LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix I. List of Participants
Appendix II. Draft Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods Livestock and Livestock Products
Appendix III. Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (Draft Recommendations for the Labelling of Food and Food Ingredients Obtained Through Certain Techniques of Genetic Modification/Genetic Engineering)
Appendix IV. Draft Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods (Livestock and Livestock Products)
Appendix V. Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (Draft Recommendations for the Labelling of Food and Food Ingredients Obtained Through Certain Techniques of Genetic Modification/Genetic Engineering)
Appendix VI. Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (class names)
Appendix VII. Proposed Draft Amendment to the Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling
Appendix VIII. Proposed Draft Guidelines for Use of Health and Nutrition Claims (Proposed Draft Recommendations for the Use of Health Claims)

Appendix I. List of Participants

LISTES DES PARTICIPANTS
LISTA DE PARTICIPANTES

Chairperson/:	Dr. Anne MacKenzie
Présidente	Associate Vice-President
	Science Evaluation Unit
	Canadian Food Inspection Agency
	59 Camelot Drive
	Nepean, Ontario K1A 0Y9, CANADA
	Tel.: (613) 225-2342, ext. 4188
	Fax: (613) 228-6638
	E-mail: [email protected]

Ing. Juan Carlos Ramirez
(Head of Delegation)
Coordinator of Organic Products
National Service of Health and Quality of
Agrifoods/Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad
Agroalimentaria (SENASA)
Paseo Colón 367-5o Piso
Buenos Aires
Tel.: +54 11 4331 6041
Fax: +54 11 4345 4110, ext. 1508
E-mail: [email protected]

Dra. Andrea Calzetta Resio
Supervisor Tecnico - Aprobacion de alimentos
National Service of Health and Quality of
Agrifoods/Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad
Agroalimentaria (SENASA)
Paseo Colón 367-3o Piso (Frente)
Buenos Aires
Tel.: +54 11 4345 4110, ext. 1305
Fax: +54 11 4345 4110, ext. 1305
E-mail: [email protected]

Dra. Alicia Menendez
JEFE de Departamento
Legislacion y Normalizacion
Inal/Anmat. - Ministerio de Salud.
Estados Unidos 25
Ciudad de Buenos Aires 1101
Tel.: +54 11 4340 0800
Fax: +54 11 4340 0800/ext. 3518
E-mail: [email protected]

AUSTRALIA/AUSTRALIE

Mr. Peter Liehne
(Head of Delegation)
General Manager (Standards)
Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA)
Box 7186 - Canberra MC ACT 2601
Tel.: +61 2 6271 2246
Fax: +61 2 6271 2278
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Ruth Lovisolo
Manager, Codex Australia
National Office of Food Safety
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia
GPO Box 858
Canberra ACT 2601
Tel.: +61 2 6272 5112
Fax: +61 2 6272 3103
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Frank Lee
Scientific Affairs Manager
Goodman Fielder Ltd.
75 Talavera Road - Macquarie Park NSW 2113
Tel.: +61 2 8874 6219
Fax: +61 2 8874 6222
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Frances Porter
Organic Produce Export Committee
C/ - Biodynamic Research Institute
Powelltown, VICT 3797
Tel.: +61 03 5966 7333
Fax: +61 03 5966 7433

AUSTRIA/AUTRICHE

Dr. Gertraud Fischinger
Permanent Representation of Austria
to the European Union
30, avenue de Cortenbergh
B-1040 Brussels, BELGIUM
Tel.: +32 2 2345 221
Fax: +32 2 2345 311
E-mail: [email protected]

BELGIUM/BELGIQUE/BELGICA

Mr. Charles Crémer
Chef de service - Inspection générale des denrées alimentaires
- Ministère de la Santé publique
Cité administrative de l’Etat
Quartier Esplanade, 11 - 1010 Bruxelles
Tel.: + 32 2106388
Fax: + 32 2104816
E-mail: [email protected]

BRAZIL/BRESIL/BRASIL

Mr. Appio Claudio Muniz Acquarone Filho
(Head of Delegation)
Counsellor - Embassy of Brazil in Ottawa
450 Wilbrod Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6M8, Canada
Tel.: (613) 237-1090
Fax: (613) 237-6144

Ms. Marilia Regini Nutti
Director, EMBRAPA
Ministry of Agriculture & Supply
Av. das Américas 29501
23020-470 Guaratiba
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Tel.: +021 410 1350/410 7460
Fax: +021 410 1090
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Alexandre Carneiro Pereira
Secretary of Economic Law
Department of Consumer’s Protection and Defense
Ministry of Justice
Edificio Sede - 5 o Andar - Sala 530
70064-900 Brasilia-DF
Tel.: +5561 429 3664
Fax: +5561 322 1677
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Hoeck de Souza Miranda
Technical Officer - National Health Surveillance
Agency - Ministry of Health
Sepn 515, Bloco B
Ed. Omega - 3o Andar
70.770-502 Brasilia/DF
Tel.: +55 61 448 1084/85
Fax:55 61 448 1080
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Antonia Maria de Aquino
Special Products Manager
National Health Surveillance Agency
Ministry of Health
Sepn 515, Bloco B
Ed. Omega - 3o Andar
70.770-502 Brasilia/DF
Tel.: +55 61 448 1083
Fax: +55 61 448 1080
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Rose Mary Figueiredo Rodrigues
Technical Officer of the Secretariat of
Agricultural Protection
Ministry of Agriculture & Supply
Esplanada da ministerios
4e andar sala 440 - Brasilia - DF
Tel.: +061 218 2680
Fax: +061 218 2672/226 9850
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]

CANADA

Mr. G.F. Reasbeck
(Head of Delegation)
Director of International Food Labelling
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
59 Camelot Drive
Nepean, Ontario K1A OY9
Tel.: (613) 225-2342, ext. 3795
Fax: (613) 228-6611
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Pat Steele
Food Policy and Legislation
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
59 Camelot Drive
Nepean, Ontario K1A OY9
Tel.: (613) 225-2342, ext. 3800
Fax: (613) 228-6611
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Frank Massong
Program Officer
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
59 Camelot Drive
Nepean, Ontario K1A OY9
Tel.: (613) 225-2342
Fax.: (613) 228-6632
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Bart Bilmer
Office of Biotechnology
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
59 Camelot Drive
Nepean, Ontario K1A OY9
Tel.: (613) 225-2342, ext. 4151
Fax: (613) 228-6604
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Margaret Cheney
Chief, Nutrition Evaluation Division
Health Canada
3rd Floor, Sir Frederick G. Banting Bldg. (2203A)
Ottawa, Ontario K1A OL2
Tel.: (613) 957-0352
Fax: (613) 941-6636
E-mail: [email protected]

Mrs. Christina Zehaluk
Nutrition Evaluation Division
Health Canada
3rd Floor, Sir Frederick G. Banting Bldg. (2203A)
Ottawa, Ontario K1A OL2
Tel.: (613) 957-1739
Fax: (613) 941-6636
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Paul Mayers
Director, Bureau of Policy Integration
Food Directorate, Health Protection Branch
Health Canada, 2nd Floor, HPB Building
Tunney’s Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L2
Tel.: (613) 946-4591
Fax: (613) 946-4590
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Karen McIntyre
Bureau of Policy Integration
Food Directorate, Health Protection Branch
Health Canada, 2nd Floor, HPB Building
Tunney’s Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L2
Tel.: (613) 946-4822
Fax: (613) 946-4590
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Anne Macey
Canadian Organic Growers
106 Old Scott Road
Salt Spring Island, B.C. V8K 2L6
Tel.: (250)537-5511
Fax: (250)537-2681
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Peter A. Pink
Senior Scientist
Edible Oil Foods Association of Canada
(Procter and Gamble Inc.)
P.O. Box 355, Station “A”
4711 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario M5W 1C5
Tel.: (416) 730-4782
Fax: (416) 730-4449
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Réjean Bouchard
Assistant Director
Policy and Dairy Production
Dairy Farmers of Canada
75 Albert Street - Suite 1101
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5E7
Tel.: (613) 236-9997
Fax: (613) 236-0905
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. John Henning
Director, Ecological Agriculture Projects
Department of Agricultural Economics
McGill University, Macdonald Campus
Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9
CANADA
Tel.: (514) 398-7826
Fax: (514) 398-8130
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Dale Armstrong
Policy Secretariat
Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
#301, 7000 - 113 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6H 5T6
Tel.: (780) 422-7807
Fax: (780) 422-6540
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Ron Knight
Director, Scientific Relations and Regulatory
Compliance - Kraft Canada Inc.
95 Moatfield Drive
Don Mills, Ontario M3B 3L6
Tel.: (416) 441-5312
Fax: (416) 441-5043
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Kent Jennings
Chair, Crop Protection Institute Biotechnology
Committee - C/o Cyanamid Crop Protection
88 McNabb Street
Markham, Ontario L3R 6E6
Tel.: (905) 470-3600
Fax: (905) 470-3856
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Richard Wolfson
Health Advisory
Natural Law Party of Canada
500 Wilbrod Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N2
Tel.: 613) 565-8517
Fax: (613) 565-1596
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Bob Ingratta
BIOTECanada
Monsanto Canada Inc.
130 Albert Street, Suite 1902
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G4
Tel.: (613) 234-5121
Fax: (613) 234-2063
E-mail: [email protected]

Elisabeth Sterken
Director - Infant Feeding Action Coalition
(INFACT Canada)
6 Trinity Square
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1B
Tel.: (416) 595-9819
Fax: (416) 591-9355
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Barry L. Smith
Canadian Soft Drink Association
57 Hodgson Court
Kanata, Ontario K2K 2T4
Tel.: (613) 591-9844
Fax: (613) 599-4614
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Pierre Nadeau
Vice President - National Dairy Council of Canada
221 Laurier Avenue East
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6P1
Tel.: (613) 238-4116
Fax: (613) 238-6247
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Dietwald Claus
Research Analyst - National Dairy Council of Canada
221 Laurier Avenue East
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6P1
Tel.: (613) 238-4116
Fax: (613) 238-6247
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Andrew McColgan
BIOTECanada
420 - 130 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G4
Tel.: (613) 230-5585
Fax: (613) 563-8850
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Joyce Groote
President - BIOTECanada
420 - 130 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G4
Tel.: (613) 230-5585
Fax: (613) 563-8850
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Peter Pauker
Technical Barriers & Regulations Division (EAS)
Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade
(DFAIT)
Lester B. Pearson Building
Tower C, 3rd Floor (Room 155)
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1A OG2
Tel.: (613) 992-0523
Fax: (613) 943-0346
E-mail: [email protected]

Mme Johanne Martel
Direction de l’appui a l’inspection des aliments
MAPAQ
200, chemin Saint-Foy
Québec (Québec) G1R 4X6
Tel.: (418) 380-2100, ext. 3089
Fax: (418) 380-2169
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Paul Haddow
Executive Director, International Affairs
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
59 Camelot Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1A OY9
Tel.: (613) 225-2342
Fax: (613) 228-6634
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. W.A. (Billy) Hewett
Director, International Trade Policy
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
59 Camelot Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1A OY9
Tel.: (613) 225-2342
Fax: (613) 228-6634
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Arthur Marcoux
Secrétaire filière biologique
Government of Quebec
200, chemin Ste. Foy - 11th Floor
Quebec (Quebec) G1R 4X6
Tel.: (418) 646-8371
Fax: (418) 644-3049
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Robert S. McDonald
Executive Director
Canadian Organic Advisory Board
506 - 206 7th Ave. S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2P OW7
Tel.: (403) 262-4640
Fax: (403) 262-4630
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Abdallah Karsiem
Policy Specialist - Policy and Farm Finance Directorate
Food Safety Strategy Development Branch
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
1 Stone Road West
Guelph, Ontario N1G 4Y2
Tel.: (519) 826-3771
Fax: (519) 826-3492
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Shelley MacInnis
Assistant Director
Policy and Government Relations
75 Albert Street, Suite 1101
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5E7
Tel.: (613) 236-9997
Fax: (613) 236-0905
E-mail: [email protected]

CHILE/CHILI

Osvaldo Álvarez-Pérez
Diplomatic Secretary
Embassy of Chile
Commercial Section
50 O’Connor Street, Suite 1413
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6L2
CANADA
Tel.: (613) 235-4402
Fax: (613) 235-1176
E-mail: [email protected]

Luisa Kipreos Garciá
Responsable del Programa de Control de Alimentos
Ministerio de Salud
Estado No 360
Santiago 6500750, CHILE
Tel.: +56 2 6641244
Fax: +56 2 6397110
E-mail: [email protected]

CHINA, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF

Shiyu Shi
First Secretary - Embassy of P.R. China in Canada
401 King Edward Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 909
CANADA
Tel.: (613) 786-2478
Fax: (613) 236-5078
E-mail: [email protected]

David Wong Wai-tat
Senior Health Inspector (Food Labelling)
43rd Floor, Queensway
Government Offices, 66 Queensway, HongKong
P.R. CHINA
Tel.: +852 2867 5581
Fax: +852 2521 4784
E-mail: [email protected]

