Report of the 22nd Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses













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Berlin, Germany
19 - 23 June 2000

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
Twenty-fourth Session
Geneva, 2 - 7 July 2001


FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS

WORLD
HEALTH
ORGANIZATION



JOINT OFFICE: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 ROME Tel: 39 06 57051 www.codexalimentarius.net Email: [email protected] Facsimile: 39 06 5705 4593

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Note: This document incorporates Codex Circular Letter 2000/22-NFSDU.

CX 5/20.2

CL 2000/22 - NFSDU
July 2000

TO:

Codex Contact Points
Interested International Organizations

FROM:

Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy

SUBJECT:

DISTRIBUTION OF THE REPORT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND SESSION OF THE CODEX COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION AND FOODS FOR SPECIAL DIETARY USES
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The report of the Twenty-second Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses will be considered by the 24th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission to be held in Geneva from 2 - 7 July 2001.


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PART A. MATTERS FOR ADOPTION BY THE 24th SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

PART B. REQUEST FOR COMMENTS AND INFORMATION

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

OPENING OF THE SESSION

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (Agenda Item 1)

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

GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF NUTRITION CLAIMS: DRAFT TABLE OF CONDITIONS FOR NUTRIENT CONTENTS (Agenda Item 3)

DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR GLUTEN-FREE FOODS (Agenda Item 4)

PROPOSED DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR VITAMIN AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS (Agenda Item 5)

PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR INFANT FORMULA (Agenda Item 6)

PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR PROCESSED CEREAL-BASED FOODS FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (Agenda Item 7)

PROPOSED DRAFT REVISION OF THE ADVISORY LIST(S) OF MINERAL SALTS AND VITAMIN COMPOUNDS FOR THE USE IN FOODS FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (CAC/GL 10-1979) (Agenda Item 8)

DISCUSSION PAPER ON REVIEW OF PROVISIONS FOR VITAMINS AND MINERALS IN CODEX STANDARDS: VITAMINS AND MINERALS IN FOODS FOR SPECIAL MEDICAL USES (Agenda Item 9)

DISCUSSION PAPER ON THE SCIENTIFIC CRITERIA FOR HEALTH RELATED CLAIMS (Agenda Item 10)

DISCUSSION PAPER ON ENERGY CONVERSION FACTORS (Agenda Item 11)

DISCUSSION PAPER ON PROVISIONS FOR FORTIFICATION OF IODINE, IRON AND VITAMIN A IN THE GUIDELINES OF NUTRITION CLAIMS (Agenda Item 12)

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FAO/WHO EXPERT CONSULTATION ON FOOD CONSUMPTION AND EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT OF CHEMICALS: DISCUSSION PAPER (Agenda Item 13)

OTHER LEGITIMATE FACTORS

OTHER BUSINESS AND FUTURE WORK: CONSIDERATION OF THE NECESSITY FOR REVIEW OF THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR THE ADDITION OF ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS TO FOODS (CAC/GL 09-1987) (Agenda Item 14)

SPORTS AND ENERGY DRINKS

DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT SESSION (Agenda Item 15)

SUMMARY STATUS OF WORK

APPENDIX I. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

APPENDIX II. GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF NUTRITION CLAIMS: DRAFT TABLE OF CONDITIONS FOR NUTRIENT CONTENTS (PART B) (At Step 8 of the Procedure)

APPENDIX III. GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF NUTRITION CLAIMS: DRAFT TABLE OF CONDITIONS FOR NUTRIENT CONTENTS (PART B) DIETARY FIBRE (At Step 6 of the Procedure)

APPENDIX IV. PROPOSED DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR VITAMIN AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS (At Step 3 of the Procedure)

APPENDIX V. PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR INFANT FORMULA (CODEX STAN 72-1981) (At Step 3 of the Procedure)

ANNEX 1. ESSENTIAL AND SEMI-ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS IN BREAST MILK