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MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE 24th SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS
COMMISSION The Task Force: - Agreed to discontinue the consideration
of the Guidelines for the Labelling of Mixed Fruit Juices and Nectars as
a separate issue by incorporating it in the Labelling Section of the Proposed
Draft Codex General Standard for Fruit Juices and Nectars and inform the Executive
Committee accordingly (paras. 9, 28 and 35).
OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST
TO THE COMMISSION The Task Force: - Agreed to return the Proposed
Draft Codex General Standard for Fruit Juices and Nectars and the Proposed
Draft Revised Codex General Standard for Vegetable Juices to Step 3 for further
comments (paras. 30 and 33).
- Decided to establish two drafting groups
that will work by correspondence namely:
- Drafting Group on the Revision
of the Standards led by Brazil with the assistance of the United States as
rapporteur and the participation of France, Spain, Thailand and the International
Federation of Fruit Juice Producers (IFU), with a view to redrafting both Proposed
Draft Standards under consideration by the Task Force, particularly those undecided
provisions of the Standards, based on the written comments received at the first
meeting and in response to CL 2000/36-FJ (paras. 31, 32 and 34).
- Drafting
Group on Methods of Analysis and Sampling led by Canada with the participation
of Brazil, Spain and the IFU, aimed at revising and updating the methods of analysis
and sampling for fruit and vegetable juices and nectars with a view to presenting
a consolidate list at the next session of the Task Force (para. 29)
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