Johnny Y.K. Chu
Food Scientist
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
43rd Floor, Queensway, Government Offices
66 Queensway, HongKong
P.R. CHINA
Tel.: +852 2867 5606
Fax: +852 2893 3547
E-mail: [email protected]

Xiang JinXiu
State Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection and
Quarantine of People’s Republic of China
No. 15 FangCao Di Xi Jie
Chaoyang District
100020, Beijing
Tel.: +86 10 65069048
Fax: +86 10 65069048

Xu Feng
State Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection and
Quarantine of People’s Republic of China
No. A10 Chaowai Dajie Chaoyang District
100020, Beijing
Tel.: +86 10 65994541
Fax: +86 10 65994497

CUBA

Dra. Matilde Fontanals Pimorin
Analista Superior de la Industria Pesquera
Dirección Aseguramiento de Calidad
Ministerio de la Industria Pesquera
5ta. Ave. y 248 Barlovento
Santa Fé, Municipio Playa
Ciudad de La Habana 10900
Tel.: +537 297294
Fax.: +537 249168
E-mail: [email protected]

CZECH REPUBLIC

Petr Baudyš
Deputy Director
Czech Agricultural and Food Inspection
Kvotnà 15 - Brno 60300
CZECH REPUBLIC
Tel.: +420 5 43540211
Fax: +420 5 43540210
E-mail: [email protected]

DENMARK/DANEMARK/DINAMARCA

Ms. Eeva-Liisa Østergaard
(Head of Delegation)
Head of Division
Danish Veterinary and Food Administration
Mørkhøjbygade 19
DK-2860 Søborg
Tel.: +45 33 95 6000
Fax: +45 33 95 6001
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Per Faurholt Ahle
Expert - Danish Plant Directorate
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Skovbrynet 20
DK-2800 Lyngby
Tel.: +45 45 96 6852
Fax: +45 45 96 6610
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Bruno Sander Nielsen
Adviser - Agricultural Council of Denmark
Axeltorv 3
1609 Copenhagen V
Tel.: +45 33 14 5672 - Fax: +45 33 14 9574
E-mail: [email protected]

FINLAND/FINLANDE/FINLANDIA

Ms. Mirja Hynonen
(Head of Delegation)
Senior Advisor - Ministry of Trade and Industry
P.O. Box 230 - 00171 Helsinki
Tel.: +358 9 160 35 36
Fax: +358 9 160 26 48
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Auli Suojanen
Senior Food Officer
National Food Administration
P.O. Box 5 - 00531 Helsinki
Tel.: +358 9 7726 76 30
Fax: +358 9 7726 76 66
E-mail: [email protected]

FRANCE/FRANCIA

Patrice Dauchet
(Chief of Delegation)
Ministére de l’Economie, des Finances et de l’Industrie
(DGCCRF)
59, boulevard Vincent Auriol
75703 Paris Cedex 13
Tel.: +33 1 44 97 29 65
Fax: +33 1 44 97 30 37
E-mail: [email protected]

Annie Loc’h
Food Law Manager - Groupe Danone
7, rue de Téhéran - 75008 Paris
Tel.: +33 1 44 35 24 32
Fax: +33 1 44 35 24 45
E-mail: [email protected]

Mariane Monod
Chargée du dossier agriculture biologique - DPEI
Ministère de l’Agriculture et de la Pêche
3, rue Barbet de Jouy, 75349 Paris 07 SP
Tel.: +33 1 49 55 80 03
Fax: +33 1 49 55 57 85
E-mail: [email protected]

Carole Buy
Ministére de l’Agriculture et de la Pêche
DGAL/SDRIR
251, rue de Vaugirard
75732 Paris Cedex 15
Tel.: +33 1 49 55 58 63
Fax: +33 1 49 55 47 84

Catherine Chapalain-Wallin
Société Alliance 7
194, rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris
Tel.: +33 1 44 77 85 85
Fax: +33 1 42 61 95 34
E-mail: [email protected]

Françoise Costes
Société ATLA
(Association de la Transformation Laitère Française)
34, rue de Saint-Pétersbourg
75382 Paris Cedex 08
Tel.: +33 1 49 70 72 72
Fax: +33 1 42 80 63 62

Marie-Odile Gailing
Société Nestle-France
7, boulevard Pierre Carle
BP 900 Noisiel
77446 Marne-La-Vallée Cedex 02
Tel.: +33 1 60 53 20 40
Fax: +33 1 60 53 54 65
E-mail: [email protected]é.com

Catherine Vigreux
Département des Affaires réglementaires
ANIA /Société Roquette-Frères
62136 Lestrem
Tel.: +33 3 21 63 36 00
Fax: +33 3 21 63 38 50

GERMANY/ALLEMAGNE/ALLEMANIA

Mr. Gerhard Bialonski
(Head of Delegation)
Regierungsdirektor - Bundesministerium für Gesundheit
(Federal Ministry of Health)
Am Propsthof 78a
D-53121 Bonn
Tel.: +49 228 941 4130
Fax: +49 228 941 4947
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Alois Bogenrieder
Assistant Head of Division
Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry
Rochusstraße 1
D-53123 Bonn
Tel.: +49 228 529 3695
Fax: +49 228 529 4406
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Hermann Broll
Bundesinstitut für gesundheitlichen
Verbraucherschutz und Veterinärmedizin
Postfach 33 00 13
D-14191 Berlin
Tel.: +49 1888 412 3939
Fax: +49 1888 412 3715
E-mail: [email protected]

Mrs. Angelika Mrohs
Geschäftsfuhrerin
Bund für Lebensmittelrecht und
Lebensmittelkunde e.V.
(Managing Director, Alliance for Food Law and Food Science)
Godesberger Allee 142-148
D-53175 Bonn
Tel.: +49 228 819 9333
Fax: +49 228 819 9388
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Detlef Gross
Sudzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt
Forchheimer Straße 2
D-90425 Nurnberg
Tel.: +49 911 934 4463
Fax: +49 911 934 4560
E-mail: [email protected]

HUNGARY/HONGRIE/HUNGRIA

Prof. Peter A. Biacs
General Director - Central Food Research Institute
Herman Ottó út 15
P.O. Box 393
H - 1022 Budapest
Tel.: +361 355 8991
Fax: +361 212 9853
E-mail: [email protected]

INDIA

Shri J. Harinarayan
Joint Secretary -
Department of Food Processing Industries
Panchsheel Bhavan
Khel Gaon Marg
New Delhi 110 049
Tel.: +91 11 649 2476
Fax: +91 11 649 3298

Mrs. Shoba Koshy
Director, Department of Health
Ministry of Health and F.W.
Nirman Bhavan
New Delhi 110021
Tel.: +91 11 301 9317
Fax: +91 11 301 9317

Dr. Rajesh Kapur
Director, Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science and Technology
Bolock 2, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road
New Delhi 110003
Tel.: +91 11 436 0745
Fax: +91 11 436 2884/436 0747
E-mail: [email protected]

Shri Sunder Lal
Technical Officer (PFA)
Directorate General of Health Services
Nirman Bhavan - New Delhi 110011
Tel.: +91 11 301 2290
Fax: +91 11 301 2290

Mr. Bejon Misra
Advisor - Voluntary Organisation in Interest of
Consumer Education (VOICE)
F-71, Lajpat Nagar-II
New Delhi 110024
Tel.: +011 6918969/6315375
Fax: +011 4620455
E-mail: [email protected]

INDONESIA

Mrs. Indrawati S. ZA
Deputy Director
Food Control and Certification
Ministry of Health of Indonesia
JL. Percetakan Negara 23
Jakarta, 10560
Tel.: +62 21 42875584/4241781
Fax: +62 21 4253856

Prof. Dr. Ir. Tien R. Muchtadi, M.Sc.
Food Technologist
Department of Food Technology and Human Nutrition
Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology
Institute of Agriculture Bogor
IPB Campus, Darmaga
P.O. Box 220 - Bogor 16002, West Java
Tel./Fax: +62 251 626725
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Antoinette Suwita
Smart Corporation
Plaza Bii Mnr 2, tt 14
M.H. Thamrin Kav.22
Jakarta 10350
Tel.: +62 21 3925618
Fax: +62 21 3925724

Mr. Ibnu M. Said
Counsellor (Economic)
Embassy of Indonesia
55 Parkdale Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 1E5, CANADA
Tel.: (613) 724-1100
Fax: (613) 724-1105

Mr. Dhatu P.N. Padmonegoro
Third Secretary (Economic)
Embassy of Indonesia
55 Parkdale Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 1E5, CANADA
Tel.: (613) 724-1100
Fax: (613) 724-1105

Mr. Budi Mulyono
Assistant to the Commercial Attache
Embassy of Indonesia - 55 Parkdale Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 1E5, CANADA
Tel.: (613) 724-1100
Fax: (613) 724-1105

IRELAND

Mr. Martin C. O’Sullivan
(Head of Delegation)
Senior Superintending Veterinary Inspector
Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Agriculture House, 3W Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Tel.: +353 1 607 2213 - Fax: +353 1 678 9733
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Raymond Ellard
Chief Specialist, Environmental Health
Food Safety Authority of Ireland
Abbey Court, Lower Abbey St.
Dublin 1
Tel.: +353 1 817 1319
Fax: +353 1 817 1301
E-mail: [email protected]

ITALY/ITALIE/ITALIA

Dr.ssa Brunella Lo Turco
(Chief of Delegation)
Secretary of Italian Codex Committee
Ministero Politiche Agricole
Via XX Settembre 20 - 00100 Rome
Tel.: +39 6 4880273
Fax: +39 6 4880273
E-mail: [email protected]

Dra. Paola Picotto
M. Vet. Dirigente
D.A.N.S.P.V. - MIN. SANITA
Piazzale Marconi 25 - 00144 Rome
Tel.: +06 59943752
Fax: +06 59943676
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Ferdinando Menconi
Expert Juridique
Ministero delle Politiche Agricole
C/o Federalimentare
Viale Pasteur, 10 - 00144 Rome
Tel.: +39 6 5903450
Fax: +39 6 5903342

Mr. Luca Ragaglini
Expert Juridique
Ministero Politiche Agricole
C/o AIDI
Via Barnaba Oriani 92
Rome
Tel.: +06 8091071
Fax: +06 8073186
E-mail: [email protected]

JAPAN/JAPON

Mr. Koichi Inoue
Deputy Director
Office of Health Policy on Newly Developed Foods
Food Sanitation Division
Environmental Health Bureau
Ministry of Health and Welfare
Tel.: +81 3 3595 2327
Fax: +81 3 3503 7965
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Noriko Iseki
Assistant Director (Biotech Food Safety)
Food Sanitation Division
Environmental Health Bureau
Ministry of Health and Welfare
1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8045
Tel.: +81 3 3595 2326
Fax: +81 3 3503 7965
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Tomonori Nakayama
Section Chief, Inspection and Guidance Division
Pharmaceutical and Medical Safety Bureau
Ministry of Health and Welfare
1-2-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8045
Tel.: +81 3 3503 1043
Fax: +81 3 3595 2436
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Hiroshi Yoshikura
Director General, Research Institute
International Medical Centre of Japan
Ministry of Health and Welfare
1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 162-8655
Tel.: +81 3 3202 7181
Fax: +81 3 5273 4526
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Seiichiro Oyama
Director for International Standardization
Standards and Labelling Division
Food and Marketing Bureau
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku - Tokyo 100-8950
Tel.: +81 3 3502 8111, ext. 4864
Fax: +81 3 3502 0438
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Toshiro Kawashima
Deputy Director, Livestock Farming Division
Livestock Industry Bureau
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki - Chiyoda-ku - Tokyo 100-8950
Tel.: +81 3 3502 8111, ext. 4466
Fax: +81 3 3501 1386
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Yutaka Ikeuchi
Assistant Director, International Affairs Section
Administration Division
Livestock Industry Bureau
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki - Chiyoda-ku - Tokyo 100-8950
Tel.: +81 3 3591 6450
Fax: +81 3 3502 8246
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Hiroaki Hamano
Technical Adviser
Japan Health Food and Nutrition Food Association
2-7-27, Ichigaya-Sadohara-cho, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-0842
Tel.: +81 3 3268 3131
Fax: +81 3 3268 3135
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Norimasa Hosoya
Professor Emeritus (Nutrition)
University of Tokyo
Director General
Japan Health Food and Nutrition Food Association
2-7-27, Ichigaya-Sadohara-cho, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 162-0842
Tel.: +81 3 3268 3134
Fax: +81 3 3268 3136
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Shuji Iwata
Technical Adviser
Japan Food Industry Center
1-9-13 Akasaka, Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-0052
Tel.: +81 3 3224 2366
Fax: +81 3 3224 2397

Kazuhiko Kawamura
Deputy Director
Standards and Labelling Division
Food and Marketing Bureau
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8950
Tel.: +81 3 3507 8592
Fax: +81 3 3502 0438

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF/
COREE, REPUBLIQUE/
KOREA, REPUBLICA DE

