Report of the Twenty-Seventh Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling












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Ottawa, Canada, 27 - 30 April 1999

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

Twenty-third Session
Rome, 28 June - 3 July 1999

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

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 Email: [email protected] Facsimile: 3906.5705.4593

ALINORM 99/22A

Note: This document incorporates Circular Letter CL 1999/10-FL

CX 5/15

CL 1999/10-FL
May 1999


TO:

- Codex Contact Points
- Interested International Organizations
- Participants at the 27th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling

FROM:

- Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, 00100 Rome, Italy


SUBJECT: Distribution of the Report of the 27th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling (ALINORM99/22A)


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A. MATTERS FOR ADOPTION BY THE 23RD SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

B. REQUEST FOR COMMENTS AND INFORMATION

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

INTRODUCTION

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (Agenda Item 1)

MATTERS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE BY THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION AND OTHER CODEX COMMITTEES (Agenda Item 2)

CONSIDERATION OF LABELLING PROVISIONS IN DRAFT CODEX STANDARDS (Agenda Item 3)

DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, LABELLING AND MARKETING OF ORGANICALLY PRODUCED FOODS (Agenda Item 4)

DRAFT AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL STANDARD FOR THE LABELLING OF PREPACKAGED FOODS (Agenda Item 5)

PROPOSED DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE LABELLING OF FOODS OBTAINED THROUGH BIOTECHNOLOGY (Agenda Item 6)

PROPOSED DRAFT AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL STANDARD FOR THE LABELLING OF PREPACKAGED FOODS (CLASS NAMES) (Agenda Item 7)

PROPOSED DRAFT AMENDMENT TO THE GUIDELINES ON NUTRITION LABELLING (Agenda Item 8)

PROPOSED DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE USE OF HEALTH CLAIMS (Agenda Item 9)

PROPOSED DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SPORTS AND ENERGY DRINKS (Agenda Item 10)

PROPOSED DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF THE TERM "VEGETARIAN" (Agenda Item 11)

OTHER BUSINESS, FUTURE WORK AND DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT SESSION (Agenda Item 12)

Appendix I. List of Participants/Liste des Participants/Lista de Participantes

Appendix II. Draft Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods (at Step 8 of the Procedure)

Appendix III. Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (at Step 8 of the Procedure)

Appendix IV. Draft Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods Livestock and Livestock Products (at Step 6 of the Procedure)

Appendix V. Proposed Draft Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (at Step 5 of the Procedure)

Appendix VI. Proposed Draft Amendment to the Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling (at Step 5 of the Procedure)

Appendix VII. Proposed Draft Recommendations for the Use of Health Claims (at Step 3 of the Procedure)