Report of the Fifth Session of the Codex Coordinating Committee for North America and the South West Pacific

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Seattle, Washington (USA), 6-9 October 1998

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

Twenty-third Session Rome, Italy, 28 June - 3 July 1999

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

JOINT OFFICE: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 ROME Tel: +39(06)5701 Telex: 625825-625853 FAO I Email: [email protected] Facsimile: +39(06)5705.4593

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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

INTRODUCTION

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (Agenda Item 1)

MATTERS OF INTEREST ARISING FROM THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION AND OTHER CODEX COMMITTEES (Agenda Item 2)

REPORT ON ACTIVITIES RELATED TO RISK ANALYSIS IN CODEX AND OTHER BODIES (Agenda Item 3)

REVIEW AND PROMOTION OF ACCEPTANCES OF CODEX STANDARDS AND CODEX MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS FOR PESTICIDES BY COUNTRIES IN THE REGION (Agenda Item 4)

INFORMATION AND REPORTS ON FOOD SAFETY, FOOD CONTROL AND FOOD STANDARDS ISSUES IN THE REGION (Agenda Item 5)

PROMOTION OF CODEX ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING MEMBERSHIP, IN THE REGION (Agenda Item 6)

ACTIVITIES OF CODEX CONTACT POINTS AND NATIONAL CODEX COMMITTEES IN THE REGION (Agenda Item 7)

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION IN THE WORK OF CODEX AND RELATED MATTERS (Agenda Item 8)

NOMINATION OF COORDINATOR (Agenda Item 9)

OTHER BUSINESS AND FUTURE WORK (Agenda Item 10)

A) General Standard on Foods Produced Through Biotechnology
B) Consideration of Food Control Problems of Small Island Developing Countries in the Region
C) Report of an FAO Workshop on Risk Analysis Relative to Codex in the Region

DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT SESSION (Agenda Item 11)

APPENDIX 1: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS