Report of the Twelth Session of the Codex Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean












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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
13-16 February 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: 39 06 57051 www.codexalimentarius.net Email: [email protected] Facsimile: 39 06 5705 4593

ALINORM 01/36

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

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

NOTE: This Report incorporates Circular Letter CL 2001/6-LAC

CX 3/15.2 CL 2001/6-LAC March 2001

TO:

- Codex Contact Points


- Interested International Organizations



FROM:

Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome, Italy



SUBJECT:

DISTRIBUTION OF THE REPORT OF THE TWELTH SESSION OF THE CODEX COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (ALINORM 01/36)

Table of Contents

Matters for Adoption by the 24th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission

Summary and Conclusions

Introduction

Opening of the Session

Adoption of the Agenda (Agenda Item 1)

Matters of Interest to the Committee arising from the Codex Alimentarius Commission and other Codex Committees (Agenda Item 2)

Report on Food Safety/Food Control Activities of FAO and WHO complementary to the Work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission since the 11th Session of the Committee (Agenda Item 3)

Consideration of the Draft Revised Code of Hygienic Practice for the Preparation and Sale of Street Foods (Agenda Item 4)

Report on Food Safety Matters of Interest to the Region including contamination by Salmonella and Emerging Pathogens (Agenda Item 5)

Harmonization and Cooperation in Food Legislation and Food Control Activities in the Region (Agenda Item 6)

Activities of Codex Contact Points and National Codex Committees in the Region (Agenda Item 7)

Consumer Participation in Codex Work and Related Matters (Agenda Item 8)

Report on Risk Analysis Activities in Codex (including the Recommendations on the Workshop on Risk Analysis - Exposure Assessment) (Agenda Item 9)

Nomination of Coordinator (Agenda Item 10)

Other Business and Future Work (Agenda Item 11)

Date and Place of the next Session

Appendix I: List of Participants/Lista de Participantes/Liste des Participants

Appendix II: Raft Revised Code of Hygienic Practice for the Preparation and Sale of Street Foods

SECTION 1 - SCOPE
SECTION 2 - OBJECTIVES
SECTION 3 - DEFINITIONS
SECTION 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR INPUTS AND INGREDIENTS

4.1 PURCHASE OF INPUTS AND INGREDIENTS
4.2 TRANSPORT, RECEPTION AND STORAGE OF INPUTS AND INGREDIENTS

SECTION 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AREA OR PLACE OF PREPARATION

5.1 AREA WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED

5.1.1 INDOOR AREAS
5.1.2 OUTDOOR AREAS
5.1.3 HYGIENE FACILITIES

5.2 HYGIENIC PRACTICE

SECTION 6 - REQUIREMENTS FOR FOOD PREPARATION

6.1 Requirements for preliminary preparation

6.1.1 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
6.1.2 FRESH MEAT AND FISH
6.1.3 OTHER FOODS

6.2 Requirements for final preparation

SECTION 7 - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PREPARED FOOD
SECTION 8 - REQUIREMENTS FOR STREET FOOD MARKETING
SECTION 9 - HANDLING AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE AND PEST CONTROL