PROPOSED DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR PACKING MEDIA FOR CANNED FRUITS (Agenda Item 6b)[21]

38. The Committee was informed that the 19th Session of the CCPFV agreed to circulate the proposed draft Guidelines for Packing Media for Canned Fruits at Step 3 for comment and consideration at its current meeting.[22] The proposal was approved as new work by the 45th Session of the Executive Committee (see para. 7).

39. The Committee agreed with the provisions of the proposed draft Guidelines for Packing Media for Canned Fruits as presented in document CX/PFV 00/6 with the following changes:

• In Section 1.1, the footnote was deleted as irrelevant because specific provisions for packing media were removed from individual standards;
• In Sections 2.3 and 2.4, the Committee listed examples for the term “sweetened” to include “sugars as defined by the Codex Alimentarius and/or other sweeteners such as honey” for clarity;
• As a delegation noted that the designation for “syrup” was not recognized in their legislation, Section 2.4.3 was placed in square brackets pending further discussion at the 21st CCPFV. In this regard, a note was added to sections 2.4.2, 2.4.3 and 2.4.4 to indicate that such designations were “according to custom or legislation of the importing country”. As a result of these decisions, Section 2.4 was revised as follows:

2.4.1	Extra Light Syrup or
	Slightly Sweetened Syrup	Between 10° and 14° Brix
2.4.2	Light Syrup	Between 14° and 18° Brix	}	according to custom
[2.4.3	Syrup	Between 17° and 20° Brix]	}	or legislation of the
2.4.4	Heavy Syrup	Between 18° and 22° Brix	}	importing country
2.4.5	Extra Heavy Syrup	More than 22°

• Notwithstanding the opinion of a delegation that the provision in Section 2.8 was adequately covered by the Codex General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods, the provision was retained and placed in square brackets pending further discussion of the Guidelines at the 21st CCPFV.

Status of the Proposed Draft Guidelines for Packing Media for Canned Fruits

40. The Committee forwarded the proposed draft Guidelines for Packing Media for Canned Fruits to the 24^th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission for preliminary adoption at Step 5 (see Appendix VIII).