Draft Standards and Guidelines at Step 8 of the Procedure
1. Draft Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods (para. 21, Appendix II)
2. Draft Recommendations for the Labelling of Foods that can Cause Hypersensitivity (Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods) (para. 32, Appendix III)
3. Draft Amendment to the Standard for Fish Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers) Fish Portions and Fish Fillets - Breaded or in Batter (labelling section) (para. 36, Appendix IV)
Governments wishing to propose amendments or comments on the above documents should do so in writing in conformity with the Guide to the Consideration of Standards at Step 8 (see Procedural Manual of the Codex Alimentarius Commission) to the Secretary, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy before 30 March 1999.
Proposed Draft Standard at Step 5 of the Procedure
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) - Sections 2 and 4.2.2 (para. 49, Appendix VII)
Governments wishing to submit comments on the implications which the Draft Amendment may have for their economic interests should do so in writing in conformity with the Procedure for the Elaboration of Wordwide Standards at Step 5 to the Secretary, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy before 30 March 1999.
B. REQUEST FOR COMMENTS AND INFORMATION
Draft Guidelines at Step 6 of the Procedure
5. Draft Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods - Section 5.1 (para. 21, Appendix V)[1]
6. Draft Recommendations for the Labelling of Foods that can Cause Hypersensitivity - Section 4.2.1.3 (para. 32, Appendix VI)
Governments wishing to submit comments on points 5. and 6. should do so in writing to the Secretary, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy, before 20 September 1998 for point 5. and before 20 January 1999 for point 6.
Draft Standard and Guidelines at Step 3 of the Procedure
7. Proposed Draft Recommendations for the Labelling of Foods Obtained through Biotechnology (Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods) - Section 5 (para. 49, Appendix VIII)
8. Proposed Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (Class Names) (para. 40, Appendix IX)
9. Proposed Draft Amendment to the Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling (para. 53, Appendix XI)
10. Proposed Draft Recommendations for the Use of Health Claims (para. 60, Appendix X)
Governments wishing to submit comments on points 7, 8, 9 and 10. should do so in writing to the Secretary, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy, before 1 December 1998.