Lee Jae-yong
Deputy Director - Livestock Policy Division
Livestock Bureau
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Tel.: +02 504 9431-3
Fax: +02 500 2 6 8 8
E-mail: [email protected]

Lee Young-gu
Assistant Director - Food Industry Division
Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry
1 Jooang-dong, Kwanchon-si
Kyonggi-do 427-760
Tel.: +82 2 500 2678
Fax: +82 2 503-7905
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Sang-cheol Lee
Senior Researcher
Nutritional Physiology Division
National Livestock Research Institute
Rural Development Administration
#564 Omokchun-dong, Kwonsun-gu
Suwon 441-350
Tel.: +82 331 290 1647
Fax: +82 331 290 1660
E-mail: [email protected]

Young-mi Jang
Senior Researcher
Division of Nutrition
Department of Food Evaluation
Korea Food and Drug Administration
#5 Nokbun-Dong, Eunpyung-Gu
Seoul 122-704
Tel.: +82 2 380 1678
Fax: +82 2 382 4892
E-mail: [email protected]

Hee-Jung Lee
Researcher, Food Sanitation Council
Korea Food and Drug Administration
#5, Nokbun-Dong, Eunpyung-Gu
Seoul 122-704
Tel.: +82 2 380 1559
Fax: +82 2 383 8321
E-mail: [email protected]

Jai-ok Kim
Executive Director
Citizen’s Alliance for Consumers Protection of Korea
(CACPK)
Chongro-Gu, Sinmunro 2ga, 89-27
Pierson Bldg. 603, KPO Box 411
Seoul 110
Tel.: +82 2 738 2555
Fax: +82 2 736 5514
E-mail: [email protected]

MALAYSIA/MALAISIE/MALASIA

Mrs. Shamsinar Abdul Talib
(Head of Delegation)
Principal Assistant Director- Food Quality Control
Division - Department of Public Health
Ministry of Health Malaysia
4th Floor, Block E, Offices Complex
Jalan Dungun, Bukit Damansara
50490 Kuala Lumpur
Tel.: +6 03 2540088
Fax: +6 03 2537804
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Nik Shabnam Nik Mohd. Salleh
Principal Assistant Director
Food Quality Control Division
Ministry of Health Malaysia
4th Floor, Block E, Offices Complex
Jalan Dungun, Bukit Damansara
50490 Kuala Lumpur
Tel.: +6 03 2540088
Fax: +6 03 2537804
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. T. Thiagarajan
Regional Manager
PORIM Regional Office - US
Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia
1900, 24th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20008, U.S.A.
Tel.: (202) 328-2700/2794/2799
Fax: (202) 332-2902
E-mail: [email protected]

MOROCCO/MAROC/MARRUECOS

Mme Zakia Driouich
Chef de la Division de la Qualité de la
Normalisation et de l’Assistance Technique
Ministère des Pêches Maritimes
B.P. 476 Agdal
Rabat, Maroc
Tel.: +212 7 68 82 72
Fax: +212 7 68 82 94
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Majid Joundy
President/Chairman
Union Nationale des Industries de la
Conserve de poisson
B.P. 96, Agadir
Tel.: +212 08 84 54 46
Fax: +212 08 84 59 96
E-mail: [email protected]

MEXICO/MEXIQUE
Lic. Linda Hernández Ruiz
(Chief of Delegation)
Primer Secretario - Oficina de SECOFI
Embajada de México en Canada
45 O’Connor Street, Suite 1500
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1A4, CANADA
Tel.: (613) 235-7782
Fax: (613) 235-1129

Ing. Eduardo Cervantes Cuevas
Industry Advisor - Canacintra
Av. San Antonio 218
Mexico, D.F.
Tel.: +52 5262 2395
Fax: +52 5262 2015

Lic. Luis Ernesto González
Deputy Trade Representative
Embassy of Mexico
45 O’Connor Street, Suite 1503
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1A4
CANADA
Tel.: (613) 235-7782
Fax: (613) 235-1129
E-mail: [email protected]

Ing. Raul Portillo Aldrett
Presidente del Comité de Normalización Nacional de la
Industria Alimentaria de la Cánara Nacional de la
Industria de la Transformación
Av-San Antonio 218 - Mexico D.F.
Tel.: +52 5 2622386
E-mail: [email protected]

Lic. Filiberto Beltran Velázquez
Industrial Adviser
Jefe de Asuntos Regulatorios de Nutrición
Kellogg América Latina - Carr. Campo Militar
Queretaro, Mexico 76200
Tel.: +42 38 12 54
Fax: +42 11 14 75
E-mail: [email protected]

Ing. Ricardo M. González Aguilar
Director de la Unidad de Normalización y Verificación
Amores No. 321, 1er Piso
Col. Del Valle, C.P. 03100, México, D.F.
Tel. +52 5536 7427/5687 1081
Fax: +52 5687 7938

Eugenio Salinas Morales
Gerente de Enlace Internacional
Pulsar Internacional, S.A. de C.V.
Av. Roble 300 Torrealta D-1406
Col. Valle del Campestre
66265 Garza Garcia, N.L.
Tel.: +52 8 399 5600, ext. 5351
Fax: +52 8 399 5629
E-mail: [email protected]

NETHERLANDS/PAYS-BAS/PAISES BAJOS

Ms. Janita Aanen
Head of Delegation)
Policy Officer
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
P.O. Box 20350
2500 EJ The Hague
Tel.: +31 70 3406 872
Fax: +31 70 3405 554
Email: [email protected]

Mr. P. van Doorninck
Public Health Officer
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
P.O. Box 16108
2500 BC The Hague
Tel.: +31 70 3405 070
Fax: +31 70 3405 435
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Jan Bijloo
Food Legislation Officer
Friesland Coberco Dairy Foods
P.O. Box 124
7940 AC Meppel
Tel.: +31 0 522 276 341
Fax: +31 0 522 276 475
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Gerrit Koornneef
Central Product Board for Arable Products
P.O. Box 29739
2502 LS The Haque
Tel.: +31 70 3708 323
Fax: +31 70 3708 444
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Trudy van Ommeren
Wemos Foundation
P.O. Box 1693 - 1000 BR Amsterdam
Tel.: +31 20 4688 388
Fax: +31 20 4686 008
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Mary Janssen
Wemos Foundation
P.O. Box 1693 - 1000 BR Amsterdam
Tel.: +31 20 4688 388
Fax: +31 20 4686 008
E-mail: [email protected]

NEW ZEALAND/
NOUVELLE-ZELANDE/
NUEVA ZELANDIA

Ms. Rachel Thom
(Head of Delegation)
Advisor (Food Science)
Regulation Development Group
Ministry of Health
P.O. Box 5013 - Wellington
Tel.: +64 4 496 2399
Fax: +64 4 496 2340
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Fiona Duncan
Policy Analyst
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
P.O. Box 2526 - Wellington
Tel.: +64 4 474 4298
Fax: +64 4 474 4206
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Philip Fawcet
National Manager, International Standards, Dairy and
Plant Products Group
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Food Assurance Authority
P.O. Box 2526 - Wellington
Tel.: +64 4 498 9874
Fax: +64 4 474 4196
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Joan Wright
Counsel - Regulatory and Special Projects
New Zealand Dairy Board
P.O. Box 417 - Wellington
Tel.: +64 21 334 014
Fax: +64 4 471 8539
E-mail: [email protected]

NIGERIA

Prof. Tseaa Shambe
Director-General
Standards Organisation of Nigeria
Phase I, 9th Floor
Federal Secretariat, Ikoyi
P.M.B. 2102, Yaba, Lagos
Tel.: +01 2696177
Tel.: +01 2696178
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Louis O. Njoku
Zonal Co-ordinator (Port Harcourt)
Standards Organisation of Nigeria
Federal Secretariat, Phase I, 9th Floor
Ikoyi - Lagos
Tel.: +234 1 2696178
Fax: +234 64 638804

Mr. Abiola Komolafe
Zonal Co-ordinator (Kano)
Standards Organisation of Nigeria
Federal Secretariat, Phase I, 9th Floor
Ikoyi - Lagos
Tel.: +234 1 2696178
Fax: +234 64 638804

NORWAY/NORVEGE/NORUEGA

Mrs. Åase Fulke
(Head of Delegation)
Head of Section
Department of Food Law and International Affairs
Norwegian Food Control Authority
P.O. Box 8187 Dep.
N-0034 Oslo
Tel.: +47 22 246650
Fax: +47 22 246699
E-mail: [email protected]

Anita Utheim
Senior Executive Officer
Norwegian Food Control Authority
P.O. Box 8187 Dep. - N-0034 Oslo
Tel.: +47 22 246769 - Fax: +47 22 246699
E-mail: [email protected]

Hilde Dolva
Adviser - Norwegian Agricultural Inspection Service
Fellesbygget - N-1432 Aas
Tel.: +47 64 949197 - Fax: +47 64 940208
E-mail: [email protected]

Marianne Stordal
Federation of the Norwegian Food and Drink Industry
P.O. Box 432
N-4624 Kristiansand
Tel.: +47 38 001100
E-mail: [email protected]

Arnfinn Rage
Technical Manager - Tine Norwegian Dairies
Centre for R and D
P.O. Box 7 Kaldbakken - N-0902 Oslo
Tel.: +47 22 938895
Fax: +47 22 938599
E-mail: [email protected]

Line Andersen
The Consumer Council of Norway
P.O. Box 8104 Dep.
N-0032 Oslo
Tel.: +47 67 599727
Fax: +47 67 536010
E-mail: [email protected]

Kari Norunn Vesterhus
Executive Officer
National Council on Nutrition and Physical Activity
P.O. Box 8139 Dep.
N-0033 Oslo
Tel.: +47 22 249061
E-mail: [email protected]

OMAN

Abdullah D. Al Zadjali
Deputy Director of Plant Protection Research Center
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
P.O. Box 50
Seeb 121, OMAN
Tel.: +968 893 131
Fax: +968 893 097
E-mail: [email protected]

PHILIPPINES

Lydia M. Zara
Chief, Food Processing Section
Laboratory Services Division
Bureau of Plant Industry
San Andres, Malate, Manila
1004 Manila
Tel.: +632 524 9588/524 0768
Fax: +632 521 7650

POLAND/POLOGNE/POLONIA

Dr. Piotr J. Zaprzalek
Director of Agricultural Markets Department
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Wspólna 36 - 00-930 Warsaw
Tel.: +48 22 623 21 22
Fax: +48 22 623 23 00
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Pawel Budynek
Director - Agricultural and Food Quality Inspection
Zurawia 32/34 - 00-515 Warsaw
Tel.: +48 22 628 21 37
Fax: +48 22 621 48 58
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Urszula Soltysiak
Chair of Association Agro Bio Test Association
University of Agriculture
Nowoursynowska 166 - PL-02787 Warsaw
Tel.: +48 22 847 87 39
Fax: +48 22 847 15 62
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Anna Skrzynska
Head of Department
Agricultural and Food Quality Inspection
32/34 Zurawia Street - 00-515 Warsaw
Tel.: +48 22 625 20 28
Fax: +48 22 621 48 58
E-mail: [email protected]

PORTUGAL

Engo Manuel Barreto Dias
(Head of Delegation)
D.G.F.C.Q.A.- Direcção-Geral de Fiscalização e
Controlo da Qualidade Alimentar
Ava Conde de Valbom, no 98
1050 Lisboa
Tel.: +351 21 7983701
Fax: +351 21 7983834
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. António Magro Tomé
Ministério da Agricultura, do
Desenvolvimento Rural e das Pescas
Praça do Comércio - 1100 Lisboa
Tel.: +351 21 347 5964
Fax: +351 21 798 3654
E-mail: [email protected]

Eng° António Cabrera
FIPA-Federação das
Indústrias Portuguesas Agro-Alimentares
Ava António José de Almeida, no 7-2o Esqo
1000-042 Lisboa
Tel.: +351 21 7938679
Fax: +351 21 7938537
E-mail: [email protected]

ROMANIA/ROUMANIE/RUMANIA

Mrs. Olimpia Vorovenci
(Head of Delegation)
Expert in Agro-Food Standards
Romanian Standards Association
21 - 25 Mendeleev Str., Sector 1
Bucharest 70168
Tel: +40 1 310 43 09 - Fax: +40 1 315 58 70
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Flaviu Pop
Director General - SC Sere Brasov SA
13, Ciobanului Str. - Brasov 2200
Tel.: +40 68 426602
Fax: +40 68 426706
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Victor Ucrainet
Director General
Agriculture and Food Department
Brasov District
Str. Muresenilor 5 - Brasov 2200
Tel.: +40 68 143237
Fax: +40 68 472860

Mrs. Mihaela Moiescu
Expert in Bio Food Quality
SC Sere Brasov SA
13, Ciobanului Str. - Brasov 2200
Tel.: +40 1 310 43 09
Fax: +40 1 315 58 70

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Ms. Svetlana N. Rusanova
Chief, Department of
New Fish Technologies and Standards
State Committee of
Fisheries of the Russian Federation
12 Rozhdestvensky Bul.
103031, Moscow
Tel.: +7 095 921 82 97

