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

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

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

Table of Contents

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)