Appendices

Appendix I. List of Participants
Appendix II. Implementation of the Commission’s Recommendations concering Risk Analysis
Appendix III. Proposals for New Work (Step 1), Accelerated New Work and Discontinuation of Work
Appendix IV. Consideration of Proposed Draft Standards and Related Texts at Step 5

Appendix I. List of Participants

LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS
LISTA DE PARTICIPANTES

CHAIRPERSON

Mr. Thomas J. Billy
Administrator
Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Room 331 - E James Whitten Bldg
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, D.C. 20250
U.S.A.
Phone: +1.202.7207025
Fax: +1.202.2050158
Email:

VICE-CHAIRPERSONS

Prof. Stuart Slorach
Deputy-Director-General
National Food Administration
PO Box 622
S-75126 Uppsala
Sweden
Phone: +46.18.175594
Fax: +46.18.105848
Email: [email protected]

Dr. D.B. Nhari
Government Analyst
Ministry of Health and Child Welfare
P.O. Box CY 231
Causeway
Harare
Zimbabwe
Phone: +263.4.792026/7
Fax: +263.4.708527
Email:

Ing. Gonzalo Ríos
Jefe del Departamento de Asuntos Internacionales
del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero
Ministerio de Agricultura
Avenida Bulnes 140
Santiago
Chile
Phone: +56.2.6723635
Fax: +56.2.6717419
Email: [email protected]

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR AFRICA

Dr. C. J.S. Mosha
Chief Standards Officer
Head, Agriculture and Food Section
Codex Contact Point Officer
Tanzania Bureau of Standards
P.O. Box 9524
Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania
Phone: +255.51.450298/450206
Email: [email protected]

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ASIA

Dr. Maria Concepción Lizada
Acting Director
Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Products Standards
Office of the Secretary
Department of Agriculture
Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City
Republic of Philippines
Phone: +68.2.920.6131
Fax: +68.2.920.6134
Email: [email protected]

Advisor to the Regional Representative for Asia

Noriani Binti Dato’ Mohd Othman
Principal Assistant Director
Food Quality Control Division
Ministry of Health
Malaysia
Phone: +60.3.255.5943
Fax: +60.3.253.7804
Email: [email protected]

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR EUROPE

Mme Roseline Lecourt
Chargé de Mission
Ministère de l’économie, des finances et de l’industrie
59 Bld. Vincent Auriol
75013 Paris Cedex 13
France
Phone: +33.01.44973470
Fax: +33.01.44973037
Email: [email protected]

Adviser to the Regional Representative for Europe

Mme Carol Buy
Ministère de l’agriculture et de la pêche
Direction générale de l’alimentation
251 rue de Vaugirard 75732 Paris Cédex 15
France
Phone: +33 01 49 55 58 63
Fax: +33 01 49 55 59 48
Email: [email protected]

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Ms. Maria Aparecida Martinelli
Coordinator of the Brazilian Codex Committee
Officer of INMETRO
Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade
SEPN 511, ED Bittar III,
Bloco ‘B’, 4o Andar, Brasilia - DF
Brazil CEP 70750-527
Phone: +55.61.340.2211
Fax: +55.61.347.3284
Email: [email protected]

Adviser to Regional Representative for Latin America and The Caribbean

Ms Maria Teresa Rodrigues Rezende
Executive Secretary of Brazilian Codex Committee
Officer of INMETRO
Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade
SEPN 511, ED Bittar III,
Bloco ‘B’, 4o Andar, Brasilia - DF
Brazil CEP 70750-527
Phone: +55.61.340.2211
Fax: +55.61.347.3284
Email: [email protected]

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR NORTH AMERICA

Mr. Ron B. Burke
Director, Bureau of Food Regulatory, International and
Interagency Affairs
Food Directorate, Health Protection Branch
Health Canada
Room 200, H.P.B. Building (0702C)
Tunney’s Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L2
Canada
Phone: 613 9571748
Fax: 613 9413537
Email: [email protected]

Advisers to Regional Representative for North America

Mr Greg Orriss
A/Director
Bureau of Food Safety and Consumer Protection
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
59 Camelot Drive
Nepean, Ontario K1A 0Y9
Canada
Phone: 613 225.2342
Fax: 613 228.6611
Email: [email protected]

Dr. F. Edward Scarbrough
Manager US Codex Office
Food Safety and Inspection Service
US Department of Agriculture
Room 4861 South Building
14th Independence Ave., SW
Washington DC 20250
U.S.A.
Phone: 202 2057760; 2027203157
Fax:
Email: [email protected]

