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Notices Federal Register Vol. 64, No. 101

Wednesday, May 26, 1999

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contact Mr. Tracy Atwood the inspection in the Docket Clerk’s Office contains documents other than rules or Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD. between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., proposed rules that are applicable to the Write him in care of the Agency for Monday through Friday. public. Notices of hearings and investigations, International Development, Ronald FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: F. committee meetings, agency decisions and Reagan Building, Office of Agriculture rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Edward Scarbrough, Ph.D., United petitions and applications and agency and Food Security, 1300 Pennsylvania States Manager for Codex Alimentarius, statements of organization and functions are Avenue, N.W., Room 2.11–005, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office examples of documents appearing in this Washington, DC 20523–2110, telephone of the Undersecretary for Food Safety, section. him at (202) 712–5571 or fax (202) 216– Room 4861, South Agriculture Building, 3010. 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Tracy Atwood, Washington, DC 20250–3700; (202) 205– AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL USAID Designated Federal Officer (Deputy 7760. For information pertaining to DEVELOPMENT Director, Office of Agriculture and Food particular committees, the delegate of Security, Economic Growth Center, Bureau that committee may be contacted. (A Board for International Food and for Global Programs). complete list of U.S. delegates and Agricultural Development One [FR Doc. 99–13268 Filed 5–25–99; 8:45 am] alternate delegates can be found in Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Meeting; BILLING CODE 6116±01±M Attachment 2 to this notice.) Notice of Meeting SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Background Committee Act, notice is hereby given of DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE the one hundred and twenty-ninth The World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting of the Board for International Food Safety and Inspection Service was established on January 1, 1995, as the common international institutional Food and Agricultural Development [Docket No. 99±013N] (BIFAD). The meeting will be held from framework for the conduct of trade 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on June 10 and International Standard-Setting relations among its members in matters from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on June 11, Activities related to the Uruguay Round Trade 1999, in the USAID Public Information Agreements. The WTO is the successor Center, Suite M.1, Mezzanine Level, AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection organization to the General Agreement Ronald Reagan Building, located at 1300 Service, USDA. on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). U.S. Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., ACTION: Notice. membership in the WTO was approved Washington, DC 20523. and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act As part of its agenda, BIFAD will SUMMARY: This notice informs the public was signed into law by the President on discuss the role of biotechnology and its of the sanitary and phytosanitary December 8, 1994. The Uruguay Round importance to developing countries: standard-setting activities of the Codex Agreements became effective, with research and development; intellectual Alimentarius Commission (Codex), in respect to the United States, on January property rights; biosafety; biotechnology accordance with section 491 of the 1, 1995. Pursuant to section 491 of the development strategies; and the role of Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as the private sector and future amended, and the Uruguay Round amended, the President is required to developments. During this meeting, Agreements Act, Pub. L. 103–465, 108 designate an agency to be responsible Partnerships for Food Industry Stat. 4809. It also provides a list of other for informing the public of the sanitary Development, a proposed USAID standard-setting activities of Codex, and phytosanitary (SPS) standard- program whose objective is to help including commodity standards, setting activities of each international developing and transition economy guidelines, codes of practice, and standard-setting organization, Codex, countries increase food quality, revised texts. This notice, which covers International Office of Epizootics, and processing and marketing will be the time periods from June 1, 1998, to the International Plant Protection covered. BIFAD will also discuss May 31, 1999, and June 1, 1999, to May Convention. The President, pursuant to revisions to the Title XII legislation and 31, 2000, seeks comments on standards Proclamation No. 6780 of March 23, the establishment of a joint committee currently under consideration and 1995 (60 FR 15845), designated the U.S. to review priorities for and results of recommendations for new standards. Department of Agriculture as the agency USAID/university collaboration. ADDRESSES: Submit any written responsible for informing the public of Those wishing to attend the meeting comments to: FSIS Docket Clerk, U.S. sanitary and phytosanitary standard- should contact Mr. George Like at the Department of Agriculture, Food Safety setting activities of each international Agency for International Development, and Inspection Service, Room 102, standard-setting organization. The Ronald Reagan Building, Office of Cotton Annex, Washington, DC 20250– Secretary of Agriculture has delegated to Agriculture and Food Security, 1300 3700. Please state that your comments the Administrator, Food Safety and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room refer to Codex and, if your comments Inspection Service (FSIS), the 2.11–072, Washington, DC 20523–2110, relate to specific Codex committees, responsibility to inform the public of telephone (202) 712–1436, fax (202) please identify those committees in your the SPS standard-setting activities of 216–3010 or internet [[email protected]] comments and submit a copy of your Codex. The FSIS Administrator has, in with your full name. comments to the delegate from that turn, assigned the responsibility for Anyone wishing to obtain additional particular committee. All comments informing the public of the SPS information about BIFAD should submitted will be available for public standard-setting activities of Codex to

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At its session in June 1999, Codex is the principal international information regarding United States’ it will consider the following items: organization for encouraging fair delegation activities to interested • Report of the financial situation of international trade in food and parties. This information will include the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards protecting the health and economic the current status of each agenda item; Programme for 1998/99 and 2000/01; interests of consumers. Through the United States Government’s position • Principles of Risk Analysis; adoption of food standards, codes of or preliminary position on the agenda • Matters Arising from Reports of practice, and other guidelines items; and the time and place of Codex Committees; • developed by its committees and by planning meetings and debriefing Designation of Host Governments promoting their adoption and meetings following Codex committee for Codex Committees and ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Forces; implementation by governments, Codex sessions. Please notify the appropriate • seeks to ensure that the world’s food U.S. delegate or the Office of U.S. Codex Review of Criteria for New Work supply is sound, wholesome, free from Alimentarius, Room 4861, South and Guidelines for the Establishment of adulteration, and correctly labeled. In Agriculture Building, 1400 ‘‘Inclusive’’ Standards; and • Provision of Documentation, the United States, the United States Independence Avenue, SW, Translation and Interpretation Services Department of Agriculture (USDA); the Washington, DC 20250–3700, if you for Codex Committees. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), would like to receive information about Department of Health and Human specific committees. Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS Services (HHS), and the Environmental The information provided in U.S. Participation: Yes Protection Agency (EPA) manage and Attachment 1 describes the status of Codex Committee on Residues of carry out U.S. Codex activities. Codex standard-setting activities by the Veterinary Drugs in Foods Codex Committees for the time periods As the agency responsible for The Codex Committee on Residues of informing the public of the sanitary and from June 1, 1998 to May 31, 1999, and June 1, 1999 to May 31, 2000. In Veterinary Drugs determines priorities phytosanitary standard-setting activities for the consideration of residues of of Codex, FSIS publishes this notice in addition, the following attachments are included: veterinary drugs in foods and the Federal Register annually. recommends Maximum Residue Limits Attachment 1 (Sanitary and Attachment 2 List of U.S. Codex (MRLs) for veterinary drugs. A Codex Phytosanitary Activities of Codex) sets Officials (includes U.S. delegates and Maximum Limit for Residues of forth the following information: alternate delegates). Veterinary Drugs (MRLVD) is the 1. The sanitary or phytosanitary Attachment 3 Timetable of Codex maximum concentration of residue standards under consideration or Sessions (June 1998 through May resulting from the use of a veterinary planned for consideration; and 2000) drug (expressed in mg/kg or ug/kg on a 2. For each sanitary or phytosanitary Attachment 4 Definitions for the fresh weight basis) that is recommended standard specified: Purpose of Codex Alimentarius by the Codex Alimentarius Commission a. A description of the consideration Attachment 5 Part 1-Uniform to be permitted or recognized as or planned consideration of the Procedure for the Elaboration of Codex Standards and Related Texts acceptable in or on a food. standard; An MRLVD is based on the type and b. Whether the United States is Part 2-Uniform Accelerated Procedure amount of residue considered to be participating or plans to participate in for the Elaboration of Codex without any toxicological hazard for the consideration of the standard; Standards and Related Texts human health as expressed by the c. The agenda for United States Attachment 6 Nature of Codex Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI)*, or on participation, if any; and Standards the basis of a temporary ADI that d. The agency responsible for Done at Washington, DC on: May 20, 1999. utilizes an additional safety factor. An representing the United States with F. Edward Scarbrough, MRLVD also takes into account other respect to the standard. United States Manager for Codex relevant public health risks as well as To Obtain Copies of those Standards Alimentarius. food technological aspects. Listed in Attachment 1 that are Under Attachment 1: Sanitary and When establishing an MRLVD, Consideration by Codex, Please Phytosanitary Activities of Codex consideration is also given to residues Contact the Codex Delegate or the that occur in food of plant origin and/ Office of U.S. Codex Alimentarius Codex Alimentarius Commission and or the environment. Furthermore, the This notice also solicits public Executive Committee MRLVD may be reduced to be consistent comment on those standards that are The Codex Alimentarius Commission with good practices in the use of under consideration and on will hold its Twenty-third Session June veterinary drugs and to the extent that recommendations for new standards. 28–July 3, 1999 in Rome, Italy. At that practical analytical methods are The delegate, in conjunction with the time it will consider the standards, available. responsible agency, will take the codes of practice, and related matters • Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI): An comments received into account in brought to its attention by the general estimate by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert participating in the consideration of the subject committees, commodity Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) standards and in proposing matters to committees, and member delegations. of the amount of a veterinary drug, be considered by Codex. Prior to the Commission meeting, the expressed on a body weight basis, that The United States’ delegate will Executive Committee met in June 1998 can be ingested daily over a lifetime facilitate public participation in the and will meet June 24–25, 1999. It is without appreciable health risk United States Government’s activities composed of the chairperson, vice- (standard man = 60 kg).

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The following matters, contained in contaminants, and naturally occurring Food Additive Specifications ALINORM 99/31, will be considered by toxicants in food and animal feed; (b) • Specifications for the following the Codex Alimentarius Commission at prepares priority lists of food additives food additives are recommended by the its 23rd Session: and contaminants for toxicological CCFAC for adoption by the Twenty- To be considered at Step 8: evaluation by the Joint FAO/WHO third Session of the Codex Commission: Alpha-Cypermethrin/Cypermethrin Expert Committee on Food Additives acetone, agar, alginic acid, aluminium Azaperone (JECFA); (c) recommends specifications powder, ammonium alginate, calcium Bovine Somatatropins of identity and purity for food additives alginate, calcium gluconate, calcium Cetiofur for adoption by the Commission; (d) propionate, calcium sorbate, Diclazuril considers methods of analysis for food canthaxanthin, carbon dioxide, Dihydrostreptomycin/Streptomycin additives and contaminants; and (e) carnauba wax, carthamus red, Febantel/Febendazole/Oxyfendazole considers and elaborates standards and carthamus yellow, diacetyltartaric and Neomycin codes for related subjects such as fatty acid esters of glycerol, Spectinomycin labeling of food additives when sold as dichloromethane, ethyl hydroxyethyl Tilmicosin such and food irradiation. The 31st cellulose, ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate, To be considered at Step 5/8: Session of the CCFAC met March 22–26, gellan gum, glucono delta-lactone, 1999, in The Hague, The Netherlands. Febantel/Febendazole/Oxyfendazole hexanes, 4-hexylresorcinol, The plenary of the 32nd Session of the Fluazuron hydrogenated poly-1-decene, isoamyl CCFAC is tentatively scheduled for Nicarbazin acetate, isobutanol, maltitol syrup, March 20–24, 2000, in Beijing, the Benzylpenicillin/Procaine methyl p-hydroxybenzoate, People’s Republic of China. The Benzylpenicillin microcrystalline wax, mineral oil following matters contained in Spectinomicin (medium and low viscosity), mixed ALINORMs 99/12 and 99/12A are under Moxidectin carotenoids, modified starches, consideration by the CCFAC. To be considered at Step 5: petroleum jelly, polydextrose, Chlorotetracyline/Oxytetracycline/ Risk Analysis polyglycitol syrup, potassium alginate, Tetracycline The Discussion Paper entitled potassium gluconate, potassium Cyfluthrin ‘‘Application of Risk Analysis propionate, potassium sorbate, propane- Danofloxacin Principles to the Work of the Codex 2-ol, propionic acid, propyl p- Eprinomectin Committee on Food Additives and hydroxybenzoate, propylene glycol, Flumequine Contaminants (CCFAC) and the Joint propylene glycol alginate, propylene Imidocarb FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food glycol esters of fatty acids, salatrim, Sarafloxicin Additives (JECFA)’’ will be forwarded to sodium alginate, sodium carboxymethyl the 53rd JECFA for comment. In cellulose enzymatically hydrolyzed, Priority List of Veterinary Drugs response to the discussion by the 31st sodium gluconate, sucroglycerides, Requiring Evaluation or Reevaluation CCFAC and the recommendations of the sulfur dioxide, and tertiary- • Replacement of Codex MRLs for JECFA, the Discussion Paper will be butylhydroquinone. • Specifications for the following Benzylpenicillin with MRLs for revised by the U.S. and circulated for flavoring agents are recommended by Benzylpenicillin/Procaine comment and further discussion by the the CCFAC for adoption by the Twenty- Benzylpenicillin 32nd CCFAC (2000). third Session of the Codex Commission, The Committee is continuing work Food Additives numbers in parentheses are the Joint on: • FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food • Draft Maximum Residue Limits for Annex A (Guidelines for the Additives’ (JECFA) flavor identification Veterinary Drugs; Estimation of Appropriate Levels of Use numbers: allyl cyclohexane propionate • Risk Analysis in the Codex of Food Additives) to the Preamble of (13), ethyl octanoate (33), ethyl Committee on Residues of Veterinary the General Standard for Food Additives nonanoate (34), isoamyl acetate (43), Drugs in Foods; (GSFA) was forwarded to the CAC for isoamyl butyrate (45), isoamyl • Guidelines on Residues at Injection adoption at Step 5. Table 1 of the GSFA isobutyrate (49), isoamyl isovalerate Sites; (Additives Permitted for Use Under (50), citronellyl formate (53), geranyl • Guidelines on the Control of Specified Conditions in Certain Food formate (54), neryl formate (55), Veterinary Drug Residues in Milk and Categories or Individual Food Items) rhodinyl formate (56), citronellyl acetate Milk Products; was forwarded to CAC with • Draft Code of Practice for Good recommendation for adoption of (57), neryl acetate (59), rhodinyl acetate Animal Feeding; and specific provisions at Step 8 or (60), citronellyl propionate (61), geranyl • Methods of Analysis and Sampling maintaining specific provisions at Step propionate (62), cis-3,7-dimethyl-2,6- Issues. 6; (see Table 1, below). The 31st CCFAC octadien-1-yl propanoate (63), also proposed draft revisions to the citronellyl butyrate (65), geranyl Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA; USDA/ Preamble of the GSFA at Step 3 of butyrate (66), neryl butyrate (67), FSIS Codex’s uniform accelerated procedure. rhodinyl butyrate (68), citronellyl U.S. Participation: Yes • The 31st CCFAC agreed to isobutyrate (71), neryl isobutyrate (73), Food Additives and Contaminants reestablish the ad hoc working group on neryl isovalerate (76), formic acid (79), the GSFA for its 32nd Session under the acetaldehyde (80), acetic acid (81), Codex Committee on Food Additives chairmanship of the U.S. This ad hoc propyl alcohol (82), propionaldehyde and Contaminants working group is expected to meet prior (83), propionic acid (84), butyl alcohol The Codex Committee on Food to the plenary session of the 32nd (85), butyraldehyde (86), butyric acid Additives and Contaminants (CCFAC) CCFAC. (87), amyl alcohol (88), valeraldehyde (a) establishes or endorses permitted • A discussion paper on the use of (89), valeric acid (90), hexyl alcohol maximum or guideline levels for colors in foods will be revised for (91), hexanal (92), hexanoic acid (93), individual food additives, further discussion by the 32nd CCFAC. heptyl alcohol (94), heptanal (95),

