The Second Session of the ad hoc Intergovernmental Codex Task Force on Animal Feeding reached the following conclusions: MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION The Codex Task Force: Agreed to discussed the information paper compiling a list of internationally available standards and validated methods for the examination of feedingstuffs under the appropriate section of the revised Proposed Draft Code of Practice on Good Animal Feeding (para. 28-29 and 66);Agreed that a Drafting Group led by the United Kingdom, and assisted by Australia, Chile, Germany, Japan, the United States of America, Consumers International (CI), the Confédération mondiale de lindustrie de la santé animale (COMISA) and the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) to prepare a redraft of the Code (with the exception of Section 6) based on the Task Forces discussions and agreements and written comments submitted at the second Session (para. 67); Agreed that a Drafting Group led by Australia and assisted by Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands, Sudan, Thailand, Uganda, the Asociación Latinoamericana de Avicultura (ALA), Consumers International (CI), the Confédération mondiale de lindustrie de la santé animale (COMISA), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Dairy Federation (IDF) and the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) would fully develop Section 6 of the Code on On-Farm Producing, Sale and Uses of Feedingstuffs for circulation, comment and further consideration at the next Session of the Task Force (para. 65); Requested the Codex Secretariat to prepare comprehensive
information on ongoing and completed work in other Codex Committees concerning
the establishment of maximum levels and residue limits for feedingstuffs and
foods in order to prioritize work towards the establishment of limits by these
Committees for such substances in feedingstuffs if necessary (para.
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