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR NEAR EAST

Ing. Ahmad al Mashhadi
Head of Food Science Section
Agriculture and Water Research Centre
Ministry of Agriculture and Water
PO Box 52835
Riyadh 11573
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Phone: +966.1.457.6780, ext. 2206
Fax:
Email

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOUTH WEST PACIFIC

Dr Gardner Murray
Managing Director
National Office of Animal and Plant Health;
National Office of Food Safety
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia
GPO Box 858
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia
Phone: +61 2 6272 5848
Fax: +61 2 6272 5697
Email: [email protected]

Advisers to Regional Representative for South West Pacific

Mr Ian Lindenmayer
Managing Director
Australia New Zealand Food Authority
GPO Box 7186
Canberra MC ACT 2601
Australia
Phone: +61 2 6271 2222
Fax: +61 2 6271 2278
Email: [email protected]

Mr Sundararaman Rajasekar
Manager WTO/SPS
Codex Coordinator and Contact Point for New Zealand
MAF Policy - Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
Wellington
New Zealand
Phone: +64 4 474 4216
Fax: +64 4 473 0118
Email: [email protected]

OBSERVERS

COORDINATOR FOR AFRICA

Dr. Eve Kasirye-Alemu
Executive Director
Uganda National Bureau of Standards
P.O. Box 6329
Kampala
Uganda
Phone: +256.41.222367/9
Fax: +256.41.286123
E-mail: [email protected]

COORDINATOR FOR EUROPE

Dr. Felipe Mittelbrunn
Consejero Técnico
Secretaría de la Comisión Interministerial para la Ordenación
Alimentaria
Subdirección General de Higiene de los Alimentos
Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo
Paseo del Prado 18-20
28071 Madrid
Spain
Phone: +34 91.596.13.46
Fax: +34 91.596.44.87
Email: [email protected]

COORDINATOR FOR THE NEAR EAST

Prof. Mohamed Fahmi Saddik
Professor of Food Safety
Nutrition Institute
Cairo
Egypt
Phone: +20.2.364.3522 364.6413
Fax: +20.2.364.3522
Email:

SECRETARIAT

Dr. A.W. Randell
Senior Officer
Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme
Food and Nutrition Division
FAO, Rome
Phone: +39.06.570.54390
Fax: +39.06.570.54593
Email: [email protected]

Dr. M. Sohn
Associate Professional Officer
Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme
Food and Nutrition Division
FAO, Rome
Phone: +39.06.570.55524
Fax: +39.06.570.54593
Email: [email protected]

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO)

Mr E. Boutrif
Senior Officer
Food Quality and Standards Service
Food and Nutrition Division
FAO, Rome
Phone: +39.06.570.56156
Fax: +39.06.570.54593
Email: [email protected]

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)

Dr. J. Schlundt
Coodinator
Programme on Food Safety
World Health Organization
20 Avenue Appia
CH-1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
Phone: 41.22.79.13445
Fax: 41.22.79.14807
Email: [email protected]

LEGAL COUNSEL

FAO

Mr. A. Tavares de Pinho
Legal Officer
FAO, Rome
Phone: +39.06.570.55132
Fax: +39.06.5705.4408
Email: [email protected]

WHO

Mr. Gianluca Burci
Senior Officer
Office of the Legal Counsel
WHO, Geneva
Phone: 44.22.791.4754
Fax:
Email: [email protected]

Appendix II. Implementation of the Commission’s Recommendations concering Risk Analysis

The Executive Committee made the following decisions to implement the Commission’s recommendations on risk analysis:

Recommendation	Implementation
Programmes that contribute to risk analysis should have high priority;	This should be taken up in the context of Agenda Item 6: Preparation of the Medium- Term Plan 2003-2007.
Relevant Codex Committees should continue to develop and to apply risk analysis principles and methodologies appropriate to their specific mandates within the framework of the Action Plan and report their progress to the Commission on a regular basis;	Noted: On-going.
Proposals for new or amended definitions for use within the framework of risk analysis, as appropriate, should be considered by the Codex Committee on General Principles;	Noted: On-going.
To overcome confusion about the usage of the terms “risk analysis” and “hazard analysis”, the Commission should reiterate its definitions for these concepts and explain how they apply in practice;	The Executive Committee referred this matter to the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene for a clear statement of the difference between the two terms and to the Committee on General Principles for subsequent action.
The Commission should continue and expand its efforts to increase the participation of those national governments and NGOs that are members or observers but that are not presently active participants in Codex matters;	The Executive Committee noted that the issue was relevant to all Codex work and not only to risk analysis and drew the attention of the countries concerned to the Commission’s recommendation.
Relevant Codex committees should consider developing quality criteria for data used for risk assessment. To the extent possible such criteria should be consistent with one another, taking into account the technical differences in the disciplines covered;	The Executive Committee referred these recommendations to the Committees concerned (see also para. 42 of the report).
Relevant Codex committees should consider the acute aspects of dietary exposure to chemicals in food;
Recognizing that primary production in developing countries is largely through small and medium enterprises, risk assessment should be based on global data, including that from developing countries. This data should particularly include epidemiological surveillance data and exposure studies;
Risk management should take into account the economic consequences and the feasibility of risk management options in developing countries. Risk Management should also recognize the need for flexibility in the establishment of standards, guidelines and other recommendations, consistent with the protection of consumers’ health.	The Executive Committee referred this recommendation to the Codex Committee on General Principles for consideration in relation to the development of appropriate texts for inclusion in the Procedural Manual.