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aldehyde (110), lauric acid gamma-butyrolactone (227), delta- (354), linalool (356), tetrahydrolinalool (111), myristaldehyde (112), myristic octalactone (228), gamma-nonalactone (357), linalyl formate (358), linalyl acid (113), 1-hexadecanol (114), (229), hydroxynonanoic acid, delta- acetate (359), linalyl propionate (360), palmitic acid (115), stearic acid (116), lactone (230), gamma-decalactone (231), linalyl butyrate (361), linalyl isobutyrate propyl formate (117), butyl formate delta-decalactone (232), gamma- (362), linalyl isovalerate (363), linalyl (118), n-amyl formate (119), hexyl undecalactone (233), 5- hexanoate (364), alpha-terpineol (366), formate (120), octyl formate (122), cis-3- hydroxyundecanoic acid lactone (234), terpinyl acetate (368), terpinyl hexenyl formate (123), methyl acetate gamma-dodecalactone (235), delta- propionate (369), p-menthan-2-one (125), propyl acetate (126), butyl acetate Dodecalactone (236), 6-hydroxy-3,7- (375), dihydrocarveol (378), (127), hexyl acetate (128), heptyl acetate dimethylpctanoic acid lactone (237), dihydrocarvyl acetate (379), (+)carvone (129), octyl acetate (130), nonyl acetate delta-tetradecalactone (238), omega-6- (380a), (-)carvone (380b), carveol (381), (131), decyl acetate (132), lauryl acetate hexadecenlactone (240), epsilon- carvyl acetate (382), beta-damascone (133), cis-3-hexenyl acetate (134), trans- dodecalactone (242), 4,5-dimethyl-3- (384), alpha-damascone (385), delta- 3-heptenyl acetate (135), 10-undecen-1- hydroxy-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-one (243), damascone (386), damascenone (387), yl acetate (136), isobutyl acetate (137), 5-hydroxy-2,4-decadienoic acid delta- alpha-ionone (388), beta-ionone (389), 2-methylbutyl acetate (138), acetone lactone (245), 5-hydroxy-2-decenoic alpha-ionol (391), dihydro-alpha-ionone (139), methyl propionate (141), propyl acid delta-lactone (246), gamma- (393), dihydro-beta-ionol (395), propionate (142), butyl propionate methyldecalactone (250), isobutyl dehydrodihydroionone (396), dehydrodihydroinol (397), methyl (143), hexyl propionate (144), octyl alcohol (251), isobutyraldehyde (252), alpha-ionone (398), methyl beta-ionone propionate (145), decyl propionate isobutyric acid (253), 2- (399), allyl alpha-ionone, (401), alpha- (146), cis-3 and trans-2-hexenyl methylbutyraldehyde (254), 2- irone (403), alpha-iso-methylionone propionate (147), isobutyl propionate methylbutyric acid (255), 2- (404), acetoin (405), 2,3-pentanedione (148), methyl butyrate (149), propyl ethylbutyraldehyde (256), 2-ethylbutyric (410), 2,3-hexanedione (412), 3,4- butyrate (150), butyl butyrate (151), n- acid (257), 3-methylbutyraldehyde hexanedione (413), 2,3-heptanedione amyl butyrate (152), hexyl butyrate (258), isovaleric acid (259), 2- (415), ethylcyclopentenolone (419), 3,4- (153), cis-3-hexenyl butyrate (157), methylvaleric acid (261), 3- dimethyl-1,2-cyclopentanedione (420), isobutyl butyrate (158), methyl valerate methylpentanoic acid (262), 3-methyl-1- 3-ethyl-2-hydroxy-4-methylcyclopent-2- (159), butyl valerate (160), propyl pentanol (263), 4-methylpentanoic acid en-1-one (422), 5-ethyl-2-hydroxy-3- hexanoate (161), butyl hexanoate (162), (264), 2-methylhexanoic acid (265), 5- methylcyclopent-2-en-1-one (423), 1- n-amyl hexanoate (163), hexyl methylhexanoic acid (266), 2-ethyl-1- metyl-2,3-cyclohexadione (425), 2- hexanoate (164), isobutyl hexanoate hexanoic acid (267), 3,5,5-trimethyl-1- hydrox-3,5,5-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1- (166), methyl heptanoate (167), n-amyl hexanol (268), 3,5,5-trimethylhexanal one (426), menthol (427), menthone heptanoate (170), methyl octanoate (269), 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol (272), 4- (429), (±)isomenthone (430), menthyl (173), n-amyl octanoate (174), hexyl methylnonanoic acid (274), 2- acetate (431), menthyl isovalerate (432), octanoate (175), methyl nonanoate methylundecanal (275), isopropyl (-)menthyl lactate (433), piperitone (179), methyl laurate (180), butyl laurate alcohol (277), 2-butanone (278), 2- (435), gamma-lactone (437), 4- (181), methyl myristate (183), methyl pentanone (279), 2-pentanol (280), 3- carvomenthenol (439), (-)menthol isobutyrate (185), ethyl isobutyrate hexanone (281), 3-hexanol (282), 2- ethylene glycol carbonate (443), (186), propyl isobutyrate (187), butyl heptanone (283), 2-heptanol (284), 3- (-)menthol 1-and 2-propylene glycol isobutyrate (188), hexyl isobutyrate heptanone (285), 3-heptanol (286), 4- carbonate (444), (-)menthone 1, 2- (189), heptyl isobutyrate (190), trans-3- heptanone (287), 2-octanone (288), 2- glycerol ketal (445), (±)menthone 1,2- heptenyl 2-methyl propanoate (191), octanol (289), 3-octanone (290), 3- glycerol ketal 446), mono-menthyl octyl isobutyrate (192), dodecyl octanol (291), 2-nonanone (292), 2- succinate (447), 1-ethylhexyl tiglate isobutyrate (193), isobutyl isobutyrate nonanol (293), 3-nonanone (294), 3- (3-octyl tiglate) (448) (194), methyl isovalerate (195), ethyl decanol (295), 2-undecanone (296), 2- • Specifications for the following isovalerate (196), propyl isovalerate undecanol (297), 2-tridecanone (298), 4- food additives are recommended by the (197), butyl isovalerate (198), hexyl 3- methyl-2-pentanone (301) 2,6-dimethyl- CCFAC for adoption by the Twenty- methylbutanoate (199), octyl isovalerate 4-heptanone (302), 2,6-dimethyl-4- third Session of the CAC after changes (200), nonyl isovalerate (201), 3-hexenyl heptanol (303), isopropyl acetate (305), considered editorial have been made: 3-methylbutanoate (202), 2- isopropyl butyrate (307), isopropyl gum arabic and sodium propionate. methylpropyl 3-methylbutyrate (203), isobutyrate (309), isopropyl isovalerate • Specifications for the following methyl 2-methylbutyrate (205), ethyl 2- (310), isopropyl myristate (311), flavoring agents are recommended by methylbutyrate (206), n-butyl 2- isopropyl tiglate (312), 3-octyl acetate the CCFAC for adoption by the Twenty- methylbuytyrate (207), hexyl 2- (313), 4-pentenoic acid (314), cis-3- third Session of the CAC after changes methylbutanoate (208), octyl 2- hexen-1-ol (315), 4-hexen-1-ol (318), 4- considered editorial have been made: methylbutyrate (209), 2-methylbutyl 2- heptenal (320), cis-3-octen-1-ol (321), geranyl acetate (58), and isobutyl methylbutyrate (212), ethyl 2-methyl cis-5-octen-1-ol (322), cis-5-otenal (323), formate (124). pentanoate (214), methyl 4- cis-6-nonen-1-ol (324), cis-6-nonenal • The 31st CCFAC agreed to methylvalerate (216), trans-anethole (325), 4-decenal (326), 9-decenoic acid reestablish the ad hoc working group for (217), citric acid (218), 4-hydroxybutyric (328), 10-undecenal (330), 10- food additive specifications for its 32nd acid lactone (gamma-butyrolactone) undecenoic acid (331), linoleic acid Session under the chairmanship of the

