Matters Arising from Other Committees
4) The Committee noted the matters arising from the 21st Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses and decided to discuss specific concerns under relevant Agenda Items. As regards the request from the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables for guidance on how to deal with fortification issues in commodity standards, the Committee was of the opinion that when Vitamin C is used for fortification purposes it should be declared in accordance with the General Guidelines on Claims.
Other Matters (Proposed Revision of the Labelling Provisions For Irradiated Foods)
5) The Committee had an exchange of view on the proposal made by the International Consultative Group on Food Irradiation. The Delegations of the United States, Germany (speaking on behalf of the member states of the European Union) and the Observer from Consumer International were of the opinion that the current provisions should be retained as the proposed revision would cause further confusion. Concern was expressed particularly on the proposed new provision in section 5.2.1 as it would mislead the consumer. The Observer from the European Community introduced current EC legislation that requires labelling of food and ingredients treated with ionizing radiation, regardless of the level of irradiated ingredients. The Delegation of Switzerland supported the proposed revision provided that the percentage in section 4.2.1.3 of the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods was reduced to 5%. The Committee agreed not to initiate new work at this stage.