Ms. Nina V. Chupakhina
Chief, Laboratory of Fish and
Fishery Products Standards
Russian Federal Research Institute of
Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO)
17, V.Krasnoselskaya St.
107140, Moscow
Tel.: +7 095 264 9090
Fax: +7 095 264 9187

Ms. Kira M. Mikhlina
Senior Scientist
Centre Mariculture
Russian Federal Research Institute of
Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO)
17, V.Krasnoselskaya St.
107140, Moscow
Tel.: +7 095 264 9054
Fax: +7 095 264 9187

SAUDI ARABIA, KINGDOM OF

Mr. Abdullah Walman Al-Azmi
Manager, Central Laboratory and
Blood Bank - Al-Qurayut General Hospital
Ministry of Health
Riyadh 11176
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Tel.: +9664 642 4716, ext. 328
Fax: +9664 642 4972

SINGAPORE

Mr. Sin-I Chu
Head of Delegation)
Chief Food Officer - Food Control Department
Ministry of the Environment
Environment Building
40 Scotts Road #19-00
Singapore 228231
Tel.: +65 731 9859
Fax: +65 731 9843/731 9844
E-mail: [email protected]

Mrs. Wei Ling Tan
Director - Department of Nutrition
Ministry of Health
Institute of Health, Level 6
3 Second Hospital Avenue
Singapore 168937
Tel.: +65 435 3530
Fax.: +65 536 8532
E-mail: [email protected]

SOUTH AFRICA, REPUBLIC OF

Mrs. M.E. Herbst
Head of Delegation)
Senior Medical Natural Scientist
Department of Health
Private Bag X828
0001 Pretoria
Tel.: +27 12 312 01 64
Fax: +27 12 326 43 74
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Jane Badham
Dietetic Consultant - JB Consultancy
P.O. Box 67396
2021 Bryanston
Tel.: +27 11 463 06 79
Fax: +27 11 463 06 79
E-mail: [email protected]

SPAIN/ESPAGNE/ESPANA

Da Elisa Revilla García
Jefe Area de Coordinación Sectorial Subdirección
General de Planificación Alimentaria
D.G. de Alimentación
Ministerio de Agricultura Pesca y Alimentación
Paseo Infanta Isabel
1. 28071-Madrid
Tel.: +34 91 347 45 96
Fax: +34 91 347 57 28
E-mail: [email protected]

SWEDEN/SUEDE/SUECIA

Mrs. Kerstin Jansson
(Head of Delegation)
Senior Administrative Officer
Ministry of Agriculture
Vasagatan 8-10
SE-10333 Stockholm
Tel.: +46 8 4051168
Fax: +46 8 206496
E-mail: [email protected]

Mrs. Birgitta Lund
Principal Administrative Officer
Food Standards Division
National Food Administration
Box 622
SE-751 26 Uppsala
Tel.: +46 18 175500
Fax: +46-18 105848
E-mail: [email protected]

Mrs. Kristina Sjölin
Principal Administrative Officer
National Food Administration
Box 622
SE-751 26 Uppsala
Tel.: +46 18 175500
Fax: +46-18 105848
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Reggie Vaz
Principal Administrative Officer
Food Standards Division
National Food Administration
Box 622
SE-751 26 Uppsala
Tel.: +46 18 175680
Fax: +46 18 105848
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Göte Frid, MSc Agric.
Senior Administrative Officer
Division for Animal Production and Management
Swedish Board of Agriculture
SE-551 87 Jönköping
Tel.: +46 36 155811
Fax: +46 36 308182
E-mail: [email protected]

Mrs. Ulrika Ehrhardt
Manager, Regulatory Affairs
Federation of Swedish Food Industries
Box 5501
SE-114 85 Stockholm
Tel.: +46 8 783 82 77
Fax: +46 8 783 82 73
E-mail: [email protected]

SWITZERLAND/SUISSE/SUIZA

Eva Zbinden
(Head of Delegation)
Head of International Standards Unit
Swiss Federal Office of Public Health
CH-3003 Bern
Tel.: +41 31 322 95 72
Fax: +41 31 322 95 74
E-mail: [email protected]

Patrik Aebi, Ing. Agr.
Head of Section
Promotion of Quality and Sales
Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture
Mattenhofstrasse 5
CH-3003 Bern
Tel.: +41 31 322 25 92
Fax: +41 31 322 26 34
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Gayle Crozier-Willi
Regulatory Affairs - Nestec Ltd.
Avenue Nestlé 55
CH-1800 Vevey
Tel.: +41 21 924 32 73
Fax: +41 21 924 45 47
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Otto Raunhardt
Regulatory Affairs
Vitamins and Fine Chemicals Division
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
VML, Bldg. 241/815
H4070 Basel
Tel.: +41 61 688 75 33
Fax: +41 61 688 16 35
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Marquard Imfeld
Head of Nutrition Regulatory Affairs
Novartis Consumer Health
Werk St. Johann/503 4.04
4056 Basel
Tel.: +41 6l 324 68 35
Fax: +41 61 324 68 34
E-mail: [email protected]

THAILAND/THAILANDE/TAILANDIA

Mrs. Chantana Chutiteparak
(Head of Delegation)
Senior Expert in Food and Drug Standards
Food and Drug Administration
Ministry of Public Health
Tiwanont Road, Nondhaburi
Tel.: +66 2 5907151-2/5918447
Fax: +66 2 5918446
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Chumnarn Sirirugsa
Director, Office of Agricultural Standards and Inspections
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Ratchadamnden Nok Ave.
10200, Bangkok
Tel.: +66 2 629 8977
Fax: +66 2 629 8978
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Poonkeite Thangsombat
Vice President
Thai Food Processors’ Association
170/22 New Rachadapisek Road
9th Floor Ocean Tower Bldg
Kwang Klongtoey Khet Klongtoey
10110, Bangkok
Tel.: +66 2 2612684-6
Fax: +66 2 2612996-7
E-mail: [email protected]

Mrs. Patrathip Vacharakomolphan
Standard Officer 8
Thai Industrial Standards Institute
Ministry of Industry
Rama VI St., Ratchathewi
10400, Bangkok
Tel.: +66 2 2023441
Fax: +66 2 2487987
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Kraingsak Dangprom
Acting Director of Veterinary Public Health Division
Department of Livestock Development
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
201/8 Ngam Wong Ward Road
Muang Nonthaburi - Bangkok
Tel.: +66 2 2515646/2515988
Fax: +66 2 2517922

Miss Yaninee Sangyoka
Technical Officer
Thai Food Processors’ Association
170/22 New Rachadapisek Road
9th Floor Ocean Tower Bldg
Kwang Klongtoey Khet Klongtoey
10110, Bangkok
Tel.: +66 2 2612684-6
Fax: +66 2 2612996-7
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Hataya Kongchuntuk
Food Specialist, Food Control Division
Food and Drug Administration
Ministry of Public Health
Tiwanon Road, Nonthaburi 11000
Tel.: +66 2 590 7183
Fax: +66 2 591 8460
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Wattana Kunwongse
First Secretary - Royal Thai Embassy
180 Island Park Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
Tel.: (613) 722-4444
Fax: (613) 722-6624
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Lers Thisayakorn
Vice President
Thai Frozen Foods Association
160/194-7 13th Floor, ITF Bldg.
Silom Road, Bangkok 10500
Tel.: +66 2 634 0717/235 5622-4
Fax: +66 2 235 5625
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Darunee Edwards
Deputy Director - National Center for Genetic
Engineering and Biotechnology
Gypsum Metropolitan Tower, 15th Floor
539/2 Sri-Ayudhya Rd.
Rajdhevee, Bangkok 20400
Tel.: +66 2 6425322-31, ext. 107
Fax: +66 2 2488303-5
E-mail: [email protected]

UNITED KINGDOM/
ROYAUME-UNI/
REINO UNIDO

Mr. Grant Meekings
(Head of Delegation)
Head of Food Labelling and Standards Division
Food Standards Agency
P.O. Box 31037 - London SWIP 3WG
Tel.: +44 0 171 238 6278
Fax: +44 0 171 238 6763
E-mail: [email protected]

Mrs. Rosemary Hignett
Food Labelling and Additives Division
Food Standards Agency
P.O. Box 31037 - London SWIP 3WG
Tel.: +44 0 171 238 6281
Fax: +44 0 171 238 6763
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Richard Ross
Associate Director, Legislation and Procedural Affairs
Smithkline Beecham
Nutritional Healthcare
11 Stoke Poges Lane
Slough, Berkshire SL1 3NW
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel.: +44 0 1753 502104
Fax: +44 0 1753 502007
E-mail: [email protected]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (U.S.A.)/
ETATSUNIS D’AMERIQUE/
ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA

Dr. Christine J. Lewis
(Head of Delegation)
Director, Office of Nutritional Products,
Labeling and Dietary Supplements
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration (HFS-800)
200 c. St., SW - Washington, DC 20204
Tel.: (202) 205-4561
Fax: (202) 205-4594
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Robert C. Post
Director, Labeling and Additives Policy Division
U.S. Department of Agriculture/FSIS
300 - 12th Street, SW, Room 602
Washington, DC 20250-3700
Tel.: (202) 205-0279
Fax: (202) 205-3625
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Lynn Larsen
Director, Division of Nutrition and Science Policy
Office of Nutritional Products,
Labeling and Dietary Supplements
Center for Food Safety and Nutrition
200 C St. SW
Washington, DC 20204
Tel.: (202) 205-4727
Fax: (202) 260-8957

Dr. Marilyn J. Bruno
Biotechnology - Economic Bureau
Department of State - EB/TTP/ATP
Washington, DC 20520
Tel.: (202) 647-2062
Fax: (202) 647-1894
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. T. Keith Jones
National Organic Program
Agricultural Marketing Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 2945 South Building
Washington, DC 20250
Tel.: (202) 720-3252
Fax: (202) 690-3924
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Anita Manka
Labeling and Additives Policy
U.S. Department of Agriculture
300 - 12th Street, SW, Room 602
Washington, DC 20250-3700
Tel.: (202) 205-0279
Fax: (202) 205-3625
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. James Maryanski
Office of Regulations and Policy
Food and Drug Administration
200 C Street, SW (HFS-13)
Washington, DC 20204
Tel.: (202) 205-4359
Fax: (202) 401-2893
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Felicia B. Satchell
Deputy Director
Division of Standards and Labeling Regulations
Office of Nutritional Products,
Labeling and Dietary Supplements
Food and Drug Administration
200 C Street, SW (HFS-820)
Washington, DC 20204
Tel.: (202) 205-4561
Fax: (202) 205-4594
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. F. Edward Scarbrough
U.S. Manager for Codex
Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Room 4861 South Building
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250
Tel.: (202) 720-2057
Fax: (202) 720-3157
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Audrey Talley
Agricultural Marketing Specialist, Foreign
Foreign Agriculture Service/Trade Policy
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Room 5545 South Building
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250
Tel.: (202) 720-9408
Fax: (202) 690-0677
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Terri Dunahay
Foreign Agricultural Service
US Dept. of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20250
Tel.: (202) 690-1642
Fax: (202) 690-0677

Dr. Bernice Slutsky
Biotechnology and Biosafety
International Trade Policy
Foreign Agricultural Service
US Dept. of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20250
Tel.: (202) 720-4261
Fax: (202) 690-0677
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Michael Wehr
Office of Constituent Operations
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration
200 C St., SW - Washington, DC 20204
Tel.: (202) 260-2786
Fax: (202) 205-0165
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Lee Arst
President - Coleman Natural Products, Inc.
5140 Race Court
Denver, CO 80216
Tel.: (303) 297-9393
Fax: (303) 297-0426

Ms. Katherine T. DiMatteo
Executive Director
Organic Trade Association
P.O. Box 547
74 Fairview Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
Tel.: (413) 774-7511
Fax: (413) 774-6432
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Marsha A. Echols
Washington Counsel
National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, Inc.
3286 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Tel.: (202) 625-1451
Fax: (202) 625-9126
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Regina Hildwine
Senior Director, Food Labeling and Standards,
Regulatory Affairs
National Food Processors Association
1350 I Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005
Tel.: (202) 639-5926
Fax: (202) 639-5991

Mr. Kenneth Mercurio
Director, Labeling and Nutrition
Nestle USA, Inc.
800 N. Brand Boulevard
Glendale, CA 91203-1244
Tel.: (818) 549-6353
Fax: (818) 549-6908

Mr. Jim Riddle
Independent Organic Inspectors Association
R.R. 3, Box 162C
Winona, MN 55987
Tel.: (507) 454-8310
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Charles A. Ritson
Director, Regulatory Affairs and
Nutritional Sciences
Bestfoods
700 Sylvan Avenue
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632-9976
Tel.: (201) 894-2560
Fax: (201) 894-2355

Ms. Janet Nuzum
Vice President and General Council - IDFA
1250 H. Street, NW
Suite 900 - Washington, DC 20005
Tel.: (202) 737-4332
Fax: (202) 331-7820