Appendix III. Proposals for New Work (Step 1), Accelerated New Work and Discontinuation of Work

PROPOSALS FOR NEW WORK (STEP 1)

Item	Proposal	Committee	STATUS
1.	Proposed Draft Standard for Instant Noodles	CCASIA/CCCPL	Approved. The draft standard should be as broad as possible, non-prescriptive and cover a world-wide range of products. Initial development to be undertaken by CCASIA and final development through the CCCPL by correspondence.
2.	Proposed Draft Standard for Evaporated Skimmed Milk with Vegetable Fat (tentative title proposed by the CCMMP) Proposed Draft Standard for Evaporated Filled Milk (title proposed by the CCASIA)	CCMMP	Approved. Development of draft standard by CCMMP. Issues surrounding the name of the food need to be addressed.
3.	Proposed Draft Standard for Sweetened Condensed Skimmed Milk with Vegetable Fat (tentative title proposed by the CCMMP) Proposed Draft Standard for Sweetened Condensed Filled Milks (title proposed by the CCASIA)	CCMMP	Approved. Development of draft standard by CCMMP. Issues surrounding the name of the food need to be addressed.
4.	Proposed Draft Standard for Skimmed Milk Powder with Vegetable Fat (tentative title proposed by the CCMMP) Proposed Draft Standard for Filled Milk Powders (title proposed by the CCASIA)	CCMMP	Approved. Development of draft standard by CCMMP. Issues surrounding the name of the food need to be addressed.
5.	Proposed Draft Amendment to the Codex Group Standard for Cheeses in Brine (Sampling)	CCMMP	Approved
6.	Proposed Draft Amendment to the Codex General Standard for Cheese (Appendix on cheese rind, surface and coatings)	CCMMP	Approved
7.	Standard for Unifloral Honey	CX/S	Not approved. More adequate justification required (see para 44.)
8.	Completion of Part two of the Standard for Honey covering industrial uses	CX/S	Not approved. More adequate justification required (see para 44.) including the necessity to develop a standard for industrial uses, which is not usual practice in Codex.
9.	Proposed Draft Maximum Residue Limits for Certain Veterinary Drugs in Foods	CCRVDF	Approved
	cefuroxime;
	pirlimycin;
	amoxycillin (tentative);
	amprolium (tentative);
	apramycin (tentative);
	clorsulon (tentative);
	coumafos (tentative);
	erythromycin (tentative);
	florfenicol (tentative);
	furosemide (tentative);
	nitroxynil (tentative);
	novobiocin (tentative);
	oxyclozanide (tentative);
	oxytocin (tentative);
	piperazine (tentative);
	trimethprim (tentative)
10.	General principle for risk analysis of foods derived from biotechnology (precise title still to be determined)	CX/FBT	Approved
11.	Specific guidance on the risk assessment of foods derived from biotechnology (precise title still to be determined)	CX/FBT	Approved
12.	List of available analytical methods including those for the detection or identification of foods or food ingredients derived from biotechnology	CX/FBT	Approved
13.	Guidelines on the Judgement of Equivalence of Sanitary Measures Associated with Food Inspection and Certification Systems	CCFICS	Approved. The Executive
14.	Proposed Draft Revision of the Recommended International Code of Practice for the Operation of Irradiation Facilities Used for the Treatment of Foods	CCFAC	Approved
15.	Proposed Draft Code of Practice for the Prevention of Mycotoxin Contamination in Cereals, including Annexes on Ochratoxin A, Zearalenone and Fumonisin	CCFAC	Approved
16.	Proposed Draft Code of Practice for the Prevention of Patulin Contamination in Apple Juice and Apple Juice Ingredients in Other Beverages	CCFAC	Approved
17.	Proposed Draft Code of Practice for Source Directed Measures to Reduce Dioxin Contamination of Foods	CCFAC	Approved
18.	Revision of the Code of Practice for the Processing and Handling of Quick Frozen Foods (CAC/RCP 8-1976)	CCPFV	Approved. Draft to be prepared by the International Institute of Refrigeration with final review by the CCPFV.
19.	Proposed Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods: Quantitative Declaration of Ingredients	CCFL	Approved
20.	Proposed Draft Amendments to the Guidelines on Good Laboratory Practice in Pesticide Residue Analysis	CCPR	Approved
21.	Proposed Draft Amendments to the Introduction Section of the Recommended methods of Analysis for Pesticide Residues	CCPR	Approved
22.	Certificate of Inspection for Fish	CCFFP	Previously approved by the 45th Session of the Executive Committee but not reported.

