The Twenty-first Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses reached the following conclusions:
MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMISSION
The Committee:
- Recommended the adoption at Step 8, the Table of Conditions for Nutrient Contents (Part B) containing provisions on Protein and Vitamins and Minerals for inclusion into Guidelines for Use of Nutrition Claims (para. 30 and Appendix II);OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE COMMISSION- advanced the Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Cereal-Based Foods for Infants and Young Children for adoption at Step 5 (para. 82 and Appendix IV);
- initiated a new work on Advisory Lists of Mineral Salts and Vitamin Compounds, subject to approval by the 23rd Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (para. 121).
The Committee:
- Returned the Draft Table of Conditions for Nutrient Contents (Part B) containing provisions on fibre to Step 6 for further comments and consideration by the next session of the Committee (para. 30 and Appendix III);- returned Proposed Draft Standards for Infant Formula to Step 3 for further comments and consideration (para. 106 and Appendix V);
- agreed to further consider the Proposed Draft Guidelines on Vitamin and Mineral Supplements as well as a working paper prepared in order to facilitate discussion on this issue (para. 49);
- agreed to leave the text of the Draft Revised Standard for Gluten-Free Foods as it was in CX/NFSDU 98/4 at Step 6 and give further consideration at the next session (para. 40);
- agreed that provisions for Vitamins and Minerals in Foods for Special Medical Purposes deserved further consideration and that the Delegation of Germany would revise the discussion paper including the Table as required in square brackets for further comments and consideration (para. 113);
- agreed to postpone considering the Nutrient Reference Values for Labelling Purposes until the recommendations of the Expert Consultation in Bangkok became available (para. 115); and
- agreed that the question regarding the proprietary techniques should be referred to the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling as a general matter (para. 40).
