SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

The summary and conclusions of the 17th Session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils are as follows: Matters for consideration by the Commission: The Committee: - agreed to advance to Steps 5/8 the Proposed Draft Amendments to the Standard for Named Vegetable Oils (High Oleic Safflower Oil, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Tables 1-4) (para. 33, Appendix II) - agreed to advance to Steps 5/8 the Proposed Draft Lists of Acceptable Previous Cargoes and Banned Immediate Previous Cargoes for inclusion in the Code of Practice for the Storage and Transport of Edible Fats and Oils in Bulk (paras. 76 and 81, Appendix III) - agreed to advance to Step 5 the Proposed Draft Standard for Fats Spreads and Blended Spreads (para. 66, Appendix V) Other Matters of Interest to the Commission The Committee: - agreed to return to Step 6 the Draft Standard for Olive Oils and Olive Pomace Oils as no consensus could be reached on the essential composition factors (para. 26, Appendix IV) - agreed to circulate for comments at Step 3 an additional Proposed Draft List of Acceptable Previous Cargoes (para. 77, Appendix VI) - proposed to initiate the following new work: - Amendment to the Draft Standard for Named Vegetable Oils: Mid-Oleic Acid Sunflower Oil, Palm Superolein, and amendments to Table 3 and 4 (para. 34)