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












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Bonn-Bad Godesberg, Germany, 7-11 October 1996

codex alimentarius commission

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS

WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION



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ALINORM 97/26

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
Twenty-second Session
Geneva, 23-28 June 1997

RERUN

20 Decembre 1996

Note: This document incorporates Circular Letter 1996/41-NFSDU

Table of Contents

Preface

Summary and Conclusions

Introduction

Opening of the Session (Agenda Item 1)

Adoption of the Agenda (Agenda Item 2)

Matters Referred to the Committee by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and Other Codex Committees (Agenda Item 3)

Draft Table of Conditions for Nutrient Contents (Draft Guidelines for Use of Nutrition Claims) (Agenda Item 4)

Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Food Grade Salt (Agenda Item 5)

Proposed Draft Standard for Gluten Free-Foods (Agenda Item 6)

Proposed Draft Guidelines for Dietary Supplements (Agenda Item 7)

Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Cereal-Based Foods for Infants and Young Children (Agenda Item 8)

Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Infant Formula (Agenda Item 9)

Review of Provisions for Vitamins and Minerals in Codex Standards (Agenda Item 10)

Vitamin B12: Proposed Draft Amendment to the Standard for Infant Formula (Agenda Item 10a)
Nutrient Reference Values for Labelling Purposes (Agenda Item 10b)
Vitamins and Minerals in Foods for Special Medical Purposes (Agenda Item 10c)

Review of the Guidelines on the Inclusion of Nutrition Provisions on Nutritional Quality in Food Standards

Methods of Analysis in Standards for Foods for Special Dietary Uses (Agenda Item 12)

Other Business and Future Work (Agenda Item 13)

Dietary Modelling
Consideration of Potentially Harmful Herbs and Botanical Preparations sold as Foods
Allergens

Date and Place of Next Session (Agenda Item 14)

Summary Status of Work

List of Appendices

Appendix I: List of Participants/Liste des Participants/Lista de Participantes
Appendix II: Draft Table of Conditions for Nutrient Contents (Part A) (Draft Guidelines for Use of Nutrition Claims) (At Step 8 of the Procedure)
Appendix III: Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Food Grade Salt (At Steps 5 and 8 of the Procedure)
Appendix IV: Proposed Draft Amendment to the Standard for Infant Formula (Codex-Stan 72-1981) (At Step 5 of the Accelerated Procedure)
Appendix V: Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Gluten-Free Foods (At Step 5 of the Procedure)
Appendix VI: Proposed Draft Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Supplements (At Step 5 of the Procedure)
Appendix VII: Draft Table of Conditions for Nutrient Contents (Part B) (Draft Guidelines for Use of Nutrition Claims) (At Step 6 of the Procedure)
Appendix VIII: Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Processed Cereal-Based Foods for Infants and Young Children (At Step 3 of the Procedure)