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U.S. This ad hoc working group is aligned with the WHO Guideline levels Table 1 expected to meet prior to the plenary for Drinking Water Quality and Acesulfame Potassium (Step 6) session of the 32nd CCFAC. forwarded this recommendation to the Acetic Acid (Adopted at Step 8) CAC. Contaminants • Acetic and Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol The 31st CCFAC agreed to (Adopted at Step 8) • Methodology and Principles for reestablish the ad hoc working group for Acetylated Distarch Adipate (Adopted Exposure Assessment in the Codex contaminants for its 32nd Session under at Step 8) General Standard for Contaminants and the chairmanship of Denmark. This ad Acetylated Distarch Phosphate Toxins in Food (paper to be revised for hoc working group is expected to meet (Adopted at Step 8) consideration by the 32nd CCFAC). prior to the plenary session of the 32nd • Maximum Levels and Sampling Acid Treated Starch (Adopted at Step 8) CCFAC. Adipic Acid (Step 6) Plan for Aflatoxins in Raw Peanuts for Agar (Adopted at Step 8) further processing (forwarded to CAC Future Work Alginic Acid (Adopted at Step 8) for adoption at Step 8). Maximum Level The CCFAC agreed to propose the Alitame (Step 6) for aflatoxin M1 in Milk (forwarded to following as future work for the Alkaline Treated Starch (Adopted at CAC for adoption at Step 8). Committee: (1) Revision of the Codex • Step 8) Position Paper on Ochratoxin A General Standard for Irradiated Foods (paper to be revised for consideration by Allura Red AC (Step 6) (pending agreement by CAC); (2) Alpha-Amylase (Aspergillus oryzae, the 32nd CCFAC). Draft Maximum discussion paper on processing aids; (3) var.) (Forwarded for adoption at Step Levels for Ochratoxin A in Cereals and discussion paper on fumonisins; (4) 8) Cereal Products to be circulated for Code of Practice for the Prevention of Alpha-Amylase (Bacillus megaterium comment and further consideration by Contamination by Zearalenone (pending expressed in Bacillus subtilis) the 32nd CCFAC at Step 3. agreement by CAC). • Position Paper on Patulin (paper to (Adopted at Step 8) Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA be revised for consideration by the 32nd Alpha-Amylase (Bacillus CCFAC). Draft Maximum Level for U.S. Participation: Yes stearothermophilus expressed in Bacillus subtilis) (Adopted at Step 8) Patulin in Apple Juice and the Apple General Standard for Food Additives Juice Ingredient in other Beverages was Alpha-Amylase (Bacillus For the purposes of Codex, a food forwarded to the CAC for adoption at stearothermophilus) (Adopted at Step additive means any substance not Step 5. 8) normally consumed as a food by itself • Position Paper on Zearalenone Alpha-Amylase (Bacillus subtilis) and not normally used as a typical (Paper will be finalized and circulated (Adopted at Step 8) ingredient in the food, whether or not it for comment and consideration by the Alpha-Tocopherol (Step 6) has nutritive value, the intentional 32nd CCFAC.) Aluminium Ammonium Sulfate (Step 6) • Draft Code of Practice for Source addition of which to food for a Aluminium Silicate (Adopted at Step 8) Directed Measures to Reduce technological (including organoleptic) Amaranth (Step 6) Contamination of Foodstuffs (paper to purpose in the manufacture, processing, Ammonium Acetate (Adopted at Step 8) be revised for consideration at Step 3 by preparation, treatment, packing, Ammonium Adipate (Step 6) the 32nd CCFAC). packaging, transport, or holding of such Ammonium Alginate (Adopted at Step • Draft Maximum Levels for Lead food results, or may be reasonably 8) (Revised levels to be circulated for expected to result (directly or Ammonium Carbonate (Adopted at Step comment and consideration at Step 6 by indirectly), in it or its by-products 8) the 32nd CCFAC). becoming a component of or otherwise Ammonium Chloride (Adopted at Step • Discussion Paper on Cadmium affecting the characteristics of such 8) (Paper to be revised and circulated for foods. The term food additive does not Ammonium Citrate (Adopted at Step 8) comment and consideration by the 32nd include ‘‘contaminants’’ or substances Ammonium Hydrogen Carbonate CCFAC). Draft Maximum Levels for added to food for maintaining or (Adopted at Step 8) Cadmium for Cereals, Pulses and improving nutritional qualities. Ammonium Hydroxide (Adopted at Legumes to be circulated for comment at The General Standard for Food Step 8) Step 6. (Proposed draft maximum levels Additives (GSFA) will set forth Ammonium Lactate (Adopted at Step 8) for Cadmium in other foods to be maximum levels of use of food additives Ammonium Polyphosphate (Step 6) circulated at Step 3). in various foods and food categories. Annatto Extracts (Includes Bixin and • Position Paper on Arsenic (Paper to The maximum levels will be based on Norbixin) (Step 6) be finalized and will form the basis of the food additive provisions of Ascorbic Acid (Adopted at Step 8) future work when routine methodology previously established Codex Ascorbyl Palmitate (Step 6) becomes available to determine toxic commodity standards, as well as on the Ascorbyl Stearate (Step 6) arsenic in food). use of the additives in non-standardized Aspartame (Step 6) • Maximum Levels for Tin in Canned foods. Azodicarbonamide (Forwarded for Foods (Draft maximum levels for Only those food additives for which adoption at Step 8) canned foods were forwarded to the an acceptable daily intake (ADI) has Azorubine (Step 6) CAC for adoption at Step 5). been established by the Joint FAO/WHO Beeswax, White and Yellow (Step 6) • Discussion Paper on Dioxins (Paper Expert Committee on Food Additives Beet Red (Adopted at Step 8) to be revised for circulation and (JECFA) are included in the General Benzoic Acid (Step 6) comment by the 32nd CCFAC). Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) at Benzoyl Peroxide (Step 6) • Section 3.2 (Health Related Limits this time. All of the additives that have Bleached Starch (Adopted at Step 8) for Certain Substances) of the Codex been adopted by the CAC at Step 8 or Bone Phosphate (Step 6) Standard for Natural Mineral Waters. are currently under consideration in the Brilliant Black PN (Step 6) The 32nd CCFAC agreed that Section draft GFSA are listed below. (See Brilliant Blue FCF (Step 6) 3.2 of this Codex Standard should be ALINORM 99/12A and CX/FAC 99/6.) Bromelain (Adopted at Step 8)

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Brown HT (Step 6) Chlorophylls, Copper Complex (Step 6) Guaiac Resin (Forwarded for adoption at Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) (Step Choline Salts (Adopted at Step 8) Step 8) 6) Citric Acid (Adopted at Step 8) Guanylic Acid, 5′- (Adopted at Step 8) Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) (Step Citric and Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol Guar Gum (Adopted at Step 8) 6) (Adopted at Step 8) Gum Arabic (Adopted at Step 8) Calcium Acetate (Adopted at Step 8) Curcumin (Step 6) Hexamethylene Tetramine (Step 6) Calcium Alginate (Adopted at Step 8) Cyclamic Acid (and Sodium, Potassium, Hydrochloric Acid (Adopted at Step 8) Calcium Aluminum Silicate (Adopted at Calcium Salts) (Step 6) Hydroxypropyl Cellulose (Adopted at Step 8) Beta-Cyclodextrin (Step 6) Step 8) Calcium Benzoate (Step 6) Dextrins, White and Yellow, Roasted Hydroxypropyl Distarch Phosphate Calcium Carbonate (Adopted at Step 8) Starch (Adopted at Step 8) (Adopted at Step 8) Calcium Chloride (Adopted at Step 8) Diacetyltartaric and Fatty Acid Esters of Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose Calcium Citrate (Adopted at Step 8) Glycerol (Step 6) (Adopted at Step 8) Calcium Disodium Ethylene Diamine Diammonium Orthophosphate (Step 6) Hydroxypropyl Starch (Adopted at Step Tetra Acetate (Step 6) Dicalcium Diphosphate (Step 6) 8) Indigotine (Step 6) Calcium Ferrocyanide (Forwarded for Dicalcium Orthophosphate (Step 6) ′ adoption at Step 8) Dilauryl Thiodipropionate (Forwarded Inosinic Acid, 5 - (Adopted at Step 8) Insoluble Polyvinylpyrrolidone Calcium Gluconate (Adopted at Step 8) for adoption at Step 8) (Adopted at Step 8) Calcium Glutamate, Dl -L-, (Adopted at Dimagnesium Orthophosphate (Step 6) Iron Oxide, Black (Step 6) Step 8) Dimethyl Dicarbonate (Forwarded for Iron Oxide, Red (Step 6) Calcium Guanylate, 5—(Adopted at Step adoption at Step 8) Iron Oxide, Yellow (Step 6) 8) Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate (Step 6) Isomalt (Adopted at Step 8) Calcium Hydrogen Sulfite (Step 6) Diphenyl (Step 6) Isopropyl Citrate (Step 6) ′ Calcium Hydroxide (Adopted at Step 8) Dipotassium Guanylate, 5 (Adopted at Karaya Gum (Adopted at Step 8) Calcium Inosinate, 5—(Adopted at Step Step 8) Konjac Flour (Adopted at Step 8) 8) Dipotassium Inosinate, 5′ (Adopted at Lactic Acid (Adopted at Step 8) Calcium Lactate (Adopted at Step 8) Step 8) Lactic and Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol Calcium Malate, D,L—(Adopted at Step Dipotassium Orthophosphate (Step 6) (Adopted at Step 8) 8) Dipotassium Tartrate (Step 6) Lactitol (Adopted at Step 8) Calcium Oxide (Adopted at Step 8) Disodium Diphosphate (Step 6) Lecithin (Adopted at Step 8) Calcium Polyphosphate (Step 6) Disodium Ethylene Diamine Tetra Lipase (Animal Sources) (Adopted at Calcium Propionate (Adopted at Step 8) Acetate (Step 6) Step 8) Calcium Ribonucleotides, 5—(Adopted Disodium Guanylate, 5′ (Adopted at Lipase (Aspergillus oryzae, var.) at Step 8) Step 8) (Adopted at Step 8) Calcium Silicate (Adopted at Step 8) Disodium Inosinate, 5′ (Adopted at Step Lysozyme Hydrochloride (Forwarded Calcium Sorbate (Step 6) 8) for adoption at Step 8) Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate (Step 6) Disodium Orthophosphate (Step 6) Magnesium Carbonate (Adopted at Step Calcium Sulfate (Adopted at Step 8) Disodium Ribonucleotides, 5′ (Step 6) 8) Candelilla Wax (Step 6) Disodium Tartrate (Step 6) Magnesium Chloride (Adopted at Step Canthaxanthin (Step 6) Distarch Phosphate (Adopted at Step 8) 8) Caramel Color, Class I (Adopted at Step Enzyme Treated Starch (Adopted at Magnesium Gluconate (Adopted at Step 8) Step 8) 8) Caramel Color, Class II (Adopted at Step Erythorbic Acid (Adopted at Step 8) Magnesium Glutamate, Dl-L-, (Adopted 8) Erythrosine (Step 6) at Step 8) Caramel Color, Class III—Ammonia Ethyl Cellulose (Adopted at Step 8) Magnesium Hydrogen Carbonate Process (Forwarded for adoption at Ethyl p-Hydroxybenzoates (Step 6) (Adopted at Step 8) Step 8) Ethyl Hydroxyethyl Cellulose (Adopted Magnesium Hydroxide (Adopted at Step Caramel Color, Class IV—Ammonia at Step 8) 8) Sulfite Process (Forwarded for Ethyl Maltol (Step 6) Magnesium Lactate (Adopted at Step 8) adoption at Step 8) Fast Green FCF (Forwarded for adoption Magnesium Oxide (Adopted at Step 8) Carbon Dioxide (Adopted at Step 8) at Step 8) Magnesium Silicate (Synthetic) Carmines (Including aluminum & Ferric Ammonium Citrate (Forwarded (Adopted at Step 8) Magnesium Chloride (Adopted at Step calcium lakes of carminic acid) (Step for adoption at Step 8) 8) 6) Ferrous Gluconate (Forwarded for Malic Acid (Adopted at Step 8) Carnauba Wax (Step 6) adoption at Step 8) Maltitol (including maltitol syrup) Carob Bean Gum (Adopted at Step 8) Ferrous Lactate (Forwarded for adoption ′ (Adopted at Step 8) Beta-Apo-8 -Carotenoic Acid, Methyl or at Step 8) Maltol (Step 6) Ethyl Ester (Step 6) Formic Acid (Step 6) Mannitol (Adopted at Step 8) ′ Beta-Apo-8 -Carotenal (Step 6) Fumaric Acid (Adopted at Step 8) Methyl Cellulose (Adopted at Step 8) Beta-Carotene (Synthetic) (Step 6) Gellan Gum (Adopted at Step 8) Methyl Ethyl Cellulose (Adopted at Step Carrageenan (Adopted at Step 8) Glucono Delta-Lactone (Adopted at Step 8) Carotenes, Natural Extracts, (Vegetable) 8) Methyl p-Hydroxybenzoate (Step 6) (Step 6) Glucose Oxidase (Aspergillus niger, Microcrystalline Cellulose (Adopted at Castor Oil (Step 6) var.) (Adopted at Step 8) Step 8) Chlorine (Step 6) Glutamic Acid, L- (Adopted at Step 8) Microcrystalline Wax (Step 6) Chlorine Dioxide (Step 6) Glycerol (Adopted at Step 8) Mineral Oil (Step 6) Chlorophyllin Copper Complex, Sodium Glycerol Ester of Wood Rosin Mineral Oil (High Viscosity) (Step 6) and Potassium Salts (Step 6) (Forwarded for adoption at Step 8) Mineral Oil (Medium & Low Viscosity, Chlorophylls (Adopted at Step 8) Grape Skin Extract (Step 6) Class I) (Step 6)

