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PREFACE

CX 4/30.2

CL 2000/10-FAC
May 2000



TO:

- Codex Contact Points


- Interested International Organizations



FROM:

Secretary, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO


Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy



SUBJECT:

Distribution of the Report of the Thirty-second Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (ALINORM 01/12)

The attached report of the Thirty-second Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (ALINORM 01/12) will be considered by the 47th Session of the Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Geneva, Switzerland, 28 - 30 June 2000) and the 24th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Geneva, Switzerland, 2 - 7 July 2001).

PART A: MATTERS FOR ADOPTION BY THE 47TH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

Draft Standards and Related Texts at Step 5

1. Codex General Standard for Food Additives: Proposed Draft Food Additive Provisions in Table 1 (para. 49 and Appendix V).

2. Proposed Draft Revisions to the Codex International Numbering System for Food Additives (para. 74 and Appendix VII).

3. Proposed Draft Code of Practice for Source Directed Measures to Reduce Contamination of Foods with Chemicals (para. 112 and Appendix XVIII).

4. Proposed Draft Revision to the Codex Standard for Food Grade Salt: Packaging, Transportation and Storage (para. 142 and Appendix XIV).

Governments wishing to propose amendments or to comment regarding the implications which the above proposed draft Standards and Related Texts 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 Procedural Manual, Eleventh Edition, pages 21-23) to the Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (telefax: +39.06.5705.4593; E-mail: [email protected]) not later than 1 June 2000.

PART B: MATTERS FOR ADOPTION BY THE 24TH SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

Draft Standards and Related Texts at Step 5/8 or 8

1. Codex General Standard for Food Additives: Draft Guidelines for the Development of Maximum Levels for the Use of Food Additives with Numerical Acceptable Daily Intakes (Annex A) (para. 40 and Appendix II).

2. Codex General Standard for Food Additives: Proposed Draft (Step 4) and Draft (Step 7) Food Additive Provisions in Table 1 (para. 47 and Appendix III).

3. Codex Advisory Specifications for the Identity and Purity of Food Additives (para. 70 and Appendix IX).

4. Draft Maximum Level for Patulin in Apple Juice and Apple Juice Ingredients in Other Beverages (para. 104 and Appendix X).

5. Draft Maximum Levels for Lead (para. 122 and Appendix XI).

Governments wishing to propose amendments or to comment on the above draft Standards and Related Texts should do so in writing in conformity with the Uniform Procedure for the Elaboration of Codex Standards and Related Texts (at Steps 5/8 or 8) (Codex Alimentarius Procedural Manual, Eleventh Edition, pages 21-23) to the Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (telefax: +39.06.5705.4593; E-mail: [email protected]) not later than 1 May 2001.

Draft Standards and Related Texts at Step 5 of the Accelerated Procedure

6. Draft Revisions to the Codex International Numbering System for Food Additives (para. 73 and Appendix VII).
Governments wishing to propose amendments or to comment regarding the implications which the above draft Standard or any provisions thereof may have for their economic interests should do so in writing in conformity with the Uniform Accelerated Procedure for the Elaboration of Codex Standards and Related Texts (at Step 5) (Codex Alimentarius Procedural Manual, Eleventh Edition, pages 23-24) to the Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (telefax: +39.06.5705.4593; E-mail: [email protected]) not later than 1 May 2001.

PART C: REQUEST FOR COMMENTS AND INFORMATION

Governments and interested international organizations wishing to submit comments on the following matters are invited to do so before 1 October 2000 as follows: Mr. E.F.F. Hecker, Chairman of the Committee, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries, P.O. Box 20401, 2500 EK The Hague, The Netherlands (telefax No. 31.70.378.6141; [email protected]), with a copy to the Secretary, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy.