PROPOSALS FOR NEW WORK UNDER THE ACCELERATED PROCEDURE

ITEM	PROPOSAL	COMMITTEE	STATUS
1.	Proposed Draft Amendments to the Glossary of Terms and Definitions (Definitions muscle, fat, milk and egg)	CCRVDF	Approved
2.	Proposed Draft Amendments to Table 3 of the Codex General Standard for Food Additives	CCFAC	Approved
3.	Proposed Draft Amendments to the Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods: Substances used for Soil Conditioning and Fertilization	CCFL	Approved
4.	Proposed Draft Amendments to Codex Classification of Foods and Animal Feeds (Definitions of meat, mammalian fats, poultry fats and milks)	CCPR	Approved

PROPOSALS FOR THE DISCONTINUATION OF WORK

ITEM	PROPOSAL	COMMITTEE	STATUS
1.	Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Aqueous Coconut Products	CCASIA	Endorsed
2.	Proposed Draft Definitions for Heat Treatments	CCMMP	Endorsed
3.	Proposed Draft Guidelines for the use of the Term”Vegetarian”	CCFL	Endorsed

Appendix IV. Consideration of Proposed Draft Standards and Related Texts at Step 5

ITEM	TITLE	COMMITTEE	REFERENCE	STATUS
1.	Proposed Draft Standard for Aqueous Coconut Products	CCASIA	ALINORM 01/15:	Advanced to Step 6
			Appendix II
2.	Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Creams, Whipped Creams and Fermented Creams	CCMMP	ALINORM 01/11:	Advanced to Step 6
3.	Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Fermented Milks	CCMMP	ALINORM 01/11:	Advanced to Step 6
			Appendix VII
4.	Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Whey Powders	CCMMP	ALINORM 01/11:	Advanced to Step 6
			Appendix VIII
5.	Proposed Draft Maximum Residue Limits for:	CCRVDF	ALINORM 01/31:	Advanced to Step 6
			Appendix V
	Clenbuterol in cattle milk:			The Executive Committee noted that further
	Neomycin in liver, kidney and milk of cattle			advancement of the draft MRL for Porcine
	Phoxim in tissues of cattle, pig, sheep and goat			Somatotropin would depend on the outcome
	Porcine somatotropin in tissues of pig			of the discussion of “other legitimate
	Thiamphenicol in tissues of pig and fish			factors” by the CCGP.
6.	Proposed Draft Guidelines for Generic Official Certificate	CCFICS	ALINORM 01/30,	Advanced to Step 6
	Formats and the Production and Issuance of Certificates		paras. 48-49 and
			Appendix II
7.	Proposed Draft Food Additive Provisions in Table 1 of the	CCFAC	ALINORM 01/12,	Advanced to Step 6
	General Standard for Food Additives		Appendix V
8.	Proposed Draft Revisions to the International Numbering	CCFAC	ALINORM 01/12,	Advanced to Step 6
	System for Food Additives		Appendix VII
9.	Proposed Draft Code of Practice for Source Directed	CCFAC	ALINORM 01/12,	Advanced to Step 6
	Measures to Reduce Contamination of Food with Chemicals		Appendix XVIII
10.	Proposed Draft Revision to the Standard for Food Grade Salt	CCFAC	ALINORM 01/12,	Advanced to Step 6
	- Packaging, Transportation and Storage		Appendix XIV
11.	Proposed Draft Revised Codex Standard for Bouillons and Consommés	CCSB	ALINORM 01/29	Advanced to Step 6 (see also para. 49)
			Appendix I
12.	Proposed Draft Revised Codex Standard for Wheat Protein Products	CCVP	ALINORM 01/37 Appendix I	Advanced to Step 6 (see also para. 49)