Mr. Karl Riedel
Vice-Chair - International Committee
National Nutritional Foods Association
3931 MacAuthur Blvd., Suite 101
Newport Beach, CA 92600
Tel.: (714) 966-6632
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. J. Scott Thenell
Director, Regulatory Affairs
DNA Plant Technology Corporation
6701 San Pablo Avenue
Oakland, CA 94608
Tel.: (510) 547-2395
Fax: (510) 547-2817

Ms. Pam Chumley
Vice President
The Kellen Company
5775-G Peachtree-Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30342
Tel.: (404) 252-3663
Fax: (404) 252-0774

Mr. C.W. McMillan
C.W. McMillan Company - Consultant
P.O. Box 10009
Alexandria, VA 22310
Tel.: (703) 960-1982
Fax: (703) 960-4976
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Andrea S. Gash
International Economist
Office of Multilateral Affairs
International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
Room 3043
Washington, DC 20230
Tel.: (202) 482-3229
Fax: (202) 482-5939
E-mail: [email protected]

Chair, Codex Alimentarius Commission

Mr. Tom Billy
Administrator
Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Room 331E-JLW Building
Washington, DC 20250-3700, U.S.A.
Tel.: (202) 720-7025
Fax: (202) 205-0158
E-mail: [email protected]

URUGUAY, REPUBLIC OF

Mr. Fernando López Fabregat
Counsellor - Embassy of Uruguay
130 Albert Street, Suite 1905
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G4
CANADA
Tel.: (613) 234-2727
Fax: (613) 233-4670
E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
GENERAL SECRETARIAT (EU)

Mr. Klaus Skovsholm
Administrator
Secretariat General of Council of the European Union
(EU)
Rue de la Loi 175
B-1000, Brussels, BELGIUM
Tel.: +32 2 285 8379
Fax: +32 2 285 7928
E-mail: [email protected]

EUROPEAN COMMISSION (EC)

Mr. Basil Mathioudakis
Principal Administrator
European Commission
Health and Consumer Protection
Directorate-General
200 rue de la Loi
B - 1049 Brussels, BELGIUM
Tel.: +032 2 295 91 82
Fax: +032 2 296 09 51
E-mail: [email protected]

Miss Barbara Moretti
Administrator, European Commission
Health and Consumer Protection
Directorate-General
200 rue de la Loi
B - 1049 Brussels
BELGIUM
Tel.: +032 2 296 13 70
Fax: +032 2 296 09 51
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Alberik Scharpé
Deputy Head of Unit
European Commission
Agriculture Directorate-General
200 rue de la Loi
B - 1049 Brussels, BELGIUM
Tel.: +032 2 295 59 51
Fax: +032 2 296 12 71
E-mail: [email protected]

Mrs. Daniele Tissot
Principal Administrator
European Commission
Agriculture Directorate-General
200 rue de la Loi
B - 1049 Brussels, BELGIUM
Tel.: +032 2 295 08 57
Fax: +032 2 296 12 71
E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN COELIAC SOCIETIES (AOECS)

Hertha Deutsch
Director, Association of European Coeliac Societies
(AOECS)
Anton Baumgartner Str. 44/C5/2302
A-1230 Vienna, AUSTRIA
Tel.: +43 1 66 71 887
Fax: +43 1 66 71 88 74
E-mail: [email protected]

CONFEDERATION OF THE FOOD AND
DRINK INDUSTRIES OF THE EU/
CONFÉDÉRATION DES INDUSTRIES
AGRO-ALIMENTAIRES DE L’UE (CIAA)

Eva Hurt
Manager, Regulatory Affairs
Confédération des industries agro-alimentaires de l’UE
(CIAA)
43, avenue des Arts
Brussels 1040, BELGIUM
Tel.: +32 2 514 11 11
Fax: +32 2 511 29 05
E-mail: [email protected]

CONFÉDÉRATION MONDIALE DE L’INDUSTRIE
DE LA SANTÉ ANIMALE (COMISA)

Dr. Warren Marty Strauss
Director, Global Regulatory Affairs
Monsanto Company
600, 13th Street NW - Suite 660
Washington, DC 20005, U.S.A.
Tel.: (202) 383-2845 - Fax: (202) 783-1924
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Eddie F. Kimbrell
Consultant
13209 Moss Ranch Lane
Fairfax, VA 22033, U.S.A.
Tel.: (703) 631-9187
Fax: (703) 631-3866
E-mail: [email protected]

CONSUMERS INTERNATIONAL (CI)

Ms. Diane McCrea
Consultant to Consumers’ Association, UK
17 Vernon Road - London N8 0QD
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel.: +44 20 8889 4226
Fax: +44 20 8352 0564
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Julian Edwards
Director General - Consumers International
24, Highbury Crescent
London N5 1RX, UNITED KINGDOM
Tel.: +44 20 7226 6663/ext. 215
Fax: +44 20 7354 0607
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Corneliu-Florin Bercaru
Association for Consumer Protection
34 Boulevaard I C Bratianu
4th Floor, Room 24, Sector 1
704273 Bucharest, ROMANIA
Tel.: +40 1 311 0243
Fax: +40 1 311 0243
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Nita Pillai
Policy Officer-Global Food Programme
24 Highbury Crescent
London N5 1RX
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel.: +44 20 7226 6663
Fax: +44 20 7354 0607
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Jean Halloran
Consumer Policy Institute-Consumers’ Union
101 Truman Avenue
New York 10703-1057, U.S.A.
Tel.: (914) 378-2457
Fax: (914) 378-2928
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Pablo Daniel Guidarelli
ADELCO
Peron 1558 - CP 1037
Ciudad de Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
Tel.: +54 11 4375 3733
Fax: +54 11 4375 3737
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Gandhi Vi Demanya
Consumer Association of Ghana
P.O. Box AN 6177
Accra-North
GHANA
Tel.: +233 21 220550
Fax: +233 21 232459
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Song Vo Kyung
CACPK
89 Sinmunro 2 ga, Chongro-ku
Pierson Building, Room 603
Seoul 110
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Tel.: +822 739 5441/739 5530
Fax: +822 736 5514/739 5441
E-mail: [email protected]

COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION (CRN)

Dr. John H. Cardellina II
(Head of Delegation)
Vice President, Botanical Science and Regulatory
Affairs - Council for Responsible Nutrition
1875 Eye Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006-5409, U.S.A.
Tel.: (202) 872-1488
Fax: (202) 872-9594
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Janet E. Collins
Manager, Applied Nutrition - Monsanto Company
P.O. Box 3780
Buckingham Station
Arlington, VA 22203 - U.S.A.
Tel.: (703) 276-7108
Fax: (703) 276-0934
E-mail: [email protected]

EUROPEAN FOOD LAW ASSOCIATION (EFLA)/
ASSOCIATION EUROPINNE POUR LE DROIT DE L’ALIMENTATION

Mr. Dietrich Gorny, President of EFLA
C/o Ziegelhhttenweg 43a
D-60598 Frankfurt, GERMANY
Tel.: +49 (0) 69 63153491
Fax: +49 (0) 69 63153553
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Volker Viechtbauer, Member of EFLA
C/o Red Bull GmbH
Brunn 115, A-5330 Fuschl am See
AUSTRIA
Tel.: +43 662 65820
Fax: +43 662 658231
E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF DIETARY/
FOOD SUPPLEMENT ASSOCIATIONS (IADSA)

Ms. Christianne Schneiders
Secretary-General - International Alliance Dietary/Food
Supplement Associations (IADSA)
Rue de l’Association 50 - 1000 Brussels, BELGIUM
Tel.: +32 2 209 11 55
Fax: +32 2 223 30 64
E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR
CEREAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (ICC)

Tania Davidian, B.Sc. Chem.
Representative of ICC (International Association for
Cereal Science and Technology (ICC)
Bariatrix International Inc.
1600 46th Ave.
Lachine, Québec H8T 3J9, CANADA
Tel.: (514) 637-5887
Fax: (514) 637-8526
E-mail: [email protected]

(And)

International Association for
Cereal Science and Technology (ICC)
A2320 Schwechat/Vienna
P.O. Box 77, Wienerstrasse 22a, AUSTRIA
E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
CONSUMER FOOD ORGANIZATION (IACFO)

Mr. Bruce Silverglade
President, International Association of
Consumer Food Organizations (IACFO)
1875 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20009, U.S.A.
Tel: (202) 332-9110, Ext. 337
Fax: (202) 265-4954
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Bill Jeffery
Public Policy Analyst
International Association of
Consumer Food Organizations (IACFO)
C/o Centre for Science in the Public Interest
23 Cambridge St. North
Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7A4, CANADA
Tel.: (613) 565-2140
Fax: (613) 565-6520
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Satoko Endo
IACFO C/o Japan Offspring Fund
2-5-2 Kojimachi
Chiyoda, Tokyo 102-0083, JAPAN
Tel.: +81 3 5276 0256
Fax: +81 3 5276 0259
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Natsuko Kumasawa
International Project Manager
IACFO C/o Japan Offspring Fund
2-5-2, Kojimachi
Chiyoda, Tokyo 102-0083, JAPAN
Tel.: +81 3 5276 0256
Fax: +81 3 5276 0259
E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PLANT BREEDERS/
ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DES SÉLECTIONNEURS (ASSINSEL)

Mr. Patrick Heffer
Assistant to the Secretary General
ASSINSEL
Chemin du Reposoir 7
Nyon 1260, SWITZERLAND
Tel.: +41 22 365 44 20
Fax: +41 22 365 44 21
Email: [email protected]

Mr. Bill Leask
Director, Canadian Seed Trade Federation (CSTA)
39 Robertson Road, Suite 302
Nepean, Ontario K2H 8R2, CANADA
Tel.: (613) 829-9527
Fax: (613) 829-3530
E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL BABY FOOD ACTION NETWORK

Dr. Arun Gupta
International Baby Food Action Network
BP-33 Pitampura
Delhi 110034, INDIA
Tel.: +91 11 7443445
Fax: +91 11 7219606
E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL BIOTECHNOLOGY FORUM (IBF)

Dr. Michael J. Phillips
Executive Director
Food and Agriculture
Biotechnology Industry Organization
1625 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006, U.S.A.
Tel.: (202) 857-0244
Fax: (202) 857-0237
E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ALLIANCE (ICA)/
ALLIANCE COOPERATIVE INTERNATIONALE/
ALIANZA COOPERATIVA INTERNACIONAL

Mr. Hiroshi Suzuki
Technical Information
Japanese Consumers’ Cooperative Union
Co-op Plaza
3-29-8, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 150-8913, JAPAN
Tel.: +81 3 5778 8109
Fax: +81 3 5778 8008
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Tatsuhito Kasamatsu
Consumers Co-operative Kobe
1-3-23, Okamoto, Higashinada-ku
Kobe, Hyogo-pre 658-0072, JAPAN
Tel.: +81 78 453 0116
Fax: +81 78 453 0185

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF
GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONS (ICGMA)/
CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL DES ASSOCIATIONS
DE FABRICANTS DE PRODUITS D’EPICERIE

Mr. Mark Mansour
Partner - Keller and Heckman, L.L.P.
1001 G St., NW - Suite 500 West
Washington, DC 20001, U.S.A
Tel.: (202) 434-4233
Fax: (202) 434-4646
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Steve Rizk
Manager, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs
M&M/MARS, Inc.
800 High Street
Hackettstown, N.J. 07840-1518, U.S.A.
Tel.: (908) 850-2753
Fax: (908) 850-2697
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Sarah Geisert
Manager, International Quality and Regulatory Affairs
General Mills, Inc.
One General Mills Boulevard, 3NE
Minneapolis, MN 55426 - U.S.A.
Tel.: (763) 765-2595
Fax: (763) 764-2109
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Mari Stull
Director, International Regulatory Policy
Grocery Manufacturers of America
1010 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Suite 900 - Washington, DC 20009, U.S.A.
Tel.: (202) 337-9400
Fax: (202) 337-4508
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Laurie Curry
Vice President - Public Policy and Scientific Affairs
Food and Consumer Products Manufacturers of Canada
(FCPMC)
885 Don Mills Road, Suite 301
Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1V9
Tel.: (416) 510-8024
Fax: (416) 510-8043
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Carolyn O’Brien
Director, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs
Food and Consumer Products Manufacturers of Canada
(FCPMC)
885 Don Mills Road, Suite 301
Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1V9
Tel.: (416) 510-8024, ext. 2228
Fax: (416) 510-8043
E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FEDERATION (IDF)/
FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE LAITERIE/
FEDERACION INTERNACIONAL DE LECHERIA

Mr. Jorg Seifert
Technical Manager
41, Square Vergote
B-1030 Brussels - BELGIUM
Tel.: +32 2 743 39 22
Fax: +32 2 733 04 13
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Thomas M. Balmer
Senior Vice President
National Milk Producers Federation
2101 Wilson Boulevard #400
Arlington, VA 22301 - U.S.A.
Tel.: (703) 243-6111
Fax: (703) 841-9328
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Réjean Bouchard
Assistant Director - Policy and Dairy Production
Dairy Farmers of Canada
75 Albert Street, Suite 101
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5E7, CANADA
Tel.: (613) 236-9997
Fax: (613) 236-0905
E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS (IFAP)