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Mineral Oil (Medium & Low Viscosity, Potassium Benzoate (Step 6) Sodium Erythorbate (Adopted at Step 8) Classes II & III) (Step 6) Potassium Bisulfite (Step 6) Sodium Ferrocyanide (Forwarded for Mixed Tocopherols Concentrate (Step 6) Potassium Carbonate (Adopted at Step adoption at Step 8) Mono-and Diglycerides (Adopted at 8) Sodium Fumarate (Adopted at Step 8) Step 8) Potassium Dihydrogen Carbonate Sodium Gluconate (Adopted at Step 8) Monoammonium Glutamate, L- (Adopted at Step 8) Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate (Adopted (Adopted at Step 8) Potassium Ferrocyanide (Forwarded for at Step 8) Monoammonium Orthophosphate (Step adoption at Step 8) Sodium Hydrogen Malate (Adopted at 6) Potassium Gluconate (Adopted at Step Step 8) Monocalcium Orthophosphate (Step 6) 8) Sodium Hydrogen Sulfite (Step 6) Monopotassium Glutamate, L- (Adopted Potassium Hydrogen Carbonate Sodium Hydroxide (Adopted at Step 8) at Step 8) (Adopted at Step 8) Sodium Lactate (Solution) (Adopted at Monopotassium Orthophosphate (Step Potassium Hydrogen Malate (Adopted at Step 8) 6) Step 8) Sodium Malate (Adopted at Step 8) Monopotassium Tartrate (Step 6) Potassium Hydroxide (Adopted at Step Sodium Metabisulfite (Step 6) Monosodium Glutamate, L- (Adopted at 8) Sodium Nitrate (Step 6) Step 8) Potassium Lactate (Solution) (Adopted Sodium Nitrite (Step 6) Monosodium Orthophosphate (Step 6) at Step 8) Sodium ortho-Phenylphenol Monosodium Tartrate (Step 6) Potassium Malate (Adopted at Step 8) (Forwarded for adoption at Step 8) Monostarch Phosphate, L- (Adopted at Potassium Metabisulfite (Step 6) Sodium Polyphosphate (Step 6) Step 8) Potassium Nitrate (Step 6) Sodium Propionate (Adopted at Step 8) Nisin (Step 6) Potassium Nitrite (Step 6) Sodium Sesquicarbonate (Adopted at Nitrogen (Adopted at Step 8) Potassium Polyphosphate (Step 6) Step 8) Nitrous Oxide (Forwarded for adoption Potassium Propionate (Adopted at Step Sodium Sorbate (Step 6) at Step 8) 8) Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate (Step 6) Ortho-Phenylphenol (Forwarded for Potassium Sodium Tartrate (Step 6) Sodium Sulfite (Step 6) adoption at Step 8) Potassium Sorbate (Step 6) Sodium Thiosulfate (Step 6) Orthophosphoric Acid (Step 6) Potassium Sulfate (Adopted at Step 8) Sorbic Acid (Step 6) Oxidized Starch (Adopted at Step 8) Potassium Sulfite (Step 6) Sorbitol (Including Sorbitol Syrup) Oxystearin (Forwarded for adoption at Powdered Cellulose (Adopted at Step 8) (Adopted at Step 8) Processed Eucheuma Seaweed (Step 6) Step 8) Sorbitan Monolaurate (Step 6) Propane (Adopted at Step 8) Papain (Adopted at Step 8) Sorbitan Monooleate (Step 6) Propionic Acid (Adopted at Step 8) Pectins (Amidated and Non-amidated) Sorbitan Monopalmitate (Step 6) Propyl Gallate (Step 6) Sorbitan Monostearate (Step 6) (Adopted at Step 8) Propyl p-Hydroxybenzoate (Step 6) Sorbitan Tristearate (Step 6) Pentapotassium Triphosphate (Step 6) Propylene Glycol (Step 6) Stannous Chloride (Step 6) Pentasodium Triphosphate (Step 6) Propylene Glycol Alginate (Step 6) Starch Acetate (Adopted at Step 8) Phosphated Distarch Phosphate Propylene Glycol Esters of Fatty Acids Starch Sodium Octenylsuccinate (Adopted at Step 8) (Step 6) Phosphatidic Acid, Ammonium Salt Protease (Aspergillus oryzae var.) (Adopted at Step 8) (Step 6) (Forwarded for adoption at Step 8) Stearyl Citrate (Forwarded for adoption Pimaricin (Natamycin) (Step 6) Quillaia Extract (Step 6) at Step 8) Polydextroses (Adopted at Step 8) Quinoline Yellow (Step 6) Stearyl Tartrate (Step 6) Polydimethylsiloxane (Forwarded for Red 2G (Step 6) Sucralose (Step 6) adoption at Step 8) Riboflavin (Step 6) Sucroglycerides (Step 6) Polyethylene Glycol (Step 6) Riboflavin 5′-Phosphate (Step 6) Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate (Forwarded Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids (Step Saccharin (Step 6) for adoption at Step 8) 6) Salts of Myristic, Palmitic and Stearic Sucrose Esters of Fatty Acids (Step 6) Polyglycerol Esters of Interesterified Acid (Ammonium, Calcium, Sulphur Dioxide (Step 6) Ricinoleic Acid (Step 6) Potassium and Sodium) (Adopted at Sunset Yellow FCF (Step 6) Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Step 8) Talc (Adopted at Step 8) Monolaurate (Step 6) Shellac (Step 6) Tannic Acid (Tannins, Food Grade) Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Silicon Dioxide (Adopted at Step 8) (Step 6) Monooleate (Step 6) Sodium Acetate (Adopted at Step 8) Tara Gum (Adopted at Step 8) Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Sodium Adipate (Step 6) Tartaric, Acetic and Fatty Acid Esters of Monopalmitate (Step 6) Sodium Alginate (Adopted at Step 8) Glycerol (mixed) (Adopted at Step 8) Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Sodium Aluminum Phosphate-Acidic Tartaric Acid (L(+)-) (Step 6) Monostearate (Step 6) (Step 6) Tartrazine (Step 6) Polyoxyethylene (20) Sorbitan Sodium Aluminum Phosphate-Basic Tertiary Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) Tristearate (Step 6) (Step 6) (Step 6) Polyoxyethylene (40) Stearate (Step 6) Sodium Aluminosilicate (Adopted at Tetrapotassium Diphosphate (Step 6) Polyoxyethylene (8) Stearate (Step 6) Step 8) Tetrasodium Diphosphate (Step 6) Polyvinylpyrrolidone (Forwarded for Sodium Ascorbate (Adopted at Step 8) Thaumatin (Adopted at Step 8) adoption at Step 8) Sodium Benzoate (Step 6) Thermally Oxidized Soya Bean Oil with Ponceau 4R (Step 6) Sodium Carbonate (Adopted at Step 8) Mono- and Di-Glycerides of Fatty Potassium Acetate (Adopted at Step 8) Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose Acids (TOSOM) (Forwarded for Potassium Adipate (Step 6) (Adopted at Step 8) adoption at Step 8) Potassium Alginate (Adopted at Step 8) Sodium Diacetate (Step 6) Thiodipropionic Acid (Forwarded for Potassium Ascorbate (Adopted at Step Sodium Dihydrogen Citrate (Adopted at adoption at Step 8) 8) Step 8) Titanium Dioxide (Adopted at Step 8)

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Tragacanth Gum (Adopted at Step 8) permitted in or on food commodities take into account the higher levels Triacetin (Adopted at Step 8) and animal feeds. Foods derived from shown to arise in such supervised trials, Triammonium Citrate (Adopted at Step commodities that comply with the which are considered to represent 8) respective MRLPs are intended to be effective pest control practices, and Tricalcium Orthophosphate (Step 6) toxicologically acceptable, that is, (b) Toxicological assessment of the Triethyl Citrate (Forwarded for adoption consideration of the various dietary pesticide and its residue. at Step 8) residue intake estimates and The following items will be Trimagnesium Orthophosphate (Step 6) determinations both at the national and considered by the Codex Alimentarius Tripotassium Citrate (Adopted at Step 8) international level in comparison with Tripotassium Orthophosphate (Step 6) Commission at its 23rd session in June the ADI*, should indicate that foods Trisodium Citrate (Adopted at Step 8) 1999. The referenced documents are complying with Codex MRLPs are safe Trisodium Diphosphate (Step 6) ALINORMs 99/24 and 99/24A: for human consumption. Trisodium Orthophosphate (Step 6) • Draft Revised Recommended Xanthan Gum (Adopted at Step 8) Codex MRLPs are primarily intended Xylitol (Adopted at Step 8) to apply in international trade and are Methods of Sampling for Determination derived from reviews conducted by the of Pesticide Residues for Compliance Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues with MRLs at Step 8. The Codex Committee on Pesticide (JMPR) following: *Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) of a Residues recommends to the Codex (a) Review of residue data from chemical is the daily intake which, Alimentarius Commission supervised trials and supervised uses during an entire lifetime, appears to be establishment of maximum limits for including those reflecting national good without appreciable risk to the health of pesticide residues for specific food agricultural practices (GAP). Data from the consumer on the basis of all the items or in groups of food. A Codex supervised trials conducted at the known facts at the time of the Maximum Limit for Pesticide Residues highest nationally recommended, evaluation of the chemical by the Joint (MRLP) is the maximum concentration authorized, or registered uses are FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide of a pesticide residue (expressed as mg/ included in the review. In order to Residues. It is expressed in milligrams kg), recommended by the Codex accommodate variations in national pest of the chemical per kilogram of body Alimentarius Commission to be legally control requirements, Codex MRLPs weight.

U.S. Codex committee Standard Status of consideration participation/ Responsible agenda agency

Pesticide residues (Considered at the 30th and Abamectin ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS 31st CCPR) Annex II to Alinorms 99/24 and 99/ at Step 5. 24A. Acephate ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 5/8. Aldicarb ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 5 and CXL dele- tions. Aminomethyl- MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS Phosphon (AMPA). at Step 5. Bifenthrin ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 5/8 and 8. Captan ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 5. Carbofuran ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 5 and 5/8 and CXL deletions. Carbosulfan ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... ARS/EPA at Step 5. Clethodim ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 5. Chlorfenvin-phos ...... CXL deletions ...... YES ...... EPA/ARS Chlormequat ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 5. Chloro-Thalonil ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 5/8 and CXL de- letions. Chlorpyrifos ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 8 and CXL dele- tions. Chlorpyrifos-Methyl .... CXL deletions ...... YES ...... EPA/ARS DDT ...... EMRL under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 5. Diazinon ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 5 and 5/8. Dicofol ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 8 and CXL dele- tions. Diquat ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 8 and CXL dele- tions.

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Disulfoton ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 6. Ethephon ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 7B. Dithio-Carbamates ..... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Steps 5, 5/8, 8 and CXL deletions. Fenarimol ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Steps 5/8 and 8. Fenbuconazole ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Steps 5/8 and 8. Fenthion ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 7B. Flumethrin ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 5/8. Guazatine ...... CXL deletions and guide- YES ...... EPA/ARS line levels. Glyphosphate ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 5/8 and CXL de- letions. Haloxyfop ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 5. Methamidophos ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Steps 5 and 5/8. Methidathion ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 8 and CXL dele- tions. Mevinphos ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 5 and CXL dele- tion. Myclobutanil ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Steps 5 and 5/8. Parathion ...... MRL at Step 8 ...... YES ...... EPA/ARS Parathion-Methyl ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 8 and CXL dele- tion. 2-Phenyl-phenol ...... CXL deletion ...... YES ...... EPA/ARS Phenothrin ...... CXL deletion ...... YES ...... EPA/ARS Phenthoate ...... CXL deletion ...... YES ...... EPA/ARS Phorate ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 8 and CXL dele- tion. Phosalone ...... CXL deletions ...... YES ...... EPA/ARS Phosmet ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 5 and CXL dele- tions. Phoxim ...... CXL deletion ...... YES ...... EPA/ARS Proxpoxur ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 5/8 and CXL de- letions. Tebuconazole ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Steps 5 and 8. Tebufenozide ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Steps 5 and 8. Teflubenzuron ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 5/8. Thiabendazole ...... MRLs under consideration YES ...... EPA/ARS at Step 5/8 and CXL de- letions. Thiometon ...... CXL deletions ...... YES ...... EPA/ARS

Codex Committee on Methods of (b) Serves as a coordinating body for Reference Methods of Analysis and Analysis and Sampling Codex with other international groups Sampling appropriate to Codex working in methods of analysis and Standards which are generally The Codex Committee on Methods of sampling and quality assurance systems applicable to a number of foods; Analysis and Sampling: for laboratories; (d) Considers, amends, if necessary, (a) Defines the criteria appropriate to (c) Specifies, on the basis of final and endorses, as appropriate, methods Codex Methods of Analysis and recommendations submitted to it by the of analysis and sampling proposed by Sampling; other bodies referred to in (b) above, Codex (Commodity) Committees, except