1. Codex General Standard for Food Additives: The Use of Additives Used as Carriers (para. 32).
The Committee agreed with the recommendation of the ad hoc Working Group on the Codex General Standard for Food Additives to request comments on the use of additives used as carriers for other additives in relation to their inclusion in the GSFA.
2. Codex General Standard for Food Additives: Food Category System (para. 37 and Appendix VIII).
The Committee agreed to circulate the Food Category System of the Codex General Standard for Food Additives for comment and further consideration at its next Session. In taking this decision, the Committee noted that revisions to the Food Category System would also result in significant revisions to Tables 1 and 2 of the GSFA, and agreed that a clear explanation of the types of foods included in the proposed revision(s) should be adequately explained in the comments submitted.
3. Codex General Standard for Food Additives: Additives with an Acceptable Daily Intake of "Not Specified" (Table 3) (para.45 and Appendix VI).
The Committee agreed to circulate proposed draft amendments to Table 3 (Additives with an Acceptable Daily Intake of "Not Specified") of the Codex General Standard for Food Additives for comments at Step 3 of the Accelerated Procedure, subject to confirmation by the Executive Committee.
4. Codex General Standard for Food Additives: Draft Food Additive Provisions for Benzoates (para. 48 and Appendix IV).
The Committee agreed to return the draft maximum levels for benzoates to Step 6 for additional comment and consideration at its 33rd Session.
5. Codex International Numbering System for Food Additives (para. 74).
The Committee agreed to request comments on additional revisions to the Codex International Numbering System for Food Additives, including technological functions and functional classes/sub-classes, in the framework of the International Numbering System, the GSFA and the Codex General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods.
6. Methodology and Principles for Exposure Assessment in the Codex General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Foods (para. 85 and Appendix XVII).
The Committee agreed to append the Methodology and Principles for Exposure Assessment in the Codex General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Foods to its report for circulation, comment at Step 3 and further consideration at its next meeting.
7. Technical Annex on Distribution Curves of Contaminants in Food Products (para. 85 and CX/FAC 00/15-Add. 1).
The Committee agreed that comments would be requested concerning data on actual foodstuff contamination on the Technical Annex on Distribution Curves of Contaminants in Food Products prepared by France (CX/FAC 00/15-Add. 1), with the intention that this document would in due course be incorporated into the document on Methodology and Principles for Exposure Assessment in the Codex General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Foods.
8. Draft Maximum Level for Aflatoxin M1 in Milk (para. 89 and Appendix X).
The Committee decided to return the draft maximum level of 0.05 mg/kg Aflatoxin M1 in Milk to Step 6 for additional comments and consideration at the 33rd Session of the CCFAC. The Committee also requested the submission of information on levels of aflatoxin M1 contamination in milk, potential public health and economic implications of a higher level or a lower level as proposed, as well as and indication of problems encountered in international trade.
9. Proposed Draft Maximum Level for Ochratoxin A in Cereals and Cereal Products (para. 96 and Appendix X).
The Committee decided to return the draft maximum level of 5 mg/kg Ochratoxin A in Cereals and Cereal Products to Step 3 for additional comment on seasonal and annual variation with a view to strengthening the data base to evaluate the proposed draft maximum level.
10. Draft Maximum Levels for Lead in Fish, Crustaceans, Bivalve Molluscs and Fruit Juices (para. 122 and Appendix XII.
The Committee returned draft maximum levels for lead in fish, crustaceans, bivalve molluscs and fruit juices to Step 6 for comment.
11. Draft Guideline Level for Cadmium in Cereals, Pulses and Legumes and Other Proposed Draft Maximum Levels for Cadmium (para. 124 and Appendix XIII).
In view of the forthcoming JECFA evaluation, the agreed to return the draft guideline level for cadmium in cereals, pulses and legumes to Step 6 and other proposed draft maximum levels to Step 3 for circulation, comment and further consideration at its next meeting.
12. Methods of Analysis and Sampling for the Determination of Food Additives and Contaminants in Foods (para. 139).
The Committee agreed to invite comments for additional methods of analysis for the determination of food additives and contaminants in foods for discussion under Other Business at its next Session.

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