MEMBERSHIP
(as at 17 April 1970)
13. The Commission had before it a list of Members of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The membership, as at 17 April 1970, is set out below. The Commission noted that since its last session membership had increased from 65 to 75 countries.
Europe
North America
Latin America
Africa
South-West Pacific
Asia
14. The Commission noted that four recommended Codex standards and three recommended codes of hygienic practice would be issued to governments during the course of the session. The recommended standards were the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods, the Standard for Canned Pacific Salmon, the European Regional Standard for Honey and a number of Tolerances for Pesticide Residues. The recommended codes of practice were the General Principles of Food Hygiene, the Code of Hygienic Practice for Canned Fruit and Vegetable Products and the Code of Hygienic Practice for Dried Fruits. The Commission also noted that it was hoped to send the adopted recommended standards for fats and oils, margarine, sugars and processed fruits and vegetables to governments for acceptance shortly after the current session. The Commission recalled the decision which it had taken at its Sixth Session that its adoption of the acceptance procedure for Codex standards was on a provisional basis, in order to see how the acceptance procedure worked in practice.