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The Addition of Draft Revised Principles (g) Defines procedures, protocols, following draft guidelines, found in Concerning the Participation of guidelines or related texts for the ALINORM 99/30A, will be considered International Non-Governmental assessment of food laboratory by the Commission at its 23rd Session Organizations in the Work of the Codex proficiency, as well as quality assurance in June 1999: Alimentarius Commission; and • Additional of Proposed Core systems for laboratories. • Draft Guidelines for the Functions of Codex Contact Points. The following matters, found in Development of Equivalence The Committee is continuing work ALINORM 99/23, will be considered by Agreements on: the Codex Alimentarius Commission at Codex texts to be considered by the • Revision of the Code of Ethics for its 23rd Session in June: Committee at its 8th Session, to be held International Trade in Foods, including Proposed as new work: 21–25 February 2000, in Adelaide, consideration of special and differential Amendments to the Codex Alimentarius Australia, are the following: treatment for developing countries; Commission Procedural Manual: To be considered at Step 4: • • Working Principles for Risk —Principles for the Establishment of Guidelines/Recommendations for Analysis and Definition of Risk Codex Methods of Analysis and Import Control Systems; • Assessment Policy; Sampling Guidelines and Criteria for Official • Measures Intended to Facilitate —Relations between Commodity Certificate Formats and Rules Relating Consensus; and Committees and General to the Production and Issue of • Consideration of Legitimate Factors Committees Certificates; and Other than Science in Codex Decision- • Guidelines for the Judgement of The Committee is continuing work Making. Equivalence of Sanitary Measures on: Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS Associated with Food Inspection and • Proposed Draft General Guidelines U.S. Participation: Yes Certification Systems. on Sampling Criteria for Evaluating To be considered at Steps 1/2: Codex Committee on Food Labelling Acceptable Methods of Analysis for • Guidelines for the Utilization and The Codex Committee on Food Codex Purposes; Promotion of Quality Assurance • Harmonization of Analytical Labelling is responsible for drafting Systems. provisions on labelling problems Terminology ‘‘Measurement Limits’’; Depending upon decisions taken by • Harmonization of Reporting of Test assigned by the Codex Alimentarius the Codex Executive Committee and the Commission. The following items will Results Corrected for Recovery Factors; Commission, the Committee may • Measurement Uncertainty; be considered by the Committee at its • undertake work on the following items: 23rd Session in June 1999. The In-House Method Validation; and • Guidelines for the Format and • Endorsement of Methods of reference documents are ALINORMs 99/ Contents of Databases on Importing 22 and 99/22A. Analysis and Sampling Provisions in Country Legislation; and Codex Standards. To be considered at Step 8: • Guidelines for the Judgement of • Draft Guidelines for the Production, Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA; USDA/ Equivalence of Technical Regulations Processing, Labelling and Marketing of AMS other than Sanitary Measures. Organically Produced Foods; U.S. Participation: Yes Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA; USDA/ • Draft Guidelines for Labelling Codex Committee on Food Import and FSIS Foods that can cause Hypersensitivity Export Inspection and Certification U.S. Participation: Yes (Draft Amendment to the General Systems Codex Committee on General Principles Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods); and The Codex Committee on Food Import The Codex Committee on General • Proposed Draft Amendment to the and Export Certification and Inspection Principles deals with rules and Labelling Section of the Standard for Systems is charged with developing procedures referred to it by the Codex Quick Frozen Fish Sticks (Fish Fingers) principles and guidelines for food Alimentarius Commission. None of the and Fish Portions and Fish Fillets, import and export inspection and following recommendations for Breaded or in Batter. certification systems to protect changing the rules of procedure for To be considered at Step 5: consumers and to facilitate trade. Codex are in the Step Procedure. The • Proposed Draft Amendment to the Additionally, the Committee develops following items, contained in ALINORM General Standard for the Labelling of principles and guidelines for the 99/33 and ALINORM 99/33A, will be Prepackaged Foods (CLASS NAMES); application of measures by competent considered by the Codex Alimentarius and authorities to provide assurance that Commission at its 23rd Session in June: • Proposed Draft Amendment to the foods comply with essential • Amendment of the Criteria for the Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling. requirements. This encompasses work Establishment of Work Priorities and the The Committee is continuing to work on: equivalence of food inspection Criteria for the Establishment of on:

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• Proposed Draft Recommendations Practice—General Principles of Food vegetables. The following draft for the Use of Health Claims; Hygiene. standards will be considered by the • Draft Guidelines for Organically To be considered at Step 5: Codex Alimentarius Commission at its Produced Foods (Animal Products); • Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic 23rd Session in June 1999. The draft • Proposed Draft Recommendations Practice for the Transport of Foodstuffs standards listed below are contained in on Labelling/Biotechnology (Mandatory in Bulk and Semi-Packaged Foodstuffs. ALINORMs 99/35 and 99/35A. Labelling); To be adopted: To be considered at Step 8: • Proposed Draft Amendment to the • Amendment to the Procedural • Draft Standard for Chayote; General Labelling Standard (Class Manual: Food Hygiene Provisions in • Draft Standard for Guava; Names); ‘‘Relations between Commodity • Draft Standard for Pineapples; • Proposed Draft Recommendations Committees and General Committees.’’ • Draft Standard for Grapefruit to the Guidelines on Nutrition The Codex texts to be considered by (except for sizing provisions); and Labelling; the Committee at its 32nd Session to be • Draft Standard for Longans. • Proposed Draft Recommendations held 29 Nov.–3 Dec. 1999 in To be considered for adoption at Step for the Use of the term ‘‘Vegetarian’’; Washington, DC, are the following: 5/8, with the omission of steps 6 and 7: • and To be considered at Step 7: Draft Standard for Mexican Limes; • • Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for • Draft Standard for Ginger; Discussion paper on misleading • claims. Packaged (Bottled) Drinking Waters Draft Standard for Tisquisque (Other Than Natural Mineral Waters); (White and Lilac); Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA; USDA/ and • Draft Standard for Yellow FSIS • Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Pitahayas; and U.S. Participation: Yes the Transport of Foodstuffs in Bulk and • Draft Standard for Papaya. Codex Committee on Food Hygiene Semi-Packaged Foodstuffs. To be considered at Step 5: To be considered at Step 4: • Proposed Draft Standard for The Codex Committee on Food • Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic Asparagus; Hygiene has three primary Practice for Milk and Milk Products; • Proposed Draft Standard for responsibilities. The first is to draft • Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic Oranges; and basic provisions on food hygiene Practice for the Primary Production, • Proposed Draft Standard for applicable to all foods. These provisions Harvesting and Packaging of Fresh Uchuva. normally take the form of Codes of Product/Fruits and Vegetables; Proposed new work to be endorsed by Hygienic Practice for a specific • Proposed Draft Code of Hygienic the committee: commodity (e.g., bottled water). Second, Practice for Pre-cut Raw Fruits and • Proposed Draft Standard for Apples; the Committee considers, amends, if Vegetables; • Proposed Draft Standard for necessary, and endorses food hygiene • HACCP in Less Developed Tomatoes; and provisions that are incorporated into Businesses; and • Proposed Draft Standard for Grapes. specific Codex commodity standards by • Proposed Draft Principles and The Committee is continuing work the Codex commodity committees. Guidelines for the Conduct of on: These provisions normally contain Microbiological Risk Management. • Discussion Paper on Size generic wording referencing the Other committee work: Tolerances, including sizing provisions Recommended Code of Hygienic • Discussion Paper on the Proposed of the Draft Standards for Grapefruit, Practice: General Principles for Food Draft Recommendations for the control Limes, Pummelos, and Oranges at Step Hygiene (ref: CAC/RCP 1–1969, Rev. 3– of Listeria monocytogenes in Foods in 7; 1997), but may also include other International Trade; • Draft Code of Practice for the provisions. Finally, the Committee • Proposed Guidelines for the Quality Inspection and Certification of provides general guidance to the Hygienic Reuse of Processing Water in Fresh Fruits and Vegetables at Step 7; Commission on matters relating to Food Food Plants; • Inspection Site Requisites at Step 3; Hygiene. This often takes the form of • Prioritization of the Revision of the • Proposed Draft Standard for Yucca providing general guidance documents Codes of Hygienic Practice; at Step 3; and such as the Draft Principles and • Discussion Paper on Antibiotic • Discussion Paper on Definition of Guidelines for the Conduct of Resistance in Bacteria in Food; and Terms. Microbiological Risk Assessment and • Discussion Paper on Consideration Responsible Agency: USDA/AMS Draft Proposed Principles and of Viruses in Food. U.S. Participation: Yes Guidelines for the Conduct of At its 31st Session, the Committee Microbiological Risk Management. The postponed work on the Implications for Codex Committee on Nutrition and following items, found in ALINORMS the Broader Application of the HACCP Foods for Special Dietary Uses 99/13 and 99/13A, will be considered System and discontinued work on the The Codex Committee on Nutrition by the Codex Alimentarius Commission Broader Issues on the Application of and Foods for Special Dietary Uses is at its 23rd Session in June 1999: Microbiological Risk Evaluation in responsible for studying nutritional To be considered at Step 8: International Foods and Feed Trade. problems referred by the Codex • Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA; USDA/ Alimentarius Commission. The Refrigerated Packaged Foods with FSIS Committee also drafts provisions on Extended Shelf-Life; and U.S. Participation: Yes nutritional aspects for all foods and • Draft Principles and Guidelines for develops guidelines, general principles, the Conduct of Microbiological Risk Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and and standards for foods for special Assessment. Vegetables dietary uses. The following items, found To be considered at Step 5 of the The Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits in ALINORM 99/26, will be considered Accelerated Procedure: and Vegetables is responsible for by the Codex Alimentarius Commission • Draft Amendment to the elaborating world-wide standards and in June 1999. International Recommended Code of codes of practice for fresh fruits and To be considered at Step 8:

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• Draft Table of Conditions for • Draft Standard for Dried Salted • Revision of Codex Standard for Nutrient Contents (Part B), Guidelines Anchovies; Whey Powders; and for Nutrient Claims. • Draft Standard for Crackers from • Revision of Codex Standard for To be considered at Step 5: Marine and Freshwater Fish, Crustacean Edible Casein Products. • Proposed Draft Revised Standards and Molluscan Shellfish; In addition, the Committee is for Processed Cereal-Based Foods for • Proposed Draft Standard for Salted continuing work on: Infants and Young Children. Atlantic Herring and Salted Sprats; • Proposed Draft Revised Standard Proposal for new work: • Proposed Draft Code of Practice for for Processed Cheese; • A review of the Advisory List of Fish and Fishery Products; • Proposed Draft Revised Standard Mineral Salts and Vitamin Compounds. • Model Certificate for Fish and for Cream; Proposal to discontinue work to be Fishery Products; • Proposed Draft Revised Individual considered by the Executive Committee • Proposed Draft Standard for Standards for Cheese (including a new of the Codex Alimentarius Commission Smoked Fish; and standard for Mozzarella); at its 46th Session: • Proposed Draft Standard for • Proposed Draft Revised Standard • Consideration of Dietary Modelling Molluscan Shellfish. for Fermented Milk Products; The committee is continuing work on: Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA; USDC/ • Proposed Draft Standard for Dairy • Draft Table of Conditions for NOAA/NMFS Spread; Nutrient Contents Part B, containing U.S. Participation: Yes • Draft Standard for Unripened provisions on Fibre), Guidelines for Use Cheese including Fresh Cheese; of Nutrition Claims; Codex Committee on Milk and Milk • • Products Model Export Certificates for Milk Proposed Draft Revised Standards Products; and for Gluten-Free Foods; The Codex Committee on Milk and • Heat Treatment Definitions. • Proposed Draft Revised Standards Milk Products is responsible for Responsible Agency: USDA/AMS; HHS/ for Infant Formula; establishing international codes and • Discussion paper to facilitate FDA standards for milk and milk products. U.S. Participation: Yes discussion on: Proposed Draft The following revised standards and Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral draft revised codes of principles will be Codex Committee on Fats and Oils Supplements; considered at the Session of the Codex • The Codex Committee on Fats and Nutrient Reference Values for Alimentarius Commission in June 1999. Labelling Purposes; Oils is responsible for elaborating • In addition, the Commission will standards for fats and oils of animal, Discussion paper on Vitamins and consider the revocation of 14 individual Minerals in Foods for Special Medical vegetable, and marine origin. The Cheese Standards and the initiation of reference document is ALINORM 99/17. Purposes; proposed new work to revise two • Discussion paper on Criteria for The Sixteenth Session of the Committee existing standards. The reference recommended the following be adopted Scientific Evidence Relative to Health document is ALINORM 99/11. Claims; by the Commission in June 1999: To be considered at Step 8: To be considered at Step 8: • Discussion paper on Provisions of • Draft Revised Standard for Butter; • Draft Standard for Named Animal Fortification on Iodine, Iron and • Draft Revised Standard for Milkfat Vitamin A in the Guidelines of Fats; Products; • Draft Standard for Edible Fats and Nutrition Claims; and • Draft Revised Standard for • Discussion paper on Proposal to Oils Not Covered by Individual Evaporated Milks; Standards; Design the Basis for Derivation of • Draft Revised Standard for • Draft Revised Code of Practice for Energy Conversion Factors in the Codex Sweetened Condensed Milk; Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling. the Storage and Transport of Fats; and • Draft Revised Standard for Milk and • Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA U.S. Draft Standard for Named Vegetable Cream Powders; Oils. Participation: Yes • Draft Revised Standard for Cheese; The Committee is continuing work • Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Draft Revised Standard for Whey on: Products Cheese; • Draft Standard for Fat Spreads and • Draft Revised Standard for Cheeses The Fish and Fishery Products Blended Fat Spreads; and in Brine; and • Draft Standard for Olive Oils and Committee is responsible for elaborating • Draft General Standard for the Use Olive-Pomace Oils. standards for fresh and frozen fish, of Dairy Terms. Responsible Agency HHS/FDA; USDA/ crustaceans and mollusks. The items Revocation of Codex Standards for: ARS below, found in ALINORM 99/18, will • be considered by the Codex Cheshire U.S. Participation: Yes • Limburger Alimentarius Commission at its 23rd • Codex Committee on Cocoa Products Session in June 1999. Svecia • Butterkase and Chocolate To be considered at Step 8: • • Draft Guidelines for the Sensory Harzer Kase The Codex Committee on Cocoa • Evaluation of Fish and Shellfish in Herrgardsost Products and Chocolate is responsible • Laboratories. Hushallsost for elaborating world-wide standards for • To be considered at Step 5 of the Maribo cocoa products and chocolate. The 21st • Accelerated Procedure: Fynbo Session of the Commission endorsed the • • Proposed Draft Amendment to the Romadur recommendation of the Forty-Second • Standard for Canned Sardines and Amsterdam Session of the Executive Committee to • Sardine-Type Products (inclusion of Leidse initiate the revision of the Cocoa • additional species). Friese Products and Chocolate Standards. The The Committee is continuing work • Edelpilzkase following draft standards, found in on: Proposed new work: ALINORM 99/14, will be considered by

