95. The Commission confirmed under Rule IX.10 that the Codex Committee on Meat and Meat Products and Sub-Committee I on Cutting Methods and Cuts of Carcasses should continue to be under the chairmanship of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.
96. The Commission decided not to continue the existence of this Committee.
97. The Commission received a report from Prof. Dr. O. Högl (Switzerland), Chairman of the Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate.
98. The Commission noted that at the last session of the Committee, some delegations had considered that individual standards should be drawn up for the various categories of cocoa butter permitted to be used in the manufacture of chocolate and chocolate products. Other delegations at the Committee's session had thought that it would not be necessary to establish individual standards for the various categories of cocoa butter and took the view that it would be sufficient to establish one minimum standard for cocoa fat which would be permitted for use in the final product. The Committee therefore decided to seek the views of the Commission on this issue. The Commission decided that there was nothing in the General Principles of the Codex Alimentarius which would prevent the Committee from laying down requirements for various categories of cocoa butter if the Committee thought this to be desirable.
99. The Commission confirmed that, under Rule IX.10, the Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate should continue to be under the chairmanship of the Government of Switzerland.
100. The Commission received a report from the Chairman of this Committee, Mr. J.H.V. Davies (United Kingdom). It was noted that the work of this Committee had been completed and that it had agreed to meet again not later than 1973 to review the standards.
101. The Commission confirmed that, under Rule IX.10, the Codex Committee on Sugars should continue to be under the chairmanship of the Government of the United Kingdom.
102. The Commission had before it the report of the Fifth Session of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables, presented by Mr. G.R. Grange, the US delegate.
103. The delegation of China raised the question of sub-tropical fruit cocktail. It was noted that a proposal for a standard for tropical fruit salad would be before the next session of the Committee and that it would be useful for the Committee to study the suggestion of the delegation of China at the same time.
104. The Commission confirmed under Rule IX.10 that the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables should continue to be under the chairmanship of the Government of the U.S.A.
105. The Commission had before it the report of the Fifth Session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils, introduced by the Chairman, Mr. J.H.V. Davies (United Kingdom). The Secretary informed the Commission that the International Olive Oil Council, the Spanish Government and the Secretariat of the Commission had made arrangements to have the next session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils closely linked with the annual meeting of the International Olive Oil Council, when experts on olive oil would be available.
106. The Commission confirmed under Rule IX.10 that the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils should continue to be under the chairmanship of the Government of the United Kingdom.
107. The Commission received a report from the Chairman, Dr. O.R. Braekkan (Norway).
108. The Commission confirmed under Rule IX.10 that the Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products should continue to be under the chairmanship of the Government of Norway.
109. The Commission received a report from the Chairman of Sub-Committee IV, Dr. V. Enggaard (Denmark).
110. The Commission confirmed under Rule IX.10 that the Codex SubCommittee IV on Processed Meat Products and Consumer Packaged Meat should continue to be under the chairmanship of the Government of Denmark.
111. The Commission received a report from the Codex Committee on Foods for Special Dietary Uses. During the discussion of the report, the question of the irradiation of foods for children was raised. The delegation of Israel stressed the need to deal with the problem of the irradiation of food as soon as possible. The representative of WHO stated that this question would be reviewed again in the near future by the Joint FAO/WHO/IAEA Expert Committee on the Irradiation of Food.
112. As regards the establishment of standards for strengthening and body-building foods, the Commission noted that a majority of the Codex Committee on Foods for Special Dietary Uses was of the opinion that the subject of body-building foods should not be dealt with by that Committee, because this group of products did not represent foods for special dietary uses. The Commission further noted the majority view of that Committee that some of these products could be used for dietary purposes, but that there was no need for a special standard. The Commission also took note of the fact that the Coordinating Committee for Europe had noted that the Codex Committee on Foods for Special Dietary Uses had decided not to proceed with standards for body-building foods and that the delegations of Switzerland and the Federal Republic of Germany at the session of the Coordinating Committee for Europe had regretted this decision and had indicated that they would wish to see work on these foods undertaken by a group of countries especially interested in these foods. Some delegations in the Commission held the view that the Codex Committee on Foods for Special Dietary Uses should examine foods suitable for persons suffering form protein malnutrition, since there were products on the market in developing countries which might not be of an appropriate composition from a nutritional point of view, and might have been labelled in a misleading or inadequate manner.
113. The Commission also examined the Guidelines for the Elaboration of Codex Standards for Foods for Special Dietary Uses (ALINORM 69/48), and agreed that they were suitable as guidelines for the Committees. It was also agreed that when reference to appropriate sections of these guidelines was made in standards, this should be done by quoting such sections in extenso.
114. The Commission confirmed under Rule IX.10 that the Codex Committee on Foods for Special Dietary Uses should continue to be under the chairmanship of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.
115. The Commission received a report from the Chairman, Prof. Dr. O. Högl (Switzerland). The draft standard for natural mineral waters was considered under item 19(b) of the Agenda dealing with Step 5 standards. The Commission agreed that the next stage of the work on the standard for natural mineral waters could be carried out in the Coordinating Committee for Europe.
116. The Commission confirmed under Rule IX.10 that the Codex Committee on Natural Mineral waters should continue to be under the chairmanship of the Government of Switzerland.
117. The Commission considered the report of the Coordinating Committee for Europe. Standards contained in the report on honey, natural mineral waters and edible fungi were dealt with under their respective agenda items. Other matters, such as those dealing with foods for special dietary uses, edible ices, soups and broths were discussed under other items of the agenda.
118. The Commission received a report from the Chairman of the Fifth Session of the Joint ECE/Codex Alimentarius Group of Experts on the Standardization of Fruit Juices. The Commission noted that particular attention would be given by the Group of Experts to the methods of analysis sections of the standards at its next session.
119. The Commission received a report on the salient features of the Fourth Session of the Joint ECE/Codex Alimentarius Group of Experts on the Standardization of Quick Frozen Foods.
