenda item 5)

PROPOSED DRAFT AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL STANDARD FOR THE LABELLING OF PREPACKAGED FOODS (CLASS NAMES) (Agenda Item 6)

PROPOSED DRAFT AMENDMENT TO THE GUIDELINES ON NUTRITION LABELLING (SECTION 3.2 - LISTING OF NUTRIENTS) (Agenda Item 7)

PROPOSED DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE USE OF HEALTH CLAIMS (Agenda Item 8)

PROPOSED DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF THE TERM “VEGETARIAN” (Agenda item 9)

OTHER BUSINESS, FUTURE WORK AND DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT SESSION (Agenda item 10)

SUMMARY STATUS OF WORK

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix I. List of Participants
Appendix II. Draft Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods Livestock and Livestock Products
Appendix III. Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (Draft Recommendations for the Labelling of Food and Food Ingredients Obtained Through Certain Techniques of Genetic Modification/Genetic Engineering)
Appendix IV. Draft Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods (Livestock and Livestock Products)
Appendix V. Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (Draft Recommendations for the Labelling of Food and Food Ingredients Obtained Through Certain Techniques of Genetic Modification/Genetic Engineering)
Appendix VI. Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (class names)
Appendix VII. Proposed Draft Amendment to the Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling
Appendix VIII. Proposed Draft Guidelines for Use of Health and Nutrition Claims (Proposed Draft Recommendations for the Use of Health Claims)