SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

The summary and conclusions of the 31st Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene are as follows: Matters for consideration by the Commission: The Committee: - agreed to advance to Step 8 the Draft Principles and Guidelines for the Conduct of Microbiological Risk Assessment (para. 34, Appendix II); - agreed to advance to Step 5 of the Accelerated Procedure the Draft Amendment to the General Principles of Food Hygiene (para. 15, Appendix III); - agreed to advance to Step 5 the Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for the Transport of Foodstuffs in Bulk and Semi-Packed Foodstuffs (para. 52, Appendix IV). Other Matters of Interest to the Commission The Committee: - agreed to return to Step 6 the Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Packaged (Bottled) Waters (other than Natural Mineral Waters) (para. 41); - agreed to return to Step 3 the Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Milk and Milk Products (para. 45); - agreed to redraft and circulate at Step 3 the following texts: - Proposed Draft Principles and Guidelines for the Conduct of Microbiological Risk Management (para. 87) - Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Primary Production, Harvesting and Packaging of Fresh Produce/Fruits and Vegetables (para. 62) - Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Pre-Cut Raw Fruits and Vegetables (para. 71) - agreed to redraft the following discussion papers for consideration by the next session: - Proposed Draft Guidelines for Hygienic Reuse of Processing Water in Food Plants (para. 76) - HACCP in Small and Less Developed Businesses (para. 108) - agreed to discontinue work on the following items: - Broader Issues on the Application of Microbiological Risk Evaluation in International Food and Feed Trade (para. 95) - Broader Application of the HACCP System (para. 97)