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Food Policy and Nutrition

Title Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses
Code CJW-720
Sessions and documents

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

Legal Framework
Article of Constitution

Rule XI-1(b) of the Rules of Procedure of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.

Rules of Procedure

The Rules of Procedure of the Commission shall apply mutatis mutandis to its subsidiary bodies. (Rule XI.11)

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.
Secretary Ms Alina Steinert
Membership

Open to all Members of the Commission.

Chairperson Dr Anja Brönstrup
Languages English, French and Spanish
Document symbol CX/NFSDU
Frequency of Sessions Normally one session per year
Contact information/email

[email protected] or [email protected]

Web site

Information available on the following web sites:

First Session May 1966
Pattern of sessions 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 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, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014
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