30. The proposed draft Revised Codex Standard for Canned Pears (ALINORM 99/27, Appendix III) was adopted at Step 5 by the 45th Session of the Executive Committee as a draft Standard (see para. 7) and subsequently circulated for comment at Step 6 under CL 1998/25-PFV.
Section 3.2 - Packing Media
31. The Committee replaced all provisions in this Section in regard to packing media with a general reference, i.e., “In accordance with the Codex Guidelines on Packing Media for Canned Fruit (under development)”.
Section 4 - Food Additives
32. The Committee noted that the food additive provisions were endorsed by the 31st Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (CCFAC) and as indicated in the draft Codex General Standard for Food Additives, entered a value of 1300 mg/kg for L-Tartaric Acid.
33. In view of the international trade in canned pears intended for specialty markets, the Committee agreed to stipulate that colours were only allowed to be used in special holiday packs.
Annex to the Standard
34. The Committee moved Sections A1.2 and A1.3 of the Annex to the main body of the Standard as new Sections 2.2 - Styles and 2.2.2 - Other Styles. Section A2.1.4 of the Annex was moved and renumbered as a new Section 3.4.2 - Uniformity of Size in the main body of the Standard; Section A2.1.5 of the Annex was moved and renumbered as a new Section 3.4.3 - Defects and Allowances in the main body of the Standard; and Section A3 of the Annex was moved and renumbered as a new Section 8 - Weights and Measures in the main body of the Standard. Provisions in the Annex concerning Other Labelling Requirements (Section A4) were moved and renumbered as a new Section 7.2.4 in the main body of the Standard.
Status of the Draft Revised Codex Standard for Canned Pears
35. The Committee forwarded the draft revised Codex Standard for Canned Pears to the 24th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission for adoption at Step 8 (see Appendix III).
