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

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codex alimentarius commission

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE	WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION	ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS

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ALINORM 99/11

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
Twenty-third Session Rome, 28 June – 3 July 1999
Montevideo, Uruguay 18 – 22 May 1998

Note: This document incorporates Codex Circular Letter 1998/21-MMP.

CORRIGENDUM

MATTERS FOR ADOPTION OR APPROVAL BY THE 23RD SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

PART A. DRAFT STANDARDS AT STEP 8

1.	DRAFT GENERAL STANDARD FOR THE USE OF DAIRY TERMS (ALINORM 99/11, Appendix II);
2.	DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR BUTTER (ALINORM 99/11, Appendix IV);
3.	DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR MILKFAT PRODUCTS (ALINORM 99/11, Appendix V);
4.	DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR EVAPORATED MILKS (ALINORM 99/11, Appendix VI);
5.	DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR SWEETENED CONDENSED MILKS (ALINORM 99/11, Appendix VII);
6.	DRAFT STANDARD FOR MILK POWDERS AND CREAM POWDERS (ALINORM 99/11, Appendix VIII);
7.	DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR CHEESE (ALINORM 99/11, Appendix IX);
8.	DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR WHEY CHEESE (ALINORM 99/11, Appendix X); and
9.	DRAFT GROUP STANDARD FOR CHEESES IN BRINE (ALINORM 99/11, Appendix XI)

Governments wishing to propose amendments or to comment on the above Draft Standards should do so in writing in conformity with the Guide to the Consideration of Standards at Step 8 of the Procedure for the Elaboration of Codex Standards Including Consideration of Any Statements Relating to Economic Impact (Codex Alimentarius Procedural Manual, Tenth Edition, pp. 24-25) to the Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 06 5705 4593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 31 March 1999.

PART B. REVOCATION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARDS (ALINORM 99/11, para. 81)

1.	INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR CHESHIRE (C-8);
2.	INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR LIMBURGER (C-12);
3.	INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR SVECIA (C-14);
4.	INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR BUTTERKÄSE (C-17);
5.	INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR HARZER KÄSE (C-20);
6.	INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR HERRGÅRDSOST (C-21);
7.	INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR HUSHÅLLSOST (C-22);
8.	INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR MARIBO (C-24);
9.	INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR FYNBO (C-25);
10.	INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR ROMADUR (C-27);
11.	INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR AMSTERDAM (C-28);
12.	INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR LEIDSE (C-29);
13.	INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR FRIESE (C-30); AND
14.	INDIVIDUAL CHEESE STANDARD FOR EDELPILZKÄSE (C-32)

Governments wishing to comment on the proposed revocation of the above Standards should do so in writing to the Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 06 5705 4593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 31 March 1999.

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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

OPENING OF THE SESSION (Agenda Item 1)

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (Agenda Item 2)

MATTERS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE FROM THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION AND OTHER CODEX COMMITTEES (Agenda Item 3)

DRAFT CODE OF PRINCIPLES CONCERNING MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS (DRAFT GENERAL STANDARD FOR THE USE OF DAIRY TERMS FOR LABELLING) (Agenda Item 4)

COMMON LABELLING PROVISIONS OF MILK PRODUCT STANDARDS (Agenda Item 5)

DRAFT AND DRAFT REVISED STANDARDS AT STEP 7 (Agenda Item 6)

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

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

Consideration of Criteria for the Elaboration or Revocation of Individual Standards for Cheeses
Consideration of Proposed Draft stAndards for Individual Cheeses, Cream, Dairy Spreads, Fermented Milk Products and Processed Cheese

METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND SAMPLING FOR MILK PRODUCTS (Agenda Item 9)

OTHER BUSINESS AND FUTURE WORK (Agenda Item 12)

(A) Use of Hydrogen Peroxide and THE Lactoperoxidase System for Preserving Raw Milk
(B) “Cheese Specialties”
(C) Future Work

LIST OF APPENDICES

APPENDIX I: List of Participants - Liste des Participants - Lista de Participantes
APPENDIX II: Draft General Standard for the Use of Dairy Terms (Advanced to Step 8 of the Codex Procedure)
APPENDIX III: Common Labelling Provisions in Milk Product Standards
APPENDIX IV: Draft Revised Standard for Butter (A-1) (Advanced to Step 8 of the Codex Procedure)
APPENDIX V: Draft Revised Standard for Milkfat Products (A-2) (Advanced to Step 8 of the Codex Procedure)
APPENDIX VI: Draft Revised Standard for Evaporated Milks (A-3) (Advanced to Step 8 of the Codex Procedure)
APPENDIX VII: Draft Revised Standard for Sweetened Condensed Milks (A-4) (Advanced to Step 8 of the Codex Procedure)
APPENDIX VIII: Draft Standard for Milk Powders and Cream Powders (A-5/A-10) (Advanced to Step 8 of the Codex Procedure)
APPENDIX IX: Draft Revised Standard for Cheese (A-6) (Advanced to Step 8 of the Codex Procedure)
APPENDIX X: Draft Revised Standard for Whey Cheese (A-7) (Advanced to Step 8 of the Codex Procedure)
APPENDIX XI: Draft Group Standard for Cheeses In Brine (A17) (Advanced to Step 8 of the Codex Procedure)
APPENDIX XII: Methods of Analysis and Sampling for Milk Products