Relations between Commodity Committees and General Committees
Food Additives
Sections (i) to (iii) (pages 114 – 115), and definition of Good Manufacturing Practice (pages 116 – 117), relating to the actual setting of additive levels, should be removed from the Manual and integrated into the General Principles for the Use of Food Additives. Sections (i) to (v) on pages 115 – 116 should be replaced by a short section giving only the principles of what the CCFAC is expected to accomplish.
The paragraph after (iii) on page 115 should end as “additives provisions are subject to endorsement by the CCFAC and to incorporation into the GSFA”.
The last paragraph on page 114 should end “… should make a report … on the basis of the General Principles for the Use of Food Additives. Provisions for food additives should indicate the INS Number, when it exists, the ADI, technological justification, proposed level, and whether the additives were previously endorsed (or temporarily endorsed). (Exact wording to be clarified)”.
In the section which is to replace pages 115 – 116 (or the introductory paragraphs on pages 113 – 114), there should be a paragraph clarifying the endorsement procedure, to this effect:
“When an active commodity committee exists, proposals for the use of additives in any commodity standard under consideration should be prepared by the committee concerned, and forwarded to the CCFAC for endorsement. (Insert language similar to (ii) on page 115). When the CCFAC decides not to endorse specific additive provisions (use of the additive, or level in the end-product), the reason should be clearly stated. The section under consideration should be referred back to the Committee concerned if further information is needed, or for information if the CCFAC decides to amend the provision.”
“When no active commodity committee exists, proposals for new additive provisions or amendment of existing provisions, should be forwarded directly by member countries to the CCFAC”.