Ms. Kim Meegan
Policy Analyst
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
1101 - 75 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5E7, CANADA
Tel.: (613) 236-3633
Fax: (613) 236-5749
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Alex Jackson
Director, Government Affairs
American Farm Bureau Federation
600 Maryland Ave. SW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20004, U.S.A.
Tel.: (202) 484-3644
Fax: (202) 484-3604
E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF
MARGARINE ASSOCIATIONS (IFMA)

Mr. Alain Leon
Regulatory Affairs Advisor
International Federation of Margarine Associations
(IFMA)
Olivier van Noortlaan
Vlaardingen, Holland
Tel.: +3 11 04605892
Fax: +3 11 04605867
E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE MOVEMENTS (IFOAM)

Mr. Otto Schmid
Int’l. Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
Codex Contact Point
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL)
Ackerstrasse, CH-5070 Frick
SWITZERLAND
Tel.: +41 62 865 72 72
Fax: +41 62 865 72 73
E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Annie Kirschenmann
International Federation of Organic Agriculture
Movements (IFOAM)
5449 45th Street SE
Medina, ND 58467 - U.S.A.
Tel.: (701) 486-3578
Fax: (701) 486-3580
E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL GLUTAMATE
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (IGTC)

Dr. Robert G. Bursey
Director Regulatory Affairs
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 416
Washington, DC 20036 - U.S.A.
Tel.: (202) 457-0284
Fax: (202) 457-0107
E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL OFFICE OF
THE COCOA, CHOCOLATE AND
CONFECTIONERY INDUSTRY (IOCCC)

Mr. Reginald J. Ohlson
CMA U.S.A. (Chocolate Manufacturers Association of the U.S.A.)
7900 Westpark Drive, Suite A-320
McLean, Virginia 22102-4203 - U.S.A.
Tel.: (703) 790-5750
Fax: (703) 790-5752
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Stéphanie Smith
CMA U.S.A. (Chocolate Manufacturers Association of the U.S.A.)
7900 Westpark Drive, Suite A-320
McLean, Virginia 22102-4203, U.S.A.
Tel.: (703) 790-5750
Fax: (703) 790-5752
E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL SOFT DRINKS COUNCIL (ISDC)

Ms. Julia Howell
I.S.D.C. Spokesperson
International Soft Drinks Council (I.S.D.C.)
79 Boulevard St. Michel
B-1040 Brussels, BELGIUM
Tel.: +32 2 7434050
Fax: +32 2 7325102
E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL DIETARY
FOODS INDUSTRIES (ISDI)

Dr. Andrée Bronner
Secretary General
International Special Dietary Foods Industries
194, rue de Rivoli
F-75001 Paris, FRANCE
Tel.: +33 1 53458787
Fax: +33 1 53458780
E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL TOXICOLOGY
INFORMATION CENTRE (ITIC)

Dr. G. Vettorazzi
International Toxicology Information Centre (ITIC)
Paseo Ram\n LilR, 1, 4-D
E-20002 San Sebastian, SPAIN
Tel.: +34 943 320 455
Fax: +34 943 320 487
E-mail: [email protected]

Gloria Brooks-Ray
Adviser, Codex and International Regulatory Affairs
Novigen Sciences, Inc.
P.O. Box 97
Mountain Lakes, N.J. 07046, U.S.A.
Tel.: (973) 334-4652
Fax: (973) 334-4652

Dr. Robert C. Brown
Frito-Lay Technology Center
Plano, Texas 75024-4099, U.S.A.
Tel.: (972) 334-4352
Fax: (972) 334-6830
E-mail: [email protected]

RURAL ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION
INTERNATIONAL (RAFI)

Mr. Roger Blobaum
Owner/Manager
Blobaum and Associates
3124 Patterson Pl., NW
Washington, D.C. 20015
U.S.A.
Tel.: (202) 537-0191
Fax: (202) 537-0192
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Michael Sligh
Director
Rural Advancement Foundation
International (RAFI)
P.O. Box 4672
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
U.S.A.
Tel.: (919) 929-7099
Fax: (919) 929-7795
E-mail: [email protected]

WORLD PROCESSING TOMATO COUNCIL

Mr. John Mumford
Chairman, Codex Committee
World Processing Tomato Council
435 Consortium Court
London, Ontario
N6E 2S8
CANADA
Tel.: (519) 681-1875
Fax: (519) 685-5719
E-mail: [email protected]

WORLD SELF-MEDICATION INDUSTRY (WSMI)/
ASSOCIATION OF THE EUROPEAN
SELF-MEDICATION INDUSTRY (AESGP)

Mr. Johan Lindberg
Legal Affairs Executive
WSMI/AESGP
7, avenue de Tervuren
1040 Brussels, BELGIUM
Tel.: +32 2 735 51 30
Fax: +32 2 735 52 22
E-mail: [email protected]

WORLD SUGAR RESEARCH ORGANISATION (WSRO)

Ms. Pierrette Buklis
Canadian Sugar Institute
Waterpark Place
10 Bay Street, Suite 620
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2R8, CANADA
Tel.: (416) 368-8091
Fax: (416) 368-6426
E-mail: [email protected]

WORLD VETERINARY ASSOCIATION (WVA)

Dr. Gordon E. Dittberner
World Veterinary Association (WVA)
37 Chinook Crescent
Nepean, Ontario K2H 7C9, CANADA
Tel.: (613) 726-1864
Fax: (613) 820-6848
E-mail: [email protected]

JOINT FAO/WHO SECRETARIAT/
SECRÉTARIAT MIXTE FAO/OMS/
SECRETARIADO CONJUNTO FAO/OMS

Selma Doyran
Food Standards Officer
Joint FAO/WHO Food
Standards Programme
Food and Agriculture Organization
Via delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome
ITALY
Tel.: +39 06 570 55826
Fax: +39 06 570 54593
E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Yasuyuki Sahara
Food Standards Officer
Joint FAO/WHO Food
Standards Programme
Food and Agriculture Organization
Via delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome
ITALY
Tel.: +39 06 574 54098
Fax: +39 06 570 54593
E-mail: [email protected]

CANADIAN SECRETARIAT
SECRÉTARIAT CANADIEN
SECRETARIADO CANADIENSE

Mr. Ron Burke
Director and Codex Contact Point for Canada
Bureau of Food Regulatory, International and
Interagency Affairs
Food Directorate, Health Protection Branch
Health Canada, Room 2395, HPB Building
Tunney’s Pasture (0702C)
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L2
CANADA
Tel.: (613)957-1748
Fax: (613)941-3537
E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Allan McCarville
Senior Advisor, Codex and Scientific Affairs
Bureau of Food Regulatory,
International and Interagency Affairs
Food Directorate
Health Protection Branch
Health Canada
Room 2394, HPB Building
Tunney’s Pasture (0702C)
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L2
CANADA
Tel.: (613)957-0189
Fax: (613)941-3537
E-mail: [email protected]

Mrs. Santina Scalzo
Manager, Codex Program Services
Bureau of Food Regulatory,
International and Interagency Affairs
Food Directorate
Health Protection Branch
Health Canada
Room 2392, HPB Building
Tunney’s Pasture (0702C1)
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L2
CANADA
Tel.: (613)957-1749
Fax: (613)941-3537
E-mail: [email protected]

Mrs. Luisa Crapigna
Food Policy and Legislation Officer
Bureau of Food Safety and Consumer Protection
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
59 Camelot Drive
Nepean, Ontario K1A OY9
CANADA
Tel.: (613) 225-2342, ext. 3791
Fax: (613) 228-6611
E-mail: [email protected]

Appendix II. Draft Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods Livestock and Livestock Products

(at Step 8 of the Procedure)

[Editorial notes are provided in bold italic type.]

FOREWORD

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3. third dash point

- the guidelines do not prejudice the implementation of more restrictive arrangements and more detailed rules by member countries in order to maintain consumer credibility and prevent fraudulent practices, and to apply such rules to products from other countries on the basis of equivalency to such more restrictive provisions.

Consequential amendments including footnote

1.1 These guidelines apply to the following products which carry, or are intended to carry, descriptive labelling referring to organic production methods:

(a) unprocessed plants and plant products, livestock and livestock products to the extent that the principles of production and specific inspection rules for them are introduced in Annexes 1 and 3; and

(b) processed agricultural crop and livestock products[16] intended for human consumption derived from (a) above.

SECTION 2. DESCRIPTION AND DEFINITIONS

2.1 Description

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...The basis for organic livestock husbandry is the development of a harmonious relationship between land, plants and livestock, and respect for the physiological and behavioural needs of livestock. This is achieved by a combination of providing good quality organically grown feedstuffs, appropriate stocking rates, livestock husbandry systems appropriate to behavioural needs, and animal management practices that minimize stress and seek to promote animal health and welfare, prevent disease and avoid the use of chemical allopathic veterinary drugs (including antibiotics).

2.2 Definitions

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livestock means any domestic or domesticated animal including bovine (including buffalo and bison), ovine, porcine, caprine, equine, poultry and bees raised for food or in the production of food[17]. The products of hunting or fishing of wild animals shall not be considered part of this definition.

veterinary drug means any substance applied or administered to any food-producing animal, such as meat or milk-producing animals, poultry, fish or bees, whether used for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic purposes or for modification of physiological functions or behaviour[18].

SECTION 4. RULES OF PRODUCTION AND PREPARATION

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4.4 By derogation of the provisions of paragraphs 4.1 (a) and 4.2 (a), the competent authority may, with regard to the provisions on livestock production at Annex 1, provide for more detailed rules as well as for derogations for implementation periods in order to permit gradual development of organic farming practices.

ANNEX 1

B. Livestock and livestock products

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General Principles

1. Where livestock for organic production are maintained, they should be an integral part of the organic farm unit and should be raised and held according to these guidelines.

2. Livestock can make an important contribution to an organic farming system by:

(a) improving and maintaining the fertility of the soil;
(b) managing the flora through grazing;
(c) enhancing biodiversity and facilitating complementary interactions on the farm; and
(d) increasing the diversity of the farming system.

4. Stocking rates for livestock should be appropriate for the region in question taking into consideration feed production capacity, stock health, nutrient balance, and environmental impact.

5. Organic livestock management should aim to utilize natural breeding methods, minimize stress, prevent disease, progressively eliminate the use of chemical allopathic veterinary drugs (including antibiotics), reduce the feeding of animals with products of animal origin (e.g. meat meal), and maintain animal health and welfare.

Livestock Sources/Origin

6. The choice of breeds, strains and breeding methods shall be consistent with the principles of organic farming, taking into account in particular:

a) their adaptation to the local conditions;

b) their vitality and resistance to disease;

c) the absence of specific diseases or health problems associated with some breeds and strains (porcine stress syndrome, spontaneous abortion etc).

- Livestock may not be transferred between organic and non-organic units. The competent authority can establish detailed rules for the purchase of livestock from other units complying with these Guidelines.

- Livestock existing on the livestock production unit, but not complying with these Guidelines, may be converted.

a) for considerable expansion of the farm, when a breed is changed or when new livestock specialization is developed;

b) for the renewal of a herd, e.g., high mortality of animals caused by catastrophic circumstances;

c) males for breeding.

9. These livestock qualified by the derogations indicated in the previous paragraph must comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 12. These conversion periods must be observed if the products are to be sold as organic according to Section 3 of these guidelines.

Conversion

10. The conversion of the land intended for feeding crops or pasture must comply with the rules set out in Part A paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of this Annex.

11. The competent authority may reduce the conversion periods or conditions established in paragraph 10 (for the land) and/or paragraph 12 (for livestock and livestock products) in the following cases:

a) pasture, open-air runs and exercise areas used by non-herbivore species;

b) for bovine, equine, ovine and caprine coming from extensive husbandry during an implementation period established by the competent authority or dairy herds converted for the first time;

c) if there is simultaneous conversion of livestock and land used only for feeding within the same unit, the conversion period for both livestock, pasture and/or land used for animal feed, may be reduced to two years only in the case where the existing livestock and their offspring are fed mainly with products from the unit.

- Bovine and equine:

i. meat products: 12 months and at least ¾ of their lifespan in the organic management system;

ii. Calves for meat production: 6 months when brought in as soon as they are weaned and less than 6 months old;

iii. milk products: 90 days during the implementation period established by the competent authority, after that, six months.

i. meat products: six months;

ii. milk products: 90 days during the implementation period established by the competent authority, after that, six months.

- Meat products: Six months.

i. meat products: whole of lifespan as determined by the competent authority;
ii. eggs: six weeks.

13. All livestock systems should provide the optimum level of 100% of the diet from feedstuffs (including ‘in conversion’ feedstuffs) produced to the requirements of these guidelines.

14. For an implementation period to be set by the competent authority, livestock products will maintain their organic status providing feed, consisting of at least 85% for ruminants and 80% for non-ruminants and calculated on a dry matter basis, is from organic sources produced in compliance with these Guidelines.

