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PREFACE

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 57051 www.codexalimentarius.net Email: [email protected] Facsimile: 39 06 5705 4593

CX 5/70.2

CL 2000/8-MMP
March 2000


TO:

Codex Contact Points


Interested International Organizations



FROM:

Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme


FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy



SUBJECT:

DISTRIBUTION OF THE REPORT OF THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE CODEX COMMITTEE ON MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS (ALINORM 01/11)


The report of the Fourth Session of the Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products will be considered by the 47th Session of the Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Geneva, 28-30 June 2000) and the 24th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Geneva, 2-7 July 2001).

PART A: MATTERS FOR ADOPTION BY THE 24TH SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION AT STEP 8 OR 5/8

1. Draft Group Standard for Unripened Cheese Including Fresh Cheese at Step 8 (ALINORM 01/11, Appendix II)

2. Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Edible Casein Products at Step 5/8 (ALINORM 01/11, Appendix III)

3. Proposed Draft Amendment to the Codex General Standard for Cheese (Description) at Step 5/8 (ALINORM 01/11, Appendix IV)

4. Proposed Draft Amendment to the Codex Group Standard for Cheeses in Brine (Sampling) at Step 5/8 (ALINORM 01/11, Appendix V)

Governments wishing to propose amendments or to comment on the above Draft and Proposed Draft Standards and Proposed Draft Amendments should do so in writing in conformity with the Guide to the Consideration of Standards at Step 8 of the Procedure for the Elaboration of Codex Standards Including Consideration of Any Statements Relating to Economic Impact (Codex Alimentarius Procedural Manual, Eleventh Edition, pp. 26-27) to the Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 06 5705 4593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 31 March 2001.

PART B: MATTERS FOR ADOPTION BY THE 47TH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION AT STEP 5

1. Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Creams, Whipped Creams and Fermented Creams (ALINORM 01/11, Appendix VI)

2. Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Fermented Milks (ALINORM 01/11, Appendix VII)

3. Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Whey Powders (ALINORM 01/11, Appendix VIII)

Governments wishing to propose amendments or to submit comments regarding the implications which the above Proposed Draft Standards or any provisions thereof may have for their economic interests should do so in writing in conformity with the Uniform Procedure for the Elaboration of Codex Standards and Related Texts (at Step 5)(Codex Alimentarius Commission Procedural Manual, Eleventh Edition, p. 22) to the Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 06 5705 4593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 25 May 2000.

PART C: REQUEST FOR COMMENTS AT STEP 3

1. Proposed Draft Amendment to the Codex General Standard for Cheese (Composition) (ALINORM 01/11, Appendix IX)

2. Proposed Draft Amendment to the Codex General Standard for Cheese (Appendix on cheese rind, surface and coating) (ALINORM 01/11, Appendix X)

Governments are invited to comment on the above Proposed Draft Amendments or any provisions thereof at Step 3. Comments should be sent to the Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 06 5705 4593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 30 November 2000.


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