- recommended to the Executive Committee for
adoption at Step 5:- Proposed Draft Standard for Canned
Bamboo Shoots (paras.11-17, Appendix II);- Proposed Draft Standard for Dried Salted Anchovies (paras.
18-22, Appendix III);
- Proposed Draft Standard for Crackers from Marine and
Freshwater Fish, Crustacean and Molluscan Shellfish (paras. 23-29, Appendix IV);
and
- Proposed Draft Guidelines for Codex Contact Points and
National Codex Committees (paras. 36-41, Appendix V);
- recommended to the Executive Committee to initiate the
elaboration of the following:- standards and codes of practice for
aqueous coconut products (paras. 34-35); and- standard for kimchi (para. 68);
- agreed to advise the Commission that 16 Codex Standards were
identified as having major trade impact in the Region (para. 10); and- nominated Ms. Kanya Sinsakul of Thailand for appointment by
the Commission at its 22nd Session as Codex Coordinator for Asia (para.
67).
- returned the Proposed Draft Standards for
Pickles and for Chutney to Step 3 for further revision by the drafting groups
for circulation for government comments well before the next session of the
Committee (para. 33);- agreed that the question concerning Codex guidelines not
specifically related to safety matters and their status under the SPS Agreement
should be referred to the Codex Legal Advisors for clarification (para.
40);
- received reports on pesticide registration, MRL setting and
problems concerning national MRLs from several delegations (para.
42-45);
- received reports on food control and safety from all
participating countries as well as FAO, WHO and UNU (paras. 46-64);
- recognized that in order to improve risk assessment,
especially exposure assessment, there was a need for obtaining food intake and
dietary habit data using appropriate methodology and that cooperation among
countries or between countries and international organizations should be sought
to achieve the goal (paras. 65-66); and
- agreed to inform the Commission of the urgent need to take
up work related to food fortification and to include the item on this matter in
the agenda for the next session of the Committee (para. 69-71).
