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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

The 1st Session of the Ad Hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Fruit and Vegetable Juices reached the following conclusions:

MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE 24th SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

The Task Force:

  • Agreed to discontinue the consideration of the Guidelines for the Labelling of Mixed Fruit Juices and Nectars as a separate issue by incorporating it in the Labelling Section of the Proposed Draft Codex General Standard for Fruit Juices and Nectars and inform the Executive Committee accordingly (paras. 9, 28 and 35).

OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE COMMISSION

The Task Force:

  • Agreed to return the Proposed Draft Codex General Standard for Fruit Juices and Nectars and the Proposed Draft Revised Codex General Standard for Vegetable Juices to Step 3 for further comments (paras. 30 and 33).
  • Decided to establish two drafting groups that will work by correspondence namely:

    • Drafting Group on the Revision of the Standards led by Brazil with the assistance of the United States as rapporteur and the participation of France, Spain, Thailand and the International Federation of Fruit Juice Producers (IFU), with a view to redrafting both Proposed Draft Standards under consideration by the Task Force, particularly those undecided provisions of the Standards, based on the written comments received at the first meeting and in response to CL 2000/36-FJ (paras. 31, 32 and 34).
    • Drafting Group on Methods of Analysis and Sampling led by Canada with the participation of Brazil, Spain and the IFU, aimed at revising and updating the methods of analysis and sampling for fruit and vegetable juices and nectars with a view to presenting a consolidate list at the next session of the Task Force (para. 29)


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