DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT SESSION (Agenda Item 18)

152) The Delegation of China invited the Committee to hold its 32nd Session in Beijing from 20 to 24 March 2000, pending a final approval from the State Council of China. This invitation arose from the close cooperation between the governments of China and The Netherlands, China's intention to become a member of WTO and the close relation between WTO and Codex. Several delegations welcomed this initiative as it supported the involvement of the Asian countries in Codex work.

SUMMARY STATUS OF WORK

SUBJECT		STEP	For Action by	Document Reference in ALINORM 99/12A
Draft Specifications for the Identity and Purity of Food Additives		8	Governments 23rd CAC	paras. 65-68 Appendix VII
Draft General Standard for Food Additives: Table 1 (provisions for 23 additives)		8	Governments 23rd CAC	paras. 46, 56 Appendix II
Draft General Standard for Food Additives: Table 3 (and Annex)		8	Governments 23rd CAC	paras. 52, 56 Appendix III
Draft Amendments to the INS		5A*	Governments 23rd CAC	para. 74 Appendix VIII
Endorsement of Health Related Limits for Certain Substances in the Standard for Natural Mineral Waters			23rd CAC	para. 91 Appendix VI
Draft General Standard for Food Additives: Table 1 (additives referred to JECFA)		7	JECFA CCFAC	paras. 47, 56
Draft General Standard for Food Additives: Table 1 (other additives)		6	Governments 32nd CCFAC	paras. 48, 56
Draft Maximum Levels for Lead		6	Denmark Governments 32nd CCFAC	para. 126
Proposed Draft Annex A to the General Standard for Food Additives (Guidelines for the Estimation of Appropriate Levels of Use of Food Additives)		5	Governments 23rd CAC	para. 58 Appendix IV
Proposed Draft Maximum Level for Patulin		5	Governments 23rd CAC	para. 131 Appendix IX
Proposed Draft Maximum Levels for Tin		5	Governments 23rd CAC	para. 117 Appendix IX
Proposed Draft Amendment to the Preamble of the General Standard for Food Additives		3A*	CAC/Governments 32nd CCFAC	paras. 33, 39, 56 Appendix V
Proposed Draft Amendments to the INS		3A*	CAC/Governments 32nd CCFAC	para. 55 Appendix VIII
Proposed Draft Amendment to Table 3 of the General Standard for Food Additives		3	Governments 32nd CCFAC	paras. 12, 56 Appendix XI
Proposed Draft Maximum Levels for Ochratoxin A		3	Governments 32nd CCFAC	para. 109 Appendix IX
Draft Guideline Level and Proposed Draft Maximum Levels for Cadmium		6 and 3	Governments 32nd CCFAC	para. 136 Appendix X
Proposed Draft Code of Practice for Source Directed Measures to Reduce Contamination of Food with Chemicals Packaging Provisions for Maintaining the Stability of Iodised Salt in the Codex Standard for Food Grade Salt		3	Sweden/Governments 32nd CCFAC	para. 120
		3	Malaysia/Governments 32nd CCFAC	para. 150
Proposed Draft Code of Practice for the Prevention of Contamination by Ochratoxin A in Cereals		1/2/3	Sweden/Governments 32nd CCFAC	para. 106
Proposed Draft Code of Practice for the Prevention of Contamination by Zearalenone in Cereals		1/2/3	Norway/Governments 32nd CCFAC	para. 112
Revision of the General Standard for Irradiated Foods		1/2/3	CAC/Governments 32nd CCFAC	para. 7
Methodology and Principles for Exposure Assessment in the Codex General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Foods (to develop a Proposed Draft Annex)			UK/Governments 32nd CCFAC	paras. 61-63
Food Additives and Contaminants Proposed for Evaluation by JECFA			Governments 32nd CCFAC	para. 143 Appendix XII
Methods of Analysis for the Determination of Food Additives and Contaminants in Foods			Governments 32nd CCFAC	para. 111
Discussion papers on: (prepared or coordinated by)			Governments 32nd CCFAC
	1) Risk Analysis Principles (United States)			1) para. 17
	2) Use of Processing Aids (New Zealand)			2) para. 145
	3) Use of Colours in Foods (Denmark)			3) para. 62
	4) Patulin (France)			4) para. 113
	5) Zearalenone (Norway)			5) para. 112
	6) Dioxins (Netherlands)			6) para. 139

* Accelerated Procedure.