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A Proposed Draft Revised Liquor) and Cocoa Cake for Use in the • Proposed Draft Revised Standard Standard for Bouillons and Consommes Manufacture of Cocoa and Chocolate for Dried Apricots; was prepared by the Secretariat and has Products; and • Proposed Draft Revised Standard been circulated to member countries for • Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Dates; comment at Step 3. • for Cocoa Powders (Cocoas) and Dry Proposed Draft Revised Standard Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS Cocoa-Sugar Mixture. for Raisins; U.S. Participation: Yes The Committee is continuing to work • Proposed Draft Revised Standard on: for Grated Desiccated Coconut; Codex Committee on Sugars • • Proposed Draft Standard for Proposed Draft Revised Standard The Codex Committee on Sugars Chocolate and Chocolate Products. for Unshelled Pistachio Nuts; elaborated standards for all types of • Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA Proposed Draft Revised Standard sugars and sugar products. The U.S. Participation: Yes for Dried Edible Fungi; Committee was adjourned sine die, but • Proposed Draft Revised Standard Codex Committee on Processed Fruits was asked to revise the standards for for Edible Fungi and Fungus Products; sugar and honey. The Codex and Vegetables • Proposed Draft Standard for Soy Alimentarius Commission at its 22nd The Codex Committee on Processed Sauce; Session did not adopt the revised • Fruits and Vegetables (CCPFV) is Proposed Draft Guidelines for standards for sugar and honey but responsible for elaborating standards for Packing Media in Canned Fruits; and • returned them to Step 6 for a new round processed fruits and vegetables. After Proposed Draft Guidelines for of comments. Following the current having been adjourned sine die, the Packing Media in Canned Vegetables. round of comments, the Draft Revised Committee reconvened in Washington, Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA USDA/ Standard for Sugar will be submitted to DC, in March 1998 to begin work AMS the 23rd Session of the Commission for revising the standards. The reference U.S. Participation: Yes consideration at Step 8. The Draft ALINORM is 99/27. Certain Codex Commodity Committees Standard for Honey will remain at Step The Committee is continuing work on 6 for further consideration. the following at Step 7: Several Codex Alimentarius Responsible Agency: USDA/ARS; • Draft Standard for Canned Bamboo Commodity Committees have adjourned AHHS/FDA Shoots; sine die. The following Committees fall U.S. Participation: Yes • Draft Standard for Pickles; into this category: • Draft Standard for Kimchee; • Joint U.N.E.C.E./Codex Alimentarius • Cereals, Pulses and Legumes* Draft Revised Standard for Canned Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA, Groups of Experts Applesauce; and USDA/GIPSA • Draft Revised Standard for Canned Two groups of experts dealt with U.S. Participation: Yes specific commodities, much as the Pears. • Meat Hygiene* To be considered by the Committee at Codex Commodity Committees do. The Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS Joint Groups of Experts completed their Step 3: U.S. Participation: Yes • Proposed Draft Standard for Canned • main tasks and were adjourned. These Processed Meat and Poultry Products* Groups were: Stone Fruits; Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS • • Proposed Draft Standard for Canned Standardization of Quick Frozen U.S. Participation: Yes Foods; and Citrus Fruits; • Sugars • • Proposed Draft Standard for Canned Standardization of Fruit Juices. Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA The Executive Committee, at its 45th Berry Fruits; USDA/ARS • Session, noting that the United Nations Proposed Draft Standard for Canned U.S. Participation: Yes Mangoes; • Economic Commission for Europe had • Soups and Broths abolished the work programme for the Proposed Draft Standard for Canned Responsible Agency: USDA/FSIS Pineapple; Joint Codex/UNECE Groups of Experts, • Participation: Yes agreed to abolish these committees. Proposed Draft Standard for Canned • Vegetable Proteins* Subject to confirmation by the Fruit Cocktail; onsible Agency: HHS/FDA, USDA/ • Commission, it assigned the work of Proposed Draft Standard for Canned ARS revising the Codex Standards for Quick Tropical Fruit Salad; Participation: Yes • Proposed Draft Standard for Canned Frozen Fruits and Vegetables to the Chestnuts and Chestnut Puree; * There is no planned activity for these Codex Committee on Processed Fruits • Proposed Draft Standard for Canned Committees in the next year. and Vegetables and any revision of the Vegetables; A brief report on activities of the Codex Recommended International • Proposed Draft Revised Standard Codex Committees on Soups and Code of Practice for the Processing and for Canned Tomatoes; Broths, and Sugars follows: Handling of Quick Frozen Foods to the • Proposed Draft Revised Standard Codex Committee on Food Hygiene. In Codex Committee on Soups and Broths for Canned Mushrooms; regards to the Codex Standards for Fruit • Proposed Draft Standard for Jams, The Codex Committee on Soups and Juices, the Executive Committee agreed Jellies and Marmalades; Broths elaborated worldwide standards that these standards require updating • Proposed Draft Standard for for soups, broths, bouillons and and referred the matter to the Chutney; consommes. The committee adjourned Commission to decide whether to

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Waters for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Codex Coordinating Committee for Drug Administration, 7500 Standish The Codex Committee for Natural North America and the South-West Place (HFV–1), Rockville, MD 20855, Mineral Waters is responsible for Pacific Phone #: (301) 594–1740, Fax #: (301) elaborating standards for natural The Coordinating Committee is 594–1830—Residues of Veterinary mineral waters. The Codex Alimentarius Drugs in Foods Commission at its 22nd meeting responsible for defining problems and approved the development of a standard needs concerning food standards and Listing of U.S. Delegates and Alternate for bottled/packaged water other than food control of all Codex member Delegates natural mineral waters. The Sixth countries of the regions. The Fifth [Worldwide General Subject Codex Session of the Committee discussed the Session of the Committee was held Committees] Proposed Draft General Standard for October 6–9, 1998, in Seattle, WA. The following matters for consideration by CODEX COMMITTEE ON RESIDUES OF Bottled/Packaged Drinking Waters VETERINARY DRUGS IN FOODS (Other Than Natural Mineral Waters) the Codex Alimentarius Commission at and agreed to return the draft to Step 3 its 23rd Session in June can be found in (Host Government—United States) for further comments. A request for ALINORM 99/32: U.S. Delegate: Dr. Robert C. Livingston, • comments and information on the need Report on the Review of the Status Center for Veterinary Medicine (HFV–1), for inclusion and a wording of a and Objectives of Codex Texts Under Food and Drug Administration, 7500 the WTO Agreements; Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855, definition for ‘‘mineral water’’ has been • circulated. The reference document is Report on Activities Related to Risk Phone #: (301) 594–5903, Fax #: (301) 594– ALINORM 99/20. Analysis in Codex and Other Bodies; 1830 • Review and Promotion of Alternate Delegate: Dr. Pat Basu, Director, Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA Acceptances of Codex Standards and U.S. Participation: Yes Chemistry and Toxicology Division, Office Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides of Public Health and Science, Food Safety FAO/WHO Regional Coordinating by Countries in the Region; and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Committees • Activities of Codex Contact Points Agriculture, 6912 Franklin Court, 1099 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20250– The Codex Alimentarius Commission and National Codex Committees in the 3700, Phone #: (202) 501–7319, Fax: (202) is made up of an Executive Committee, Region; • Consumer Participation in Codex 501–7639 as well as approximately 25 subsidiary Work and Related Matters; and bodies. Included in these subsidiary CODEX COMMITTEE ON FOOD ADDITIVES • General Standard on Foods AND CONTAMINANTS bodies are several coordinating Produced through Biotechnology. committees. (Host Government—The Netherlands) There are currently five Regional Agency Responsible: USDA/FSIS U.S. PARTICIPATION: Yes U.S. Delegate: Dr. Alan Rulis, Director, Office Coordinating Committees: of Premarket Approval, Center for Food —Coordinating Committee for Africa Attachment 2—U.S. Codex Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and —Coordinating Committee for Asia Alimentarius Officials, Codex Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW, —Coordinating Committee for Europe Committee Chairpersons (HFS–200), Washington, DC 20204, Phone —Coordinating Committee for Latin Mr. Steven N. Tanner, Director, #: (202) 418–3100, Fax #: (202) 418–3131 America and the Caribbean Technical Services Division, Grain Alternate Delegate: Dr. Terry C. Troxell, —Coordinating Committee for North Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Director, Division of Programs and America and the South-West Pacific Administration, U.S. Department of Enforcement Policy, Center for Food Safety The United States participates as an Agriculture, 10383 N. Executive Hills and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug active member of the Coordinating Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64153–1394, Administration, 200 C Street, SW, (HFS– 456), Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: Committee for North America and the Phone #: (816) 891–0401, Fax #: (816) (202) 205–5321, Fax #: (202) 205–4422 South-West Pacific, and is informed of 891–0478—Cereals, Pulses and the other coordinating committees Legumes (adjourned sine die) CODEX COMMITTEE ON PESTICIDE through meeting documents, final Dr. I. Kaye Wachsmuth, Deputy RESIDUES reports, and representation at meetings. Administrator, Office of Public Health (Host Government—The Netherlands) Each regional committee: and Science, Food Safety and U.S. Delegate: Mr. Fred Ives, Health Effects —Defines the problems and needs of the Inspection Service, U.S. Department Division (7509C), Office of Pesticide region concerning food standards and of Agriculture, Room 341–E, Jamie L. Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection food control; Whitten Federal Building, 1400 Agency 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC —Promotes within the committee Independence Avenue, SW, 20460, Phone #: (703) 305–6378, Fax #: contacts for the mutual exchange of Washington, DC 20250–3700, Phone (703) 305–5147 information on proposed regulatory #: (202) 720–2644, Fax # (202) 690– Alternate Delegate: Dr. Richard Parry, Jr., initiatives and problems arising from 2980—Food Hygiene Assistant Administrator, Cooperative food control and stimulates the Mr. David L. Priester, International Interactions, Agricultural Research Service, strengthening of food control Standards Coordinator, Fresh U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room infrastructures; Products Branch, Fruit and Vegetable 358–A, Jamie L. Whitten Federal Bldg., —Recommends to the Commission the Programs, Agricultural Marketing Washington, DC 20250–3700, Phone #: development of world-wide standards Service, U.S. Department of (202) 720–3973, Fax #: (202) 720–5427

