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MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION:
- Strongly supported the establishment of a scientific advisory body
on the microbiological aspects of food safety, particularly on
microbiological risk assessments (para. 13);
- Recommended that the Commission, through the Secretariat, request
the WTO Secretariat to indicate the availability of information or data
which could be of utility to Codex in analyzing the status of the
use or acceptance of Codex standards (para. 19);
- Recommended that the Commission appoint a representative to be named
by the Government of Australia as the Coordinator for North America
and the South West Pacific (para. 74) and;
- Supported a proposal to address the food safety and nutrition issues
surrounding foods developed through biotechnology, and that the
nature of such advice should be through the development of a general
Standard (para. 77).
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE COMMISSION:
- Suggested that definitive, clear and concise definitions for risk
analysis should be decided upon as soon as possible, and stressed
a critical need for the elaboration of an introductory narrative
on risk analysis in the Codex system (para. 9);
- Urged considerable caution in relation to the inclusion of reference
to the application of the “precautionary principle” in
Codex (para. 10);
- Noted that the current Codex acceptance procedures were not
often applied in practice and were probably irrelevant in light of the
relevant WTO Agreements (para. 18);
- Noted that all eligible FAO members of the region were now
Members of the Commission (para. 40);
- Generally endorsed the recommendations of the Workshop on the
Administration of National Codex Committees for the Pacific Island Countries
(para. 47);
- Supported the idea of the development of a statement of “Core
Functions” of national Codex Contact Points by the Codex
Committee on General Principles (para. 66);
- Noted that the contribution of International Non-Governmental
Organizations was extremely valuable, including the contributions
from consumer, industry and professionals and scientific organizations
(para. 73) and;
- Noted the observations made at the conclusion of the Workshop
on Risk Analysis Relative to Codex in the Region (para. 86).
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