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The summary and conclusions of the 29th Session of
the Codex Committee on Food Labelling are as follows: Matters for adoption by the
Commission: The Committee: - agreed to advance to Step 8 the Draft Guidelines
for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced
Foods (beekeeping and additives in livestock production) (para. 40, Appendix
II);- agreed to advance to Step 5 of the Accelerated Procedure the
Proposed Draft Amendment to the Guidelines for the Production, Processing,
Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods (Table 1: Substances
Used in Soil Fertilizing and Conditioning) (para. 45, Appendix III); - agreed to advance to Step 8 the 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) (para. 64, Appendix
IV); Other Matters of Interest to the
Commission- Agreed to return to Step 6 the Draft Amendment
to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (class
names) (para. 86, Appendix VI);- Agreed to return to Step 3 the 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) (para. 79, Appendix V) - agreed to return to Step 3 the Proposed Draft Amendment to
the Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling (para. 95, Appendix VII); - agreed to return to Step 3 the Proposed Draft Guidelines for
Use of Nutrition and Health Claims (Proposed Draft Recommendations for the Use
of Health Claims) (para. 110, Appendix VIII); - Agreed to return to Step 3 the Proposed
Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged
Foods (Quantitative Declaration of Ingredients) (para. 117, Appendix
IX)
- agreed to undertake new work on 1) the
revision of the Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and
Marketing of Organically Produced Foods: Section 5 - Criteria and Annex 2 -
Permitted Substances (para. 48); and 2) a Proposed Draft Amendment to the
General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (Country of
Origin) (para. 122);- endorsed the labelling provisions in the Draft Standards
submitted for consideration (paras. 14-25). |