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CODEX COMMITTEE ON METHODS OF Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food Alternate Delegate: Dr. Dwayne Buxton, ANALYSIS AND SAMPLING and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW National Program Leader for Oilseeds and (HFS–450), Washington, DC 20204, Phone Bioscience, Agricultural Research Service, (Host Government—Hungary) #: (202) 205–4168, Fax #: (202) 205–5295 Room 212, Building 005, Barc West, U.S. Delegate: Dr. William Horwitz, Scientific Alternate Delegate: Dr. Robert J. Moore, Beltsville, MD 20705, Phone #: (301) 504– Advisor, Center for Food Safety and Senior Regulatory Scientist, Center for 5321, Fax #: (301) 504–5467 Applied Nutrition (HFS–500), Food and Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food CODEX COMMITTEE ON PROCESSED Drug Administration, Room 3832, 200 C and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW Street, SW, Washington, DC 20204, Phone (HFS–456), Washington, DC 20204, Phone FRUITS AND VEGETABLES # # : (202) 205–4346, Fax : (202) 401–7740 #: (202) 205–4605, Fax #: (202) 260–8957 (Host Government—United States) Alternate Delegate: Mr. William Franks, CODEX COMMITTEE ON FRESH FRUITS Deputy Administrator, Science and Delegate: Mr. James Rodeheaver, Chief, Technology, Agricultural Marketing AND VEGETABLES Processed Products Branch, Fruits and Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, (Host Government—Mexico) Vegetables Program, Agricultural Room 3507, South Agriculture Building, Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Delegate: Mr. David L. Priester, International 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Agriculture, P.O. Box 96456, Room 0709, Standards Coordinator, Fresh Products Washington, DC 20250, Phone #: (202) South Agriculture Building, Washington, 720–5231, Fax #: (202) 720–6496 Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, DC 20090–6456, Phone: (202) 720–4693, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Fax: (202) 690–1527 CODEX COMMITTEE ON FOOD IMPORT Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 96456, Alternate Delegate: Mr. Charles W. Cooper, AND EXPORT CERTIFICATION AND Room 2069, South Agriculture Building, Director, International Activities Staff INSPECTION SYSTEMS Washington, DC 20090–6456, Phone #: Center for Food Safety and Applied (202) 720–2184, Fax #: (202) 720–0016 (Host Government—Australia) Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, Alternate Delegate: Mr. Larry B. Lace, Branch 200 C Street, SW, Room 5823 (HFS–585), Delegate: Mr. L. Robert Lake, Director, Office Chief, Fresh Products Branch, Fruits and Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) of Regulations and Policy, U.S. Food and Vegetable Division, Agricultural Marketing Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW, 205–5042, Fax #: (202) 401–7739 Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) Room 2049, South Agriculture Building CODEX COMMITTEE ON COCOA 205–4160, Fax #: (202) 401–7739 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, PRODUCTS AND CHOCOLATE Alternate Delegate: Mr. Mark Manis, Director, Washington, DC 20090–6456, Phone #: International Policy Development Division, (Host Government—Switzerland) (202) 720–5870, Fax #: (202) 720–0393 Office of Policy, Program Development, U.S. Delegate: Mr. Charles W. Cooper, CODEX COMMITTEE ON FISH AND and Evaluation, Food Safety and Director, International Activities Staff, FISHERY PRODUCTS Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Center for Food Safety and Applied Agriculture, Room 4434, South Agriculture (Host Government—Norway) Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, # 200 C Street, SW, Room 5823 (HFS–585), Washington, DC 20250–3700, Phone : Delegate: Mr. Philip C. Spiller, Director, # # Washington, DC 20204, Phone : (202) (202) 720–6415, Fax : (202) 720–7990 Office of Seafood (HFS–400) VERB, Center # for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 205–5042, Fax : (202) 401–7739 CODEX COMMITTEE ON GENERAL Alternate Delegate: Dr. Michelle Smith, Food PRINCIPLES Food and Drug Administration 200 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20204, Phone Technologist, Office of Food Labeling, (Host Government—France) #: (202) 418–3133, Fax #: (202) 418–3198 Center for Food Safety and Applied Alternate Delegate: Mr. Samuel W. McKeen, Nutrition (HFS–158), 200 C Street, SW, Delegate: Note: A member of the Steering Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) Committee heads the delegation to Director, Office of Trade and Industry 205–5099, Fax #: (202) 205–4594 meetings of the General Principles Services, National Oceanic and Committee Atmospheric Administration, NMFS 1335 CODEX COMMITTEE ON NATURAL East-West Highway, Room 6490, Silver MINERAL WATERS CODEX COMMITTEE ON FOOD LABELLING Spring, MD 20910, Phone #: (301) 713– (Host Government—Canada) 2351, Fax #: (301) 713–1081 (Host Government—Switzerland) Delegate: Mr. L. Robert Lake, Director, Office CODEX COMMITTEE ON MILK AND MILK Delegate: Dr. Terry C. Troxell, Director, of Regulations and Policy, U.S. Food and PRODUCTS Office of Plant and Dairy Foods and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW, Beverages, Center for Food Safety and Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) (Host Government—New Zealand) Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug 205–4160, Fax #: (202) 401–7739 Delegate: Mr. Duane Spomer, Chief, Dairy Administration, 200 C Street, SW (HFS– # Alternate Delegate: Dr. Robert Post, Director, Standardization Branch, U.S. Department 305), Washington, DC 20204, Phone : # Labeling and Additive Policy Division, of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing (202) 205–5321, Fax : (202) 205–4422 Office of Policy, Program Development and Service, Room 2750, South Agriculture Alternate Delegate: Ms. Shellee Davis, Evaluation, Food Safety and Inspection Building 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Division of Programs and Enforcement Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250–0230, Phone #: Policy, Center for Food Safety and Applied Cotton Annex, Room 602, Washington, DC (202) 720–9382, Fax #: (202) 720–2643 Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 20250–3700, Phone #: (202) 205–0279, Fax Alternate Delegate: Mr. John C. Mowbray, 200 C Street, SW (HFS–306), Washington, #: (202) 205–3625 Division of Programs and Enforcement DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205–4681, Fax #: CODEX COMMITTEE ON FOOD HYGIENE Policy, Center for Food Safety and Applied (202) 205–4422 Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, CODEX COMMITTEE ON SUGARS (Host Government—United States) 200 C Street, SW (HFS–306), Washington, Delegate: Dr. Robert Buchanan, Senior DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205–1731, Fax #: (Host Government—United Kingdom) Science Advisor, Food and Drug (202) 205–4422 Delegate: Dr. Benjamin Legendre, USDA/ Administration, 200 C Street, SW, CODEX COMMITTEE ON FATS AND OILS ARS, SRRC, Sugarcane Research Unit, 800 Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) Little Bayou Black Drive, P.O. Box 470, 205–5053, Fax #: (202) 205–4970 (Host Government—United Kingdom) Houma, LA 70361–0470, Phone #: (504) Alternate Delegate: Vacant Delegate: Mr. Charles W. Cooper, Director, 872–5042, Fax #: (504) 868–8369 CODEX COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION AND International Activities Staff, Center for Alternate Delegate: Dr. Dennis M. Keefe, FOODS FOR SPECIAL DIETARY USES Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food Office of Premarket Approval, Center for and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food (Host Government—Germany) SW, Room 5823 (HFS–585), Washington, and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW Delegate: Dr. Elizabeth Yetley, Director, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) 205–5042, Fax #: (HFS–206), Washington, DC 20204, Phone Office of Special Nutritionals, Center for (202) 401–7739 #: (202) 418–3113 Fax #: (202) 418–3131

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CODEX COMMITTEE ON CEREALS, Evaluation, Food Safety and Inspection Division, Office of Policy, Program PULSES AND LEGUMES 1 Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Development and Evaluation, Food Safety Room 602, Cotton Annex, 300 12th Street, and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of (Host Government—United States) SW, Washington, DC 20250–3700, Phone #: Agriculture, Room 112, Cotton Annex, 300 Delegate: Mr. Charles W. Cooper, Director, (202) 205–0279, Fax #: (202) 205–3625 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20250– International Activities Staff, Center for CODEX COMMITTEE ON VEGETABLE 3700, Phone #: (202) 720–5627, Fax #: (202) Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Room PROTEINS 1 690–0486 5823 (HFS–585), Food and Drug Alternate Delegate: Mr. Charles Edwards, Administration, 200 C Street, SW, (Host Government—Canada) Director, Labeling, Products and Washington, DC 20204, Phone #: (202) U.S. Delegate: Dr. Wilda H. Martinez, Technology, Standards Division, Office of 205–5042, Fax #: (202) 401–7739 Associate Deputy Administrator, Aqua Policy, Program Development and Alternate Delegate: Mr. David Shipman, Products and Human Nutrition Sciences, Deputy Administrator, Grain Inspection Evaluation, Food Safety and Inspection U.S. Department of Agriculture, Packers and Stockyards, Administration, Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Room 107, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room Room 405, Cotton Annex, 300 12th Street, B–005, Beltsville, MD 20705, Phone #: # 1092, South Agriculture Building, 1400 SW, Washington, DC 20250–3700, Phone : # # Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, (301) 504–6275, Fax : (301) 504–6699 (202) 205–0675, Fax : (202) 205–0080 Alternate Delegate: Vacant DC 20250–3601, Phone #: (202) 720–9170, Subsidiary Bodies of the Codex Alimentarius Fax #: (202) 720–1015 CODEX COMMITTEE ON MEAT HYGIENE 1 There are five regional coordinating CODEX COMMITTEE ON SOUPS AND (Host Government—New Zealand) committees: BROTHS 1 Delegate: Dr. John Prucha, Assistant Deputy Coordinating Committee for Africa (Host Government—Switzerland) Administrator, International and Domestic Coordinating Committee for Asia Delegate: Mr. Charles Edwards, Director, Policy, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Coordinating Committee for Europe Labeling, Products and Technology U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room Coordinating Committee for Latin America Standards Division, Office of Policy, 4866, South Agriculture Building, and the Caribbean, and # Program Development and Evaluation, Washington, DC 20250–3700, Phone : Coordinating Committee for North America # Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. (202) 720–3473, Fax : (202) 690–3856 and the South-West Pacific Department of Agriculture, Room 405, Alternate Delegate: Vacant Contact: Mr. Patrick Clerkin, Director, U.S. Cotton Annex, 300 12th Street, SW, CODEX COMMITTEE ON PROCESSED Codex Office, Food Safety and Inspection Washington, DC 20250–3700, Phone #: MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS 1 Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202) 205–0675, Fax #: (202) 205–0080 Room 4861, South Agriculture Building, Alternate Delegate: Dr. Robert Post, Director, (Host Government—Denmark) 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Labeling and Compounds Review Division, U.S. Delegate: Dr. Daniel Engeljohn, Director, Washington, DC 20250–3700, Phone #: Office of Policy, Program Development and Regulations Development and Analysis (202) 205–7760, Fax #: (202) 720–3157.

Attachment 3

TIMETABLE OF CODEX SESSIONS [June 1998 through June 2000]

1998: CX 702±45 Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (45th Session) ...... 3±5 June ...... Rome. CX 722±23 Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products (23rd Session) ...... 8±12 June ...... Bergen. CX 716±13 Codex Committee on General Principles (13th Session) ...... 7±11 September Paris. CX 730±11 Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (11th Session) ...... 14±17 Sep- Washington, tember. DC. CX 720±21 Codex Commission on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (21st Session) ..... 21±25 Sep- Berlin. tember. CX 732±5 .. Codex Regional Coordinating Committee for North America and the South West Pacific 6±9 October ...... Seattle, WA. (5th Session). CX 712±31 Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (31st Session) ...... 26±30 October .. Washington, DC. CX 707±13 Codex Regional Coordinating Committee for Africa (13th Session) ...... 3±6 November .. Harare. CX 708±17 Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate (17th Session) ...... 16±18 Novem- Switzerland. ber. CX 719±6 .. Codex Committee on Natural Mineral Waters (6th Session) ...... 19±21 Novem- Switzerland. ber. CX 715±22 Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (22nd Session) ...... 23±27 Novem- Budapest. ber. CX 725±11 Codex Regional Committee for Latin American and the Caribbean (11th Session) ...... 8±11 December Montevideo. 1999: CX 733±7 .. Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection (7th Session) 22±26 February Melbourne. CX 731±8 .. Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (8th Session) ...... 1±5 March ...... Mexico City. CX 709±16 Codex Committee on Fats and Oils (16th Session) ...... 8±12 March ...... London. CX 711±31 Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (31st Session) ...... 22±26 March .... The Hague. CX 718±31 Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (31st Session) ...... 12±17 April ...... The Hague. CX 714±27 Codex Committee on Food Labelling (27th Session) ...... 19±23 April ...... Ottawa. CX 716±13 Codex Committee on General Principles (14th Session) ...... 26±30 April ...... Paris. CX 702±46 Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (46th Session) ...... 24±25 June ...... Rome. CX 701±23 Codex Alimentarius Commission (23rd Session) ...... 28 June±3 July Rome.

1 Adjourned sine die. The main tasks of these Committees are completed. However, the committees may be called to meet again if required.

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TIMETABLE OF CODEX SESSIONSÐContinued [June 1998 through June 2000] CX 727±12 Codex Regional Coordinating Committee for Asia (12th Session) ...... 23±26 Novem- Pukhet. ber. CX 712±32 Codex Committee of Food Hygiene (32nd Session) ...... 29 November± Washington, December. DC. 2000: CX 733±08 Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection (8th Session) 21±25 February TBA. CX 703±04 Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products (4th Session) ...... 28 February± New Zealand. March. CX 711±32 Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (32nd Session) ...... 20±24 March .... The Hague. CX 730±12 Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (12th Session) ...... 28±31 March .... TBA. CX 716±15 Codex Committee on General Principles (15th Session) ...... 10±14 April ...... Paris. CX 718±32 Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (32nd Session) ...... 1±6 May ...... The Hague. CX 714±28 Codex Committee on Food Labelling (28th Session) ...... 8±12 May ...... Ottawa. CX 722±24 Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products (24th Session) ...... 5±9 June ...... Bergen. CX 720±22 Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (22nd Session) ...... 19±23 June ...... Berlin. CX 702±47 Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (47th Session) ...... 28±30 June ...... Geneva.

