REPORT OF THE TWENTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE JOINT FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
Rome, 3 – 8 July 1995ALINORM 95/37
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REPORT OF THE TWENTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE JOINT FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION Rome, 3 – 8 July 1995 |
| Summary and Conclusions | |
| • | agreed to advise FAO/WHO that the presence of consumers and other organizations as observers in meetings of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives and the Joint FAO/WHO Meetings on Pesticide Residues would improve transparency of decision-making (paragraph 90); and |
| • | recommended that countries which had not yet established a national Codex Committee with consumer representation should do so as a matter of priority (paragraph 90). |
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Rome, 1995
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Introduction
In Memoriam
Adoption of the Agenda
Election of Officers of the Commission and Members of the Executive Committee and Appointment of Regional Coordinators
Implementation of the Medium-Term Plan of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
(a) Report on Progress in Achieving the Medium-Term Plan
(b) Strategies for Achieving the Medium-Term Plan
Implementation of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations
(a) Working Arrangements Between the Codex Alimentarius Commission and
the World Trade Organization
(b) Acceptance of Codex Standards in Relation to the SPS and TBT Agreement
Risk Assessment/Risk Analysis in Codex: Recommendations of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation
Consideration of Amendments to the Procedural Manual of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission
Rules of Procedure
- Rule IV.6 - Quorum
- Rule II - Officers
Guidelines for Codex Committees and General Principles of the Codex
Alimentarius
Consideration of Draft and Proposed Draft Standards and Related Texts for
General Application
Food Additives
- Draft Preamble to the Codex General Standard for Food Additives
- Amendments to the International Numbering System
Pesticide Residues
- Maximum Residue Limits
- General comments on the work of the Codex Committee on Pesticide
Residues
Residues of Veterinary Drugs
- Draft Maximum Residue Limits for 5 Growth Hormones at Step 8
- Draft Maximum Residue Limits for Bovine Somatotropins at Step 8
Food Labelling
- Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Use of Health and Nutrition
Claims, including the Table of Conditions for Claims for Nutrient
Contents
Food Hygiene
- Draft (Regional) Code of Hygienic Practice for the Preparation and Sale
of Street-Vended Foods - Latin America and the Caribbean
- Proposed Draft (Regional) Code of Hygienic Practice for Street Foods -Africa
- Proposed Draft (Revised) International Code of Practice: General
Principles of Food Hygiene
Methods of Analysis and Sampling
- Recommended Protocol for the Design, Conduct and Interpretation of
Method Performance Studies and Harmonized Protocol for the Proficiency
Testing of (Chemical) Analytical Laboratories
- Methods of Analysis and Sampling Endorsed by the Codex Committee on
Methods of Analysis and Sampling
Import/Export Inspection and Certification Systems
- Draft Principles for Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification
Consideration of Draft and Proposed Draft Standards and Related Texts for
Specific Commodities
Fish and Fishery Products
- Draft Standard for Quick Frozen Shrimps or Prawns
- Draft Standard for Canned Crab
- Other Matters
Fats and Oils
- Draft Standard for Palm Olein and Draft Standard for Palm Stearin
- Proposed Draft Standard for Olive Oil and Olive Pomace Oils
- Proposed Draft Standard for Products Sold as an Alternative to Ghee
- Proposed Draft Standard for Fat Spreads
- Proposed Draft Standard for Mayonnaise
- Proposed Draft Code of Practice for the Storage and Transport of Edible
Oils and Fats in Bulk
Milk and Milk Products
- Draft Standard for Whey Powders
- Draft Standard for Edible Casein Products
Tropical Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
- Litchi
- Avocado
- Mangosteen
Cereals, Pulses, Legumes and Derived Products
- Wheat Flour
- Edible Cassava Flour
- Certain Pulses
- Guideline Level and Sampling Plan for Total Aflatoxins in Peanuts
Intended for further Processing
- Adjournment of the Committee on Cereals, Pulses and Legumes sine die
Foods for Special Dietary Uses
Sugars and Honey
- Revised Codex Standard for Sugars and Honey
Soups and Broths
- Draft Revised Codex Standard for Bouillons and Consommés
Other Products
Consideration of Proposals to Elaborate New Standards and/or Related Texts
Matters Arising from Codex Committees
Confirmation of Chairmanship of Codex Committees
Other Business
Consumer Involvement in the Work of Codex
Status of Potential European Community Membership of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission
Standards for Coconut Products
Duration of Commission Sessions
Appendix 1 List of Participants
Appendix 3 Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
Appendix 5 Confirmation of Chair of Codex Committees under Rule IX.10