ALINORM 71/31
July 1971

	REPORT OF THE EIGHTH SESSION OF THE JOINT FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION Geneva, 30 June - 9 July 1971
	TABLE OF CONTENTS

Issued by the Secretariat of the
Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Rome
Ref. No. ALINORM 71/31, July 1971

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I

Participants and Officers of the Commission
Address by Dr. L. Bernard, Assistant Director-General of WHO and reply of Chairman of the Commission
Adoption of Agenda

PART II

Executive Committee - Reports of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Sessions

• Action taken by the 55th Session of the FAO Council and by the Directors-General of FAO and WHO concerning matters of interest to the Commission
• Natural Mineral Waters
• Codex Mark or Symbol

PART III

Membership of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
Progress Report on Acceptances of Recommended Codex Standards

PART IV

Finance of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme for 1971/72 and 1972/73

• Finance
• Proposed change in status of Recommended Codex Standards
• Copyright

PART V

Information on the Activities of other International Organizations working on the Standardization of Foods and Related Matters

• Collaboration with other International Organizations
• Un Economic Commission for Europe
• Council of Europe (Partial Agreement)
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
• Arab Organization for Standardization and Metrology
• International Olive Oil Council
• Commission of the European Economic Community
• International Organization for Standardization
  Synopsis of work being done by other International Organizations in the Food Standards and related fields

PART VI

Information on Activities of FAO and WHO of interest to the Commission

• Food Additives, Pesticide Residues and Contaminants
• Food Hygiene
• Food Control and Inspection
• FAO and WHO Contribution to the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm 1972

PART VII

Food Standards Needs of Africa
Asia

PART VIII

Sampling

PART IX

General Remarks on Commodity Standards

Joint ECE/Codex Alimentarius Group of Experts on Standardization of Fruit Juices

• Consideration of Standards at Step 8 of the Procedure for the Elaboration of World-Wide Codex Standards
• General
• Standard for Apricot, Peach and Pear Nectars
• Standard for Orange Juice
• Standards for Grapefruit Juice and Lemon Juice
• Standard for Apple Juice
• Standard for Tomato Juice

Joint ECE/Codex Alimentarius Group of Experts on Standardization of Quick-Frozen Foods

• Consideration of Standard at Step 8 of the Procedure for the Elaboration of World-Wide Codex Standards
• Standard for Quick-Frozen Strawberries
• Use of the terms “frozen” and “quick-frozen”
• Consideration of Standards at Step 5 of the Procedure for the Elaboration of World-Wide Codex Standards
• Standards for Quick-Peaches and Quick-Frozen Bilberries

Codex Committee on Foods for Special Dietary Uses

• Consideration of Standard at Step 8 of the Procedure for the Elaboration of World-Wide Codex Standards
• Standard for Special Dietary Foods with Low Sodium Content (including salt substitutes)
• Consideration of Standard at Step 5 of the Procedure for the Elaboration of World-Wide Codex Standards
• Standard for Complete Infant Food (Complete Infant Formula)
• Confirmation of Chairmanship

Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues

• Consideration of Tolerances for Pesticide Residues at Step 8 of the Procedure for the Elaboration of WorldWide Codex Standards
• Consideration of Tolerances for Pesticide Residues at Step 5 of the Procedure for the Elaboration of World-Wide Codex Standards
• Procedure for the Elaboration of Standards for Pesticide Residues
• Arrangements for a Meeting of an ad hoc Working Group on Pesticide Residues
• Next (Sixth) Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
• Confirmation of Chairmanship

Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products

• Consideration of Standards at Step 8 of the Procedure for the Elaboration of World-Wide Codex Standards
• Standards for Frozen Fillets of Cod and Haddock and Frozen Fillets of Ocean Perch
• Standards for Fillets frozen not in compliance with the Process Definition
• Standard for Canned Tuna and Bonito in Water or Oil
• Discussion of the Report of the Fifth Session of the Committee
• Codes of Hygienic Practice for Fish and Fishery Products
• Confirmation of Chairmanship

Codex Committee on Processed Meat Products

• Consideration of the Report of the Fifth Session
• Consideration of Standard at Step 5 of the Procedure for the Elaboration of World-Wide Codex Standards
• Standard for Canned Pork Shoulder
• Confirmation of Chairmanship

Codex Committee on Meat

• Consideration of the Report of the Fifth Session
• Establishment of Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene with Terms of Reference and Confirmation of Chairmanship of the Government of New Zealand
• Discontinuation of Sub-Committee I on Cutting Methods and Cuts of Carcasses and amended Terms of Reference for Codex Committee on Meat
• Confirmation of Chairmanship of Codex Committee on Meat

Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate

• Consideration of the Report of the Eighth Session
• Confirmation of Chairmanship

Joint FAO/WHO Committee of Government Experts on the Code of Principles concerning Milk and Milk Products

• Consideration of the Report of the Thirteenth Session

Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling

• Status of endorsements of methods of analysis in Step 9 Standards
• Contaminants in Margarine
• Determination of tocopherols in olive oil
• Relinquishment of Chairmanship of the Committee by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany
• Confirmation of Chairmanship of the Government of Hungary

Codex Committee on Natural Mineral Waters

• Confirmation of Chairmanship

Codex Committee on General Principles

• Confirmation of Chairmanship

Codex Committee on Food Labelling

• Items to be included in the Agenda of next (Seventh) Session
• Confirmation of Chairmanship

Codex Committee on Fats and Oils

• Confirmation of Chairmanship

Codex Committee on Sugars

• Adoption of Standard for Powdered Dextrose (Icing Dextrose) at Step 8
• Confirmation of Chairmanship

Codex Committee on Food Hygiene

• Introduction
• General Considerations
• Consideration of Draft Codes of Hygienic Practice at Step 8 of the Procedure
• Dessicated Coconut
• Dehydrated Fruits and Vegetables including Edible Fungi
• Quick-Frozen Fruits, Vegetables and their Juices
• Consideration of Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Poultry and Poultry Parts at Step 5 of the Procedure
• Confirmation of Chairmanship

Codex Committee on Food Additives

• Consideration of List of Recommended Flour Treatment Agents at Step 8
• Consideration of Proposed Draft General Standard [Code of Practice] for Commercial Enzyme Preparations for Food Processing
• Sulphur Dioxide in Wine
• Procedure for the Elaboration of Codex Specifications for Food Additives
• Proposed Third FAO/WHO Conference on Food Additives
• Other Matters
• Confirmation of Chairmanship

Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables

• Consideration of Standards at Step 8 of the Procedure for the Elaboration of World-Wide Codex Standards
• Canned Strawberries
• Canned Plums
• Action taken on the remaining Standards for Processed Fruits and Vegetables before the Commission at Step 8
• Consideration of Proposed Amendments to Step 9 Standards
• Canned Peaches
• Canned Pineapples
• Canned Tomatoes
• Future Arrangements for continuation of work on development of Standard for Table Olives
• Confirmation of Chairmanship

PART X

The Idea of a General Standard
Timetable of Codex Sessions for 1972/1975
Question of the provision of facilities in Spanish at Codex Committee Sessions
Future Work

PART XI

Tribute to Dr. J.L. Harvey (U.S.A.) and Mr. F.L. Southerland (U.S.A.)

APPENDICES

Appendix I - List of Participants

Appendix II - Report of the Seventeenth Session of the Executive Committee

Appendix III - Memorandum submitted by the Delegation of Argentina on the subject of the use of the Spanish Language in Codex Committees

Appendix IV - Recommended Standard for Powdered Dextrose