Food Policy and Nutrition

Title

Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses

Code

CX-720

Next Session

32nd Session - November 2010 (Santiago, Chile)

Legal Framework

Origin

Host Government: Germany.
Formerly called Codex Committee on Foods for Special Dietary Uses (1966-1987).

Rules of Procedure

Rule IX-1 (a) of the Rules of Procedure of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.

Category

Cat. 1

Purpose

To study specific nutritional problems assigned to it by the Commission and advise the Commission on General Nutrition Issues;
to draft general provisions, as appropriate, concerning the nutritional aspects of all foods;
to develop standards, guidelines or related texts for foods for special dietary uses, in cooperation with other committees where necessary;
to consider, amend as necessary and endorse provisions on nutritional aspects proposed for inclusion in Codex standards, guidelines and related texts.

Membership

Open to all Members of the Commission.

Languages

English, French and Spanish

Document symbol

CX/NFSDU

Frequency of Sessions

Normally one session per year

Previous Sessions and documents

31st Session - November 2009 (Düsseldorf, Germany)
30th Session - November 2008 (Cape Town, South Africa)
29th Session - November 2007 (Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany)

View Reports of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses

http://www.codexalimentarius.net/download/report/732/nf31_01e.pdf

Division

Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division (AGN)

Contact information/email

Codex@fao.org

Web site

First Session

May 1966

Pattern of sessions

1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010

Remarks

Subsidiary Body of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission