75. The Committee noted that the recently concluded 24th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling (CCFL)[20] had agreed that no exceptions should be made to the application of the Guidelines for Use of Health and Nutrition Claims and reasserted its earlier decision that the provisions should cover all foods. The Guidelines prescribed the term "low" to be used only when the level of fat was no more than 3 g per 100 g solid; however, the term "reduced" or "light" could be used if the fat content was decreased by at least 25%.
76. Taking into consideration the decision of the CCFL, time constraints and that countries had not been given time for study, the Committee decided to return the document to Step 3 for government comments. The Observer from IDF expressed its willingness to accommodate the decision of the CCFL into the document and relevant standards.
77. The Committee noted that the term "low fat" in the General Standard for Cheese was used for characterizing the product. (see also para. 57)
