Report of the Second Session of the Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products

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Rome, Italy
27 - 31 May 1996

codex alimentarius commission

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

JOINT OFFICE: Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 ROME Tel.: 52251 Telex: 625825-625853 FAO I Cables: Foodagri Rome Facsimile: (6)5225.4593

ALINORM 97/11

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
Twenty-second Session
Geneva, 23 - 28 June 1977

Note: This document incorporates Codex Circular Letter 1996/19-MMP.

CX 5/70.2	CL 1996/19-MMP
	July 1996

TO:	- Codex Contact Points - Participants at the Second Session of the Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products - Interested International Organizations
FROM:	Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO Via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy
SUBJECT	DISTRIBUTION OF THE REPORT OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE CODEX COMMITTEE ON MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS (ALINORM 97/11)

The report of the Second Session of the Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products will be considered by the 22nd Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission to be held in Geneva from 23-28 June 1997.

MATTERS FOR ADOPTION OR APPROVAL BY THE 22ND SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

PART A. DRAFT STANDARDS AT STEP 8

1. DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR BUTTER (ALINORM 97/11, Appendix II);

2. DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR MILKFAT PRODUCTS (ALINORM 97/11, Appendix III);

3. DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR EVAPORATED MILKS (ALINORM 97/11, Appendix IV);

4. DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR SWEETENED CONDENSED MILKS (ALINORM 97/11, Appendix V);

5. DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR MILK AND CREAM POWDERS (ALINORM 97/11, Appendix VI);

6. DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR CHEESE (ALINORM 97/11, Appendix VII);

7. DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR WHEY CHEESE (ALINORM 97/11, Appendix VIII); and

8. DRAFT STANDARD FOR CHEESES IN BRINE (ALINORM 97/11, Appendix IX)

PART B. PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED CODE OF PRINCIPLES CONCERNING MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS (ALINORM 97/11, Appendix X)

Governments wishing to propose amendments or to submit comments regarding the implications which the Proposed Draft Revised Code of Principles Concerning Milk and Milk Products or any provisions thereof may have for their economic interest should do so in writing in conformity with the Procedures for the Elaboration of Codex Standards and Related Texts (at Step 5) (Codex Alimentarius Procedural Manual, Ninth Edition, pp. 28-29) to the Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy, not later than 31 March 1997.

PART C. WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARDS (ALINORM 97/11, para. 84)

1. INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR DANABLU;

2. INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR GRUYERE;

3. INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR GUDBRANDSDALSOST;

4. INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR NORVEGIA;

5. INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR ESROM; AND

6. INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR CERTAIN BLUE-VEINED CHEESES (Deletion of Danablu, Adelost and Blue Cheese)

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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

INTRODUCTION

OPENING OF THE SESSION (Agenda Item 1)

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (Agenda Item 2)

REVIEW OF CODE OF PRINCIPLES CONCERNING MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS (Agenda Item 3)

CONSIDERATION OF DRAFT AND DRAFT REVISED STANDARDS AT STEP 7 (Agenda Item 4)

Draft Revised Standard for Butter
Draft Revised Standard for Milkfat Products
Draft Revised Standard for Evaporated Milks
Draft Revised Standard for Sweetened Condensed Milks
Draft Revised Standard for Milk and Cream Powders
Draft Revised Standard for Cheese
Draft Revised Standard for Whey Cheese
Draft Group Standard for Cheeses in Brine

CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED DRAFT AND PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED STANDARDS AT STEP 4 (Agenda Item 5)

CONSIDERATION OF HEAT TREATMENT DEFINITIONS (Agenda Item 6)

CONSIDERATION OF NUTRITIONAL AND QUALITY DESCRIPTORS FOR MILK PRODUCTS (Agenda Item 7)

CONSIDERATION OF THE DRAFT CODE OF HYGIENIC PRACTICE FOR UNCURED/UNRIPENED CHEESE AND RIPENED SOFT CHEESE (Agenda Item 8)

METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND SAMPLING FOR MILK PRODUCTS - REPORT OF IDF/ISO/AOAC WORKING GROUP ON METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND SAMPLING (Agenda Item 9)

OTHER BUSINESS AND FUTURE WORK (Agenda Item 10)

Other Business
Future Work

DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT SESSION (Agenda Item 11)

LIST OF APPENDICES

APPENDIX I: List of Participants - Liste des Participants - Lista de Participantes
APPENDIX II: Draft Revised Standard for Butter (A-1) (Advanced to Step 8 of the Codex Procedure)
APPENDIX III: Draft Revised Standard for Milkfat Products (A-2) (Advanced to Step 8 of the Codex Procedure)
APPENDIX IV: Draft Revised Standard for Evaporated Milks (A-3) (Advanced to Step 8 of the Codex Procedure)
APPENDIX V: Draft Revised Standard for Sweetened Condensed Milks (A-4) (Advanced to step 8 of the Codex Procedure)
APPENDIX VI: Draft Revised Standard for Milk and Cream Powders (A-5/A-10) (Advanced to Step 8 of the Codex Procedure)
APPENDIX VII: Draft Revised Standard for Cheese (A-6) (Advanced to step 8 of the Codex Procedure)
APPENDIX VIII: Draft Revised Standard for Whey Cheese (A-7) (Advanced to Step 8 of the Codex Procedure)
APPENDIX IX: Draft Group Standard for Cheeses in Brine (A17) (Advanced to Step 8 of the Codex Procedure)
APPENDIX X: Code of Principles Concerning Milk and Milk Products (Advanced to Step 5 of the Codex Procedure)