15 Not withstanding the above, where an operator can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the official or officially recognized inspection/certification body that feedstuffs satisfying the requirement outlined in paragraph 13 above are not available, as a result of, for example, unforeseen severe natural or manmade events or extreme climatic weather conditions, the inspection/certification body may allow a restricted percentage of feedstuffs not produced according to these guidelines to be fed for a limited time, providing it does not contain genetically engineered/modified organisms or products thereof. The competent authority shall set both the maximum percentage of non-organic feed allowed and any conditions relating to this derogation.

16. Specific livestock rations should take into account:

- the need of young mammals for natural, preferably maternal, milk;

- that a substantial proportion of dry matter in the daily rations of herbivores needs to consist of roughage, fresh or dried fodder, or silage;

- that polygastric animals should be not fed silage exclusively;

- the need for cereals in the fattening phase of poultry;

- the need for roughage, fresh or dried fodder or silage in the daily ration for pigs and poultry.

18. If substances are used as feedstuffs, nutritional elements, feed additives or processing aids in the preparation of feedstuffs, the competent authority shall establish a positive list/s of substances in compliance with the following criteria:

a) general criteria:

- substances are permitted according to national legislation on animal feeding;
- substances are necessary/essential to maintain animal health, animal welfare and vitality; and
- such substances:

- contribute to an appropriate diet fulfilling the physiological and behavioural needs of the species concerned; and

- do not contain genetically engineered/modified organisms and products thereof; and

- are primarily of plant, mineral or animal origin.

- feedstuffs of plant origin from non-organic sources can only be used, under the conditions of paragraphs 14 and 15, if they are produced or prepared without the use of chemical solvents or chemical treatment;

- feedstuffs of mineral origin, trace elements, vitamins, or provitamins can only be used if they are of natural origin. In case of shortage of these substances, or in exceptional circumstances, chemically well-defined analogic substances may be used;

- feedstuffs of animal origin, with the exception of milk and milk products, fish, other marine animals and products derived therefrom should generally not be used or, as provided by national legislation. In any case, the feeding of mammalian material to ruminants is not permitted with the exception of milk and milk products;

- synthetic nitrogen or non-protein nitrogen compounds shall not be used.

- binders, anti-caking agents, emulsifiers, stabilizers, thickeners, surfactants, coagulants: only natural sources are allowed;

- antioxidants: only natural sources are allowed;

- preservatives: only natural acids are allowed;

- colouring agents (including pigments), flavours and appetite stimulants: only natural sources are allowed;

- probiotics, enzymes and microorganisms are allowed;

19. Silage additives and processing aids may not be derived from genetically engineered/modified organisms or products thereof, and may be comprised of only:

- sea salt;
- coarse rock salt;
- yeasts;
- enzymes;
- whey;
- sugar; or sugar products such as molasses;
- honey;
- lactic, acetic, formic and propionic bacteria, or their natural acid product when the weather conditions do not allow for adequate fermentation, and with approval of the competent authority.

20. Disease prevention in organic livestock production shall be based on the following principles:

a) the choice of appropriate breeds or strains of animals as detailed in paragraph 6 above;

b) the application of animal husbandry practices appropriate to the requirements of each species, encouraging strong resistance to disease and the prevention of infections;

c) the use of good quality organic feed, together with regular exercise and access to pasture and/or open-air runs, having the effect of encouraging the natural immunological defence of the animal;

d) ensuring an appropriate density of livestock, thus avoiding overstocking and any resulting animal health problems.

22. The use of veterinary medicinal products in organic farming shall comply with the following principles:

a) where specific disease or health problems occur, or may occur, and no alternative permitted treatment or management practice exists, or, in cases required by law, vaccination of livestock, the use of parasiticides, or therapeutic use of veterinary drugs are permitted;

b) phytotherapeutic (excluding antibiotics), homeopathic or ayurvedic products and trace elements shall be used in preference to chemical allopathic veterinary drugs or antibiotics, provided that their therapeutic effect is effective for the species of animal and the condition for which the treatment is intended;

c) if the use of the above products is unlikely to be effective in combating illness or injury, chemical allopathic veterinary drugs or antibiotics may be used under the responsibility of a veterinarian; withholding periods should be the double of that required by legislation with, in any case, a minimum of 48 hours;

d) the use of chemical allopathic veterinary drugs or antibiotics for preventative treatments is prohibited.

24. Growth stimulants or substances used for the purpose of stimulating growth or production are not permitted.

Livestock Husbandry, Transport and Slaughter

25. Maintenance of livestock should be guided by an attitude of care, responsibility and respect for living creatures.

26. Breeding methods should be in compliance with the principles of organic farming taking into account:

i) the breeds and strains suitable for raising under local conditions and under an organic system;

ii) the preference for reproduction through natural methods, although artificial insemination may be used;

iii) that embryo transfer techniques and the use of hormonal reproductive treatment shall not be used;

iv) that breeding techniques employing genetic engineering must not be used.

28. The living conditions and the management of the environment should take into account the specific behavioural needs of the livestock and provide for:

- sufficient free movement and opportunity to express normal patterns of behaviour;
- company of other animals, particularly of like kind;
- the prevention of abnormal behaviour, injury and disease;
- arrangements to cover emergencies such as the outbreaks of fire, the breakdown of essential mechanical services and the disruption of supplies.

30. The slaughter of livestock should be undertaken in a manner which minimizes stress and suffering, and in accordance with national rules.

Housing and Free-Range Conditions

31. Housing for livestock will not be mandatory in areas with appropriate climatic conditions to enable animals to live outdoors.

32. Housing conditions should meet the biological and behavioural needs of the livestock by providing:

- easy access to feeding and watering;

- insulation, heating, cooling and ventilation of the building to ensure that air circulation, dust level, temperature, relative air humidity and gas concentration are kept within limits which are not harmful to the livestock;

- plentiful natural ventilation and light to enter;

34. The stocking density in buildings should:

- provide for the comfort and well being of the livestock having regard for the species, the breed and the age of the livestock;

- take into account the behavioural needs of the livestock with respect to the size of the group and the sex of the livestock;

- provide them with sufficient space to stand naturally, lie down easily, turn round, groom themselves, and assume all natural postures and movements such as stretching and wing flapping.

36. Free-range, open-air exercise areas, or open-air runs should, if necessary, provide sufficient protection against rain, wind, sun and extreme temperatures, depending on the local weather conditions and the breed concerned.

37. The outdoor stocking density of livestock kept on pasture, grassland, or other natural or semi-natural habitats, must be low enough to prevent degradation of the soil and over-grazing of vegetation.

Mammals

38. All mammals must have access to pasture or an open-air exercise area or run which may be partially covered, and they must be able to use those areas whenever the physiological condition of the animal, the weather conditions and the state of the ground permit.

39. The competent authority may grant exceptions for:

- the access of bulls to pasture or, in case of cows to an open-air exercise area or run during the winter period;

- the final fattening phase.

41. The housing must be provided with a comfortable, clean and dry laying/rest area of sufficient size, consisting of a solid construction. Ample dry bedding strewn with litter material must be provided in the rest area.

42. The housing of calves in individual boxes and the tethering of livestock are not permitted without the approval of the competent authority.

43. Sows must be kept in groups, except in the last stages of pregnancy and during the suckling period. Piglets may not be kept on flat decks or in piglet cages. Exercise areas must permit dunging and rooting by the animals.

44. The keeping of rabbits in cages is not permitted.

Poultry

45. Poultry must be reared in open-range conditions and have free access to open-air run whenever the weather conditions permit. The keeping of poultry in cages is not permitted.

46. Water fowl must have access to a stream, pond or lake whenever the weather conditions permit.

47. Housing for all poultry should provide an area of solid construction covered with litter material such as straw, wood shavings, sand or turf. A sufficiently large part of the floor area must be available to laying hens for the collection of droppings, Perches/higher sleeping areas of a size and number commensurate with the species and size of the group and of the birds and exit/entry holes of an adequate size must be provided.

48. In the case of laying hens, when natural day length is prolonged by artificial light, the competent authority shall prescribe maximum hours respective to species, geographical considerations and general health of the animals.

49. For health reasons, between each batch of poultry reared buildings should be emptied, and runs left empty to allow the vegetation to grow back.

Manure Management

50. Manure management practices used to maintain any area in which livestock are housed, penned or pastured should be implemented in a manner that:

i) minimizes soil and water degradation;

ii) does not significantly contribute to contamination of water by nitrates and pathogenic bacteria;

iii) optimizes recycling of nutrients; and

iv) does not include burning or any practice inconsistent with organic practices.

52. Manure application rates should be at levels that do not contribute to ground and/or surface water contamination. The competent authority may establish maximum application rates for manure or stocking densities. The timing of application and application methods should not increase the potential for run-off into ponds, rivers and streams.

Record Keeping and Identification

53. The operator should maintain detailed and up-to-date records as set out in Annex 3, paras 7 - 15.

(revised paragraph numbering)

ANNEX 3

MINIMUM INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS AND PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES UNDER THE INSPECTION OR CERTIFICATION SYSTEM

Consequential amendments to paras 3 and 5.

A. Production units

3. Production according to these guidelines should take place in a unit where the land parcels, production areas, farm buildings and storage facilities for crop and livestock, are clearly separate from those of any other unit which does not produce according to these guidelines; preparation and/or packaging workshops may form part of the unit, where its activity is limited to preparation and packaging of its own agricultural produce.

5. Each year, before the date indicated by the inspection body, the operator should notify the official or officially recognized inspection/certification body of its schedule of production of crop products and livestock, giving a breakdown by land parcel/herd, flock..

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7. All livestock should be identified individually or, in the case of small mammals or poultry, by herd or flock. Written and/or documentary accounts should be kept to enable tracking of livestock within the system at all times and to provide adequate traceback for audit purpose. The operator should maintain detailed and up-to-date records of:

i) breeding and/or origins of livestock;

ii) registration of any purchases;

iii) the health plan to be used in the prevention and management of disease, injury and reproductive problems;

iv) all treatments and medicines administered for any purpose, including quarantine periods and identification of treated animals;

v) feed provided and the source of the feedstuffs;

vi) stock movements within the unit;

vii) transportation, slaughter and/or sales.

11. Where an operator runs several production units in the same area (parallel cropping), units in the area producing crop, crop products, not covered by Section 1 should also be subject to the inspection arrangements as regards the dash points of paragraph 4 and paragraphs 6 and 8 above. Plants of indistinguishable varieties as those produced at the unit referred to in paragraph 3 above should not be produced at these units.

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13. In organic livestock production, all livestock on one and the same production unit must be reared in accordance with the rules laid down in these Guidelines. However, livestock not reared in accordance with these Guidelines may be present on the organic holding provided that they are separated clearly from livestock produced in accordance with these Guidelines. The competent authority can prescribe more restrictive measures, such as different species.

14. The competent authority may accept that animals reared in accordance with the provisions of these Guidelines may be grazed on common land, provided that:

a) this land has not been treated with products other than those allowed in accordance with Section 4.1 (a) and (b) of these Guidelines, for at least three years;

b) a clear segregation between the animals reared in accordance with the provisions of these Guidelines, and the other animals can be organized.

Appendix III. Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (Draft Recommendations for the Labelling of Food and Food Ingredients Obtained Through Certain Techniques of Genetic Modification/Genetic Engineering)

(At Step 8 of the Procedure)

Section 4.2.2

The presence in any food or food ingredients obtained through biotechnology of an allergen transferred from any of the products listed in Section 4.2.1.4 shall be declared.

When it is not possible to provide adequate information on the presence of an allergen through labelling, the food containing the allergen should not be marketed.

Appendix IV. Draft Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods (Livestock and Livestock Products)

(At Step 6 of the Procedure)

ANNEX 1, B: Livestock and livestock products

Species Specific Requirements

Bees

54. Hives for beekeeping should be placed in:

i) areas where cultivated or spontaneous vegetation comply with the rules of production as set out in Section 4 of these guidelines, or

ii) areas designated by the inspection/certification body and which meet the conditions for organic production.

- Where unavailable, or in cases of extreme climatic or other extenuating circumstances, feed not satisfying these guidelines may be used.

i) the use of hardy breeds that adapt well to the local conditions;
ii) regular renewal of queen bees;
iii) regular cleaning and disinfection of equipment;
iv) destruction of contaminated materials;
v) regular renewal of beeswax; and
vi) availability in hives of sufficient pollen and honey.

A1. Food additives, including carriers

INS	Name	Specific conditions
331	Sodium citrates	meat products
332	Potassium citrates	meat products
333	Calcium citrates	meat products

Appendix V. Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (Draft Recommendations for the Labelling of Food and Food Ingredients Obtained Through Certain Techniques of Genetic Modification/Genetic Engineering)

(At Step 6 of the Procedure)

Section 2. Definition of Terms

For the purpose of the General Standard:

“Food and food ingredients obtained through certain technologies of genetic modification/genetic engineering” means food and food ingredients composed of or containing genetically modified/engineered organisms obtained through gene technology, or food and food ingredients produced from, but not containing genetically modified/engineered organisms obtained through gene technology.

“Organism” means any biological entity capable of replication or of transferring genetic material.

