Report of the Twenty-Ninth Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling
Table of Contents
Ottawa, Canada, 1 - 4 May 2001
JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME
CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
Twenty-fourth Session
Geneva, 2-7 July 2001
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED
NATIONS
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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
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JOINT OFFICE: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 ROME
Tel.: 57051 Telex: 625825-625853 FAO I Email: [email protected]
Facsimile:3906.5705.4593
ALINORM 01/22A
Note: This document incorporates Circular
Letter CL 2001/19-FL
CX 5/15
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CL 2001/19-FL May 2001
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TO:
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- Codex Contact Points - Interested International Organizations
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FROM:
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- Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, Joint FAO/WHO Food
Standards Programme, FAO, 00100 Rome, Italy
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SUBJECT: Distribution of the Report of the 29th Session
of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling (ALINORM 01/22A)
A. MATTERS FOR ADOPTION BY THE 24th
SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
B. REQUEST FOR COMMENTS AND
INFORMATION
SUMMARY AND
CONCLUSIONS
INTRODUCTION
OPENING OF THE
SESSION
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (Agenda Item
1)
MATTERS REFERRED BY THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
AND OTHER COMMITTEES (Agenda Item 2)
CONSIDERATION OF LABELLING PROVISIONS IN DRAFT
CODEX STANDARDS (Agenda Item 3)
PROPOSED DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO THE GUIDELINES FOR
THE PRODUCTION PROCESSING LABELLING AND MARKETING OF ORGANICALLY PRODUCED FOODS
(Agenda Item 4)
PROPOSED DRAFT AMENDMENT TO THE GUIDELINES: TABLE
1: SUBSTANCES FOR USE IN SOIL FERTILIZING AND CONDITIONING (Agenda Item 4b.)
REVIEW OF THE GUIDELINES FOR THE
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, LABELLING AND MARKETING OF ORGANICALLY PRODUCED
FOODS
DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE LABELLING OF FOODS
OBTAINED THROUGH CERTAIN TECHNIQUES OF GENETIC MODIFICATION/GENETIC ENGINEERING
(DRAFT AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL STANDARD FOR THE LABELLING OF PREPACKAGED FOODS):
DEFINITIONS (Agenda Item 5a)
PROPOSED DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE LABELLING
OF FOODS OBTAINED THROUGH CERTAIN TECHNIQUES OF GENETIC MODIFICATION/GENETIC
ENGINEERING (PROPOSED DRAFT AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL STANDARD FOR THE LABELLING
OF PREPACKAGED FOODS) (Agenda Item 5b)
DRAFT AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL STANDARD FOR THE
LABELLING OF PREPACKAGED FOODS: CLASS NAMES (Agenda item 6)
PROPOSED DRAFT AMENDMENT TO THE GUIDELINES FOR
NUTRITION LABELLING (Agenda item 7)
PROPOSED DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE USE OF HEALTH
CLAIMS (Agenda item 8)
PROPOSED DRAFT AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL STANDARD
FOR THE LABELLING OF PREPACKAGED FOODS: QUANTITATIVE DECLARATION OF INGREDIENTS
(Agenda item 9)
DISCUSSION PAPER ON COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELLING
(Agenda item 10)
OTHER BUSINESS, FUTURE WORK AND DATE AND PLACE
OF THE NEXT SESSION (Agenda item 11)
Appendix I. List of
Participants/Listes des Participants/Lista de
Participantes
Appendix II. Draft Guidelines for
the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced
Foods (Livestock and Livestock Products: Beekeeping and
additivs)
Appendix III. Proposed Draft
Amendment to the Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and
Marketing of Organically Produced Foods (Table 1)
Appendix IV. Draft Amendment to the
General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods: Definitions (Draft
Recommendations for the Labelling of Foods Obtained through Certain Techniques
of Genetic Modification/Genetic Engineering)
Appendix V. Proposed Draft
Recommendations for the Labelling of Foods Obtained through Certain Techniques
of Genetic Modification/Genetic Engineering (Proposed Draft Guidelines for the
Labelling of Food and Food Ingredients Obtained through Certain Techniques of
Genetic Modification/Genetic Engineering)
Appendix VI. Draft Amendment to the
General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (class
names)
Appendix VII. Proposed Draft
Amendment to the Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling
Appendix VIII. Proposed Draft Guidelines for Use
of Nutrition and Health Claims (Proposed Draft Recommendations for the Use of
Health Claims)
Appendix IX. Proposed Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (Quantitative Ingredient Declaration Labelling)