138. The Commission approved proposals for new work as summarized in Appendix VIII of the present report. The following paragraphs provide additional information concerning the discussions or decisions taken by the Commission.
139. The Delegation of the United States expressed the view that the work on the development of a Code of Practice for the safe use of active chlorine by the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants should take into account the public health benefit of the use of active chlorine as means of controlling of pathogens. It was noted that risk assessment on the use of chlorine compounds and/or its reaction by-products should be performed jointly by JECFA and JEMRA or alternatively by a joint FAO/WHO expert consultation and that there would also be a need for expert advice concerning the use of chlorine for food hygiene purposes. The Commission agreed to commence the new work with the understanding that recommendations on the safe use of active chlorine would require close collaboration with other Codex committees such as the Committee on Food Hygiene.
140. The Commission noted a proposal to develop guidelines on HACCP in relation to animal feeding with a view to annexing them to the Code of Practice on Good Animal Feeding. It was noted that application of HACCP in feed section would ensure food safety throughout the food chain. However, the Commission was of the view that the Terms of Reference of the ad hoc Intergovernmental Codex Task Force on Animal Feeding were very specific and as a matter of principle in relation to the establishment of ad hoc Task Forces, such Terms of Reference should not be amended.
141. The Commission noted that the Committee on Milk and Milk Products in undertaking work on fermented milk drinks, would need to decide whether this should be taken up as an addition to the current standard or as a new standard.
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