96. The Delegation of Australia introduced this item and suggested that the Committee review its interest in this matter, considering the degree of effort already put in this task and its relevance to the mandate of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
97. The Committee recalled that the 45th Session of the Executive Committee noted the heavy workload of this Committee and questioned the utility of conducting annual surveys on the development and implementation of the HACCP system[22] The Committee, while appreciating the efforts made by Australia and recognizing the importance of exchange of information, agreed to defer the discussion on this Item for two to three years until the HACCP system had been more widely implemented in member countries.