“Genetically modified/engineered organism” means an organism in which the genetic material has been changed through gene technology in a way that does not occur naturally by multiplication and/or natural recombination.

Examples of these techniques used in gene technology include but are not limited to:

• recombinant DNA techniques that use vector systems
• techniques involving the direct introduction into the organism of hereditary materials prepared outside the organism[19]
• Cell fusion (including protoplast fusion) or hybridization techniques that overcome natural physiological, reproductive, or recombination barriers, where the donor cells/protoplasts do not fall within the same taxonomic family.

Unless the donor/recipient organism is derived from any of the above techniques, examples of excluded techniques include but are not limited to the following:

• in vitro fertilization
• conjugation, transduction, transformation, or any other natural process,
• polyploidy induction
• mutagenesis
• Cell fusion (including protoplast fusion) or hybridization techniques where the donor cells/protoplasts fall within the same taxonomic family

[“no longer equivalent”/ “differs significantly” means a food or food ingredient obtained through certain technologies of genetic modification/genetic engineering where a scientific assessment demonstrates, through an appropriate analysis of data, that the characteristics assessed are different in comparison to those of the corresponding existing food or food ingredient, having regard to accepted limits of natural variation for that food or food ingredient”]

Appendix VI. Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (class names)

(At Step 6 of the Procedure)

Section 4.2 List of Ingredients

4.2.2.1 The following class names may be used for the ingredients falling within these classes:

[Milk Protein/Milk Protein Products]: Milk products containing a minimum of [30/35]% of milk protein (m/m) in dry matter *.

* Calculation of milk protein content: Kjeldahl nitrogen x 6.38

Appendix VII. Proposed Draft Amendment to the Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling

(At Step 3 of the Procedure)[20]

3.2 Listing of Nutrients

3.2.1 Where nutrient declaration is applied, the declaration of the following should be mandatory:

3.2.1.1 Energy value; and

3.2.1.2 The amounts of protein, available carbohydrate (i.e., carbohydrate excluding dietary fibre), fat..

3.2.1.3 The amount of any other nutrient for which a nutrition claim is made; and

3.2.1.4 The amount of any other nutrient considered to be relevant for maintaining a good nutritional status, as required by national legislation.

[3.2.2 Where one or more of the following: sugars, fibre, saturated fat and sodium are declared voluntarily [or because a nutrition claim for one of these nutrients is made] then the nutrient declaration will consist of information on the sugars, fibre, saturated fatty acids and sodium in addition to the requirements of 3.2.1]

3.2.3 Where a claim is made regarding the amount and/or the type of carbohydrate, the amount of total sugars should be listed in addition to the requirements in Section 3.2.1. The amounts of starch and/or other carbohydrate constituent(s) may also be listed.

3.2.4 Where a claim is made regarding the amount and/or type of fatty acids [or cholesterol], the amounts of saturated fatty acids [or cholesterol] and of polyunsaturated fatty acids should be declared in accordance with Section 3.4.7 and 3.2.1. [The amounts of any other fatty acid constituent(s) may also be listed.]

3.2.5 In addition to the mandatory declaration under 3.2.1, 3.2.3 and 3.2.4 vitamins and minerals may be listed in accordance with the following criteria:

3.2.5.1 Only vitamins and minerals for which recommended intakes have been established and/or which are of nutritional importance in the country concerned should also be declared.

3.2.6 When nutrient declaration is applied, only those vitamins and minerals which are present in significant amounts should be listed.[21]

3.2.7 In the case where a product is subject to labelling requirements of a Codex standard, the provisions for nutrient declaration set out in that standard should take precedence over but not conflict with the provisions of Sections 3.2.1 to 3.2.6 of these guidelines.

Appendix VIII. Proposed Draft Guidelines for Use of Health and Nutrition Claims (Proposed Draft Recommendations for the Use of Health Claims)

(At Step 3 of the Procedure)[22]

Nutrition claims should be consistent with national nutrition policy and support that policy. Only nutrition claims that support national nutrition policy should be allowed.

Health claims must be consistent with national health policy, including nutrition policy, and support such policies. Health claims should be [accompanied/ supported] by specific consumer education. Claims of the type described in section 3.4 of the Codex General Guidelines on Claims are prohibited.

1. SCOPE

1.1 These guidelines relate to the use of health and nutrition claims in food labelling.

1.2 These guidelines apply to all foods for which health and nutrition claims are made without prejudice to specific provisions under Codex standards or Guidelines relating to Foods for Special Dietary Uses and Foods for Special Medical Purposes.

1.3 These guidelines are intended to supplement the Codex General Guidelines on Claims and do not supersede any prohibitions contained therein.

2. DEFINITIONS

2.1 Nutrition claim[23] means any representation which states, suggests or implies that a food has particular nutritional properties including but not limited to the energy value and to the content of protein, fat and carbohydrates, as well as the content of vitamins and minerals. The following do not constitute nutrition claims:

(a) the mention of substances in the list of ingredients;

(b) the mention of nutrients as a mandatory part of nutrition labelling;

(c) quantitative or qualitative declaration of certain nutrients or ingredients on the label if required by national legislation.

2.1.1 Nutrient content claim is a nutrition claim that describes the level of a nutrient contained in a food.

(Examples:[24] “source of calcium”; “high in fibre and low in fat”;)

2.1.2 Comparative claim is a claim that compares the nutrient levels and/or energy value of two or more foods.

(Examples: “reduced”; “less than”; “fewer”; “increased”; “more than”.)

2.2.1 Nutrient Function Claims - a nutrition claim that describes the physiological role of the nutrient in growth, development and normal functions of the body.[25]

(Examples:
“Calcium aids in the development of strong bones and teeth”;
“Protein helps build and repair body tissues”;
“Iron is a factor in red blood cell formation”;
“Vitamin E protects the fat in body tissues from oxidation”.
“Contains folic acid: folic acid contributes to the normal growth of the fetus”)

2.2.2 Enhanced Function Claims - These claims concern specific beneficial effects of the consumption of foods and their constituents in the context of the total diet on physiological functions or biological activities but do not include nutrient function claims. Such claims relate to a positive contribution to health [or to a condition linked to health] or to the improvement of a function or to modifying or preserving health.

[Examples:
“Certain non-digestible oligosaccharides improve the growth of specific bacterial flora in the gut”
“Folate can help reduce plasma homocysteine levels”]

1) Information on an accepted diet-health relationship; followed by
2) Information on the composition of the product relevant to the relationship.

(Examples:

“Iron can help reduce the risk of anaemia. Food A is a high source of iron.”;

“A diet low in saturated fat may reduce the risk of heart disease. Food B is low in saturated fat.”;

“Folate may reduce a woman’s risk of having a child with neural tube defects. Food C is high in folate.”

“Sufficient calcium intake may reduce the risk of osteoporosis in later life. Food D is high in calcium.”)

Any food for which a nutrition claim is made should be labelled with a nutrient declaration in accordance with Section 3 of the Codex Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling.

4. NUTRITION CLAIMS

4.1 The only nutrition claims permitted shall be those relating to energy, protein, carbohydrate, and fat and components thereof, fibre, sodium and vitamins and minerals for which Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) have been laid down in the Codex Guidelines for Nutrition Labelling.

5. NUTRIENT CONTENT CLAIMS

5.1 When a nutrient content claim that is listed in the Table to these Guidelines or a synonymous claim is made, the conditions specified in the Table for that claim should apply.

5.2 Where a food is by its nature low in or free of the nutrient that is the subject of the claim, the term describing the level of the nutrient should not immediately precede the name of the food but should be in the form “a low (naming the nutrient) food” or “a (naming the nutrient)-free food”.

6. COMPARATIVE CLAIMS

Comparative claims should be permitted subject to the following conditions and based on the food as sold, taking into account further preparation required for consumption according to the instructions for use on the label:

6.1 The foods being compared should be different versions of the same food or similar foods. The foods being compared should be clearly identified.

6.2 A statement of the amount of difference in the energy value or nutrient content should be given. The following information should appear in close proximity to the comparative claim:

6.2.1 The amount of difference related to the same quantity, expressed as a percentage, fraction, or an absolute amount. Full details of the comparison should be given

6.2.2 The identity of the food(s) to which the food is being compared. The food(s) should be described in such a manner that it (they) can be readily identified by consumers.

6.3 The comparison should be based on a relative difference of at least 25% in the energy value or nutrient content, except for micronutrients where a 10% difference in the NRV would be acceptable, between the compared foods and a minimum absolute difference in the energy value or nutrient content equivalent to the figure defined as “low” or as a “source” in the Table to these Guidelines¹.

6.4 The use of the word “light” should follow the same criteria as for “reduced” and include an indication of the characteristics which make the food “light”.

7.1 Health claims should be permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

7.1.1 Health claims must be based on relevant scientific substantiation and the level of proof must be sufficient to substantiate the type of claimed effect as recognised by generally acceptable scientific data [and the scientific substantiation should be reviewed as new knowledge becomes available.][26]

7.1.2 Any health claim must be accepted by or be acceptable to the competent authorities of the country where the product is sold. Only health claims that support national health policy and goals should be allowed.

[7.1.3 The claim about a food or food constituent should be stated within the context of the total diet.]

7.1.4 The claimed benefit should arise from the consumption of a reasonable quantity of a food in the context of a normal diet.

7.1.5 If the claimed benefit is attributed to a constituent in the food, the food in question should be:

(i) - a significant or high source of the constituent in the case where increased consumption is recommended; or,

(ii) - low in, reduced in, or free of the constituent in the case where reduced consumption is recommended.

Where appropriate, the conditions for nutrient content claims and comparative claims will be used to determine the levels for “high”, “low”, “reduced”, and “free”.[27]

7.1.6 Only those nutrients for which a Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) has been established in the Codex Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling or those nutrients which are mentioned in officially recognized dietary guidelines of the national authority having jurisdiction, should be the subject of a nutrient function claim.[28]

7.2 Health claims should have a clear framework for qualifying and/or disqualifying conditions for eligibility to use the specific claim, including the ability of competent national authorities to prohibit claims made for foods that contain nutrients in amounts that increase the risk of disease [or a health-related condition]. The health claim should not be made if it encourages or condones excessive consumption of any food or disparages good dietary practice.

7.3 If the claimed effect is attributed to a constituent of the food, there must be a valid method to quantify the food constituent that forms the basis of the claim.

7.4 The impact of health claims on consumers’ eating behaviours and dietary patterns should be monitored.

7.5 The following [minimum] information should appear on the label or labelling of the food bearing health claims:

7.5.1 A statement of the quantity of any nutrient or other constituent of the food that is the subject of the claim.

7.5.2 Information on the target group, if appropriate

7.5.3 Information on how to use the food to obtain the claimed benefit, if appropriate

7.5.4 If appropriate, advice to vulnerable groups on how to use the food and to groups, if any, who need to avoid the food.

[7.5.5 Maximum safe intake of the food where necessary.]

7.5.6 Full nutrition labelling.

Claims that relate to dietary guidelines or “healthy diets” should be permitted subject to the following conditions:

8.1 Only claims related to the pattern of eating contained in dietary guidelines officially recognized by the appropriate national authority.

8.2 Flexibility in the wording of claims is acceptable, provided the claims remain faithful to the pattern of eating outlined in the dietary guidelines.

8.3 Claims related to a “healthy diet” or any synonymous term are considered to be claims about the pattern of eating contained in dietary guidelines and should be consistent with the guidelines.

8.4 Foods which are described as part of a healthy diet, healthy balance, etc., should not be based on selective consideration of one or more aspects of the food. They should satisfy certain minimum criteria for other major nutrients related to dietary guidelines.

8.5 Foods should not be described as “healthy” or be represented in a manner that implies that a food in and of itself will impart health.

8.6 Foods may be described as part of a “healthy diet” provided that the label carries a statement relating the food to the pattern of eating described in the dietary guidelines.

TABLE OF CONDITIONS FOR NUTRIENT CONTENTS

COMPONENT	CLAIM	CONDITIONS NOT MORE THAN
Energy	Low	40 kcal (170 kJ) per 100 g (solids) or 20 kcal (80 kJ) per 100 ml (liquids)
	Free	4 kcal per 100 ml (liquids)
Fat	Low	3g per 100 g (solids) 1.5 g per 100 ml (liquids)
	Free	0.5 g per 100 g (solids) or 100 ml (liquids)
Saturated Fat	Low[29]	1.5 g per 100 g (solids) 0.75 g per 100 ml (liquids) and 10% of energy
	Free	0.1 g per 100 g (solids) 0.1 g per 100 ml (liquids)
Cholesterol	Low[30]	0.02 g per 100 g (solids) 0.01 g per 100 ml (liquids)
	Free	0.005 g per 100 g (solids) 0.005 g per 100 ml (liquids) and, for both claims, less than: 1.5 g saturated fat per 100 g (solids) 0.75 g saturated fat per 100 ml (liquids) and 10% of energy of saturated fat
Sugars	Free	0.5 g per 100 g or 100 ml
	Low	0.12 g per 100 g
	Very Low	0.04 g per 100 g
	Free	0.005 g per 100 g