PROPOSED DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR PACKING MEDIA FOR
CANNED FRUITS (Agenda Item 6b)[21]
38.
The Committee was informed that the 19th Session of the CCPFV agreed to circulate
the proposed draft Guidelines for Packing Media for Canned Fruits at Step 3 for
comment and consideration at its current meeting.[22]
The proposal was approved as new work by the 45th Session of the Executive Committee
(see para. 7).
39. The Committee agreed with the provisions of the proposed
draft Guidelines for Packing Media for Canned Fruits as presented in document
CX/PFV 00/6 with the following changes:
- In Section 1.1, the footnote was
deleted as irrelevant because specific provisions for packing media were removed
from individual standards;
- In Sections 2.3 and 2.4, the Committee listed
examples for the term sweetened to include sugars as defined
by the Codex Alimentarius and/or other sweeteners such as honey for clarity;
-
As a delegation noted that the designation for syrup was not recognized
in their legislation, Section 2.4.3 was placed in square brackets pending further
discussion at the 21st CCPFV. In this regard, a note was added to sections 2.4.2,
2.4.3 and 2.4.4 to indicate that such designations were according to custom
or legislation of the importing country. As a result of these decisions,
Section 2.4 was revised as follows:
2.4.1
| Extra Light Syrup or
|
|
|
|
|
Slightly Sweetened Syrup
| Between
10° and 14° Brix
|
|
|
2.4.2
|
Light Syrup
| Between 14°
and 18° Brix
| }
|
according to custom
|
[2.4.3
| Syrup
|
Between 17° and 20° Brix]
|
}
| or legislation of the
|
2.4.4
|
Heavy Syrup
| Between 18°
and 22° Brix
| }
|
importing country
|
2.4.5
| Extra Heavy Syrup
|
More than 22°
|
|
|
- Notwithstanding the opinion of a delegation
that the provision in Section 2.8 was adequately covered by the Codex General
Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods, the provision was retained and
placed in square brackets pending further discussion of the Guidelines at the
21st CCPFV.
Status of the Proposed Draft Guidelines for Packing
Media for Canned Fruits
40. The Committee forwarded the proposed draft
Guidelines for Packing Media for Canned Fruits to the 24th Session
of the Codex Alimentarius Commission for preliminary adoption at Step 5 (see Appendix
VIII).
[21] CX/PFV 00/6 and comments submitted
in response to CL 1998/9-PFV by Cuba, Japan, Spain, the United States (CX/PFV
00/6-Add. 1); and, the Philippines (CRD 12).
[22]
ALINORM 99/27, paras. 33-36 and Appendix V.