The report of the 7th Session of the Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology, held on 24-28 September 2007 in Chiba, Japan, is now available. Among the conclusions reached at the meeting, the Task Force agreed to forward to the 31st Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (to be held from 30 June to 5 July 2008) for adoption at Step 5/8 the i) Proposed Draft Guideline for the Conduct of Food Safety Assessment of Foods Derived from Recombinant-DNA Animals; ii) Proposed Draft Annex on Food Safety Assessment of Foods Derived from Recombinant-DNA Plants Modified for Nutritional or Health Benefits; and iii) Proposed Draft Annex on Food Safety Assessment in Situations of Low-level Presence of Recombinant-DNA Plant Material in Food. See the report (ALINORM 08/31/34), together with the provisional agenda providing links to the meeting`s documents, at http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/archives.jsp?year=08 or contact [email protected] for further information.

25/11/2007