SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

The Eleventh Session of the Codex Coordinating Committee for Asia reached the following conclusions:

MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMISSION The Committee: - Recommended the adoption at Step 8 of the Draft Asian Regional Guidelines for Codex Contact Points and National Codex Committees (para. 26). - Nominated Ms. Kanya Sinsakul (Thailand) for appointment by the Commission as the next Codex Coordinator for Asia (para. 75); and - Recommended that the maximum level for sulphur dioxide in plantation or mill white sugar be returned to 70 mg/kg (paras. 76-78). MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The Committee: - Recommended the adoption at Step 5 of the Proposed Draft Standards for Pickles and Kimchi (para. 19); - Agreed to refer the proposed core functions of Codex Contact Points to the Codex Committee on General Principles for consideration for inclusion in the Procedural Manual in order to clarify the role of Codex Contact Points and to provide for guidance for their effective operations (para. 27); and - Proposed that a reference to the fortification of iodine, iron and vitamin A be included in the Table of Conditions for Claims for Nutrient Contents in the Guidelines on Nutrition Claims (para. 74). MATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE COMMISSION The Committee: - Agreed to forward the Proposed Draft Standard for Chutney to the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables for integration with the Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Mango Chutney (paras. 13, 19); - Agreed to return the Proposed Draft Standard for Aqueous Coconut Products to Step 3 for redrafting (paras. 17, 19); - Agreed to seek further opinions of Member countries on the need for a code of hygienic practice for aqueous coconut products (para. 22); - Noted the proposal of Thailand that for adoption of a draft standard at the Commission, a two-third majority principle should be used to better express its consensus (para. 6); - Agreed to that duplication of work between the Codex committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and UNECE should be avoided as much as possible and that in harmonization process of standards, all concerns including those from the tropical region and the proposer of the standard should be taken into consideration (para. 8); - Agreed to refer to the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils that rice-bran oil be included as one of the named vegetable oils (para. 80); and - Exchanged information on food control and food safety issues, implementation of risk analysis, and implementation of HACCP, matters regarding mutual recognition, and problems regarding.- v -pesticide residues and requested FAO and WHO for their continuing assistance and agreed to include these issues on the agenda of the next session (paras. 28-74).