Attachment 4—Definitions for the or holding of such food or as a result of and occupational health and Purpose of Codex Alimentarius environmental contamination. The term environmental safety considerations. Actual conditions include any stage Words and phrases have specific does not include insect fragments, in the production, storage, transport, meanings when used by the Codex rodent hairs and other extraneous distribution and processing of food Alimentarius. For the purposes of matters. 5. Pesticide means any substance commodities and animal feed. Codex, the following definitions apply: 8. Codex Maximum Limit for Pesticide 1. Food means any substance, intended for preventing, destroying, attracting, repelling, or controlling any Residues (MRLP) is the maximum whether processed, semi-processed or concentration of a pesticide residue raw, which is intended for human pest including unwanted species of plants or animals during the production, (expressed as mg/kg), recommended by consumption, and includes drink, the Codex Alimentarius Commission to chewing gum, and any substance which storage, transport, distribution and processing of food, agricultural be legally permitted in or on food has been used in the manufacture, commodities and animal feeds. MRLPs preparation or treatment of ‘‘food’’ but commodities, or animal feeds or which may be administered to animals for the are based on their toxological affects does not include cosmetics or tobacco or and on GAP data and foods derived substances used only as drugs. control of ectoparasites. The term includes substances intended for use as from commodities that comply with the 2. Food hygiene comprises conditions respective MRLPs are intended to be and measures necessary for the a plant-growth regulator, defoliant, desiccant, fruit thinning agent, or toxologically acceptable. production, processing, storage and Codex MRLPs, which are primarily distribution of food designed to ensure sprouting inhibitor and substances applied to crops either before of after intended to apply in international trade, a safe, sound, wholesome product fit for are derived from reviews conducted by human consumption. harvest to protect the commodity from deterioration during storage and the JMPR following: 3. Food additive means any substance (a) Toxological assessment of the not normally consumed as a food by transport. The term pesticides excludes fertilizers, plant and animal nutrients, pesticide and its residue, and itself and not normally used as a typical (b) Review of residue data from food additives, and animal drugs. ingredient of the food, whether or not it supervised trials and supervised uses has nutritive value, the intentional 6. Pesticide residue means any including those reflecting national good addition of which to food for a specified substance in food, agricultural agricultural practices. Data from technological (including organoleptic) commodities, or animal feed resulting supervised trials conducted at the purpose in the manufacture, processing, from the use of a pesticide. The term highest nationally recommended, preparation, treatment, packing, includes any derivatives of a pesticide, authorized, or registered uses are packaging, transport, or holding of such such as conversion products, included in the review. In order to food results, or may be reasonably metabolites, reaction products, and accommodate variations in national pest expected to result, (directly or impurities considered to be of control requirements, Codex MRLPs indirectly) in it or its by-products toxological significance. take into account the higher levels becoming a component of or otherwise 7. Good Agricultural Practice in the shown to arise in such supervised trials, affecting the characteristics of such Use of Pesticides (GAP) includes the which are considered to represent foods. The food additive term does not nationally authorized safe uses of effective pest control practices. include ‘‘contaminants’’ or substances pesticides under actual conditions Consideration of the various dietary added to food for maintaining or necessary for effective and reliable pest residue intake estimates and improving nutritional qualities. control. It encompasses a range of levels determinations both at the national and 4. Contaminant means any substance of pesticide applications up to the international level in comparison with not intentionally added to food, which highest authorized use, applied in a the ADI, should indicate that foods is present in such food as a result of the manner that leaves a residue which is complying with Codex MRLPs are safe production (including operations the smallest amount practicable. for human consumption. carried out in crop husbandry, animal Authorized safe uses are determined 9. Veterinary Drug means any husbandry, and veterinary medicine), at the national level and include substance applied or administered to manufacture, processing, preparation, nationally registered or recommended any food-producing animal, such as treatment, packing, packaging, transport uses, which take into account public meat or milk-producing animals,

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Residues of Veterinary Drugs based process consisting of the elaborate a Worldwide Codex Standard include the parent compounds and/or following steps: (i) hazard may also be taken by subsidiary bodies their metabolites in any edible portion identification, (ii) hazard of the Commission in accordance with of the animal product, and include characterization, (iii) exposure the above-mentioned criteria, subject to residues of associated impurities of the assessment, and (iv) risk subsequent approval by the Commission veterinary drug concerned. characterization. or its Executive Committee at the Hazard identification: The 11. Codex Maximum Limit for earliest possible opportunity. In the case identification of biological, chemical, of Codex Regional Standards, the Residues of Veterinary Drugs (MRLVD) and physical agents capable of causing Commission shall base its decision on is the maximum concentration of adverse health effects and which may be the proposal of the majority of members residue resulting from the use of a present in a particular food or group of belonging to a given region or group of veterinary drug (expressed in mg/kg or foods. countries submitted at a session of the mg/kg on a fresh weight basis) that is Hazard characterization: The Codex Alimentarius Commission. recommended by the Codex qualitative and/or quantitative (2) The Secretariat arranges for the Alimentarius Commission to be legally evaluation of the nature of the adverse preparation of a proposed draft permitted or recognized as acceptable in health effects associated with biological, standard. In the case of Maximum or on food. chemical and physical agents that may Limits for Residues of Pesticides or An MRLVD is based on the type and be present in food. For chemical agents, Veterinary Drugs, the Secretariat amount of residue considered to be a dose-response assessment should be distributes the recommendations for without any toxological hazard for performed. For biological or physical maximum limits, when available from human health as expressed by the agents, a dose-response assessment the Joint Meetings of the FAO Panel of Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI), or on the should be performed if the data are Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food basis of a temporary ADI that utilizes an obtainable. and the Environment and the WHO additional safety factor. An MRLVD also Dose-response assessment: The Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues takes into account other relevant public determination of the relationship (JMPR), or the Joint FAO/WHO Expert health risks as well as food between the magnitude of exposure Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). technological aspects. (dose) to a chemical, biological or In the cases of milk and milk products When establishing an MRLVD, physical agent and the severity and/or or individual standards for cheeses, the consideration is also given to residues frequency of associated adverse health Secretariat distributes the that occur in food of plant origin and/ effects (response). recommendations of the International or the environment. Furthermore, the Exposure assessment: The qualitative Dairy Federation (IDF). MRLVD may be reduced to be consistent and/or quantitative evaluation of the (3) The proposed draft standard is with good practices in the use of likely intake of biological, chemical, and sent to members of the Commission and veterinary drugs and to the extent that physical agents via food as well as interested international organizations practical and analytical methods are exposures from other sources if relevant. for comment on all aspects including available. Risk characterization: The qualitative possible implications of the proposed 12. Good Practice in the Use of and/or quantitative estimation, draft standard for their economic Veterinary Drugs (GPVD) is the official including attendant uncertainties, of the interests. recommended or authorized usage probability of occurrence and severity of Step 4 including withdrawal periods approved known or potential adverse health effects in a given population based on The comments received are sent by by national authorities, of veterinary the Secretariat to the subsidiary body or drugs under practicable conditions. hazard identification, hazard characterization and exposure other body concerned which has the 13. Processing Aid means any power to consider such comments and substance or material, not including assessment. Risk management: The process of to amend the proposed draft standard. apparatus or utensils, not consumed as weighing policy alternatives in the light 1 a food ingredient by itself, intentionally Step 5 of the results of risk assessment and, if used in the processing of raw materials, The proposed draft standard is required, selecting and implementing foods or its ingredients, to fulfill a submitted through the Secretariat to the appropriate control options, including certain technological purpose during Commission or to the Executive regulatory measures. treatment or processing and which may Risk communication: The interactive Committee with a view to its adoption result in the non-intentional but exchange of information and opinions as a draft standard. When making any unavoidable presence of residues or concerning risk among risk assessors, decision at this step, the Commission or derivatives in the final product. risk managers, consumers and other the Executive Committee will give due Definitions of Risk Analysis Terms interested parties. consideration to any comments that may Related to Food Safety be submitted by any of its members Attachment 5—Part 1 1 Hazard: A biological, chemical or Uniform Procedure for the Elaboration Without prejudice to any decision that may be physical agent in, or condition of, food taken by the Commission at Step 5, the proposed of Codex Standards and Related texts draft standard may be sent by the Secretariat for with the potential to cause an adverse government comment prior to its consideration at health effect. Steps 1, 2 and 3 Step 5, when, in the opinion of he subsidiary body Risk: A function of the probability of (1) The Commission decides, taking or other body concerned, the time between the relevant session of the Commission and the an adverse health effect and the severity into account the ‘‘Criteria for the subsequent session of the subsidiary or other body of that effect, consequential to a Establishment of Work Priorities and for concerned requires such actions in order to advance hazard(s) in food. the Establishment of Subsidiary the work.

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A Codex standard for majority of the Members of the region or by the Commission or its Executive any food or foods should be drawn up group of countries concerned attending Committee by a two-thirds majority of in accordance with the Format for Codex Commodity Standards and the session can decide to amend or votes cast. adopt the draft. When making any contain, as appropriate, the criteria (2) The Secretariat arranges for the decisions at this step, the members of listed therein. preparation of a proposed draft the region or group of countries standard. In the case of Maximum Format for Codex Commodity concerned will give due consideration Standards Including Standards to any comments that may be submitted Limits for Residues of Pesticides or Veterinary Drugs, the Secretariat Elaborated Under the Code of by any of the members of the Principles Concerning Milk and Milk distributes the recommendations for Commission regarding the implications Products which the proposed draft standard or maximum limits, when available from any provisions of the proposed draft the Joint Meetings of the FAO Panel of Introduction standard may have for their economic Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food The format is also intended for use as interests. and the Environment and the WHO a guide by the subsidiary bodies of the Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues Codex Alimentarius Commission in Step 6 (JMPR), or the Joint FAO/WHO Expert presenting their standards, with the The draft standard is sent by the Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). object of achieving, as far as possible, a Secretariat to all members and In the cases of milk and milk products uniform presentation of commodity interested international organizations or individual standards for cheeses, the standards. The format also indicates the for comment on all aspects, including Secretariat distributes the statements which should be included in possible implications of the draft recommendations of the International standards as appropriate under the standard for their economic interests. Dairy Federation (IDF). relevant headings of the standard. The sections of the format required to be Step 7 (3) The proposed draft standard is sent to Members of the Commission and completed for a standard are only those The comments received are sent by provisions that are appropriate to an the Secretariat to the subsidiary body or interested international organizations for comment on all aspects including international standard for the food in other body concerned, which has the question. power to consider such comments and possible implications of the proposed draft standard for their economic Name of the Standard amend the draft standard. Scope interests. When standards are subject to Step 8 Description an accelerated procedure, this fact shall Essential Composition and Quality The draft standard is submitted be notified to the Members of the Factors through the Secretariat to the Commission and the interested Food Additives Commission together with any written international organizations. Contaminants proposals received from members and Hygiene Step 4 interested international organizations Weights and Measures for amendments at Step 8 with a view The comments received are sent by Labelling Methods of Analysis and Sampling to its adoption as a Codex Standard. In the Secretariat to the subsidiary body or the case of Regional standards, all other body concerned which has the Format for Codex Standards members and interested international power to consider such comments and Name of the Standard organizations may present their to amend the proposed draft standard. comments, take part in the debate and The name of the standard should be propose amendments but only the Step 5 clear and as concise as possible. It majority of members of the region or should usually be the common name by group of countries concerned attending In the case of standards identified as which the food covered by the standard the session can decide to amend and being subject to an accelerated is known or, if more than one food is adopt the draft. elaboration procedure, the draft dealt with in the standard, by a generic standard is submitted through the name covering them all. If a fully Part 2 Secretariat to the Commission together informative title is inordinately long, a Uniform Accelerated Procedure for the with any written proposals received subtitle could be added. from Members and interested Elaboration of Codex Standards and Scope Related Texts international organizations for amendments with a view to its adoption This section should contain a clear, Steps 1, 2 and 3 as a Codex standard. In taking any concise statement as to the food or foods (1) The Commission or the Executive decision at this step, the Commission to which the standard is applicable Committee between Commission will give due consideration to any unless the name of the standard clearly sessions, on the basis of a two-thirds comments that may be submitted by any and concisely identifies the food or majority of votes cast, taking into of its Members regarding the foods. A generic standard covering more account the ‘‘Criteria for the implications which the proposed draft than one specific product should clearly Establishment of Work Priorities and for standard or any provisions thereof may identify the specific products to which the Establishment of Subsidiary have for their economic interests. the standard applies.

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Description (b) Other Contaminants: In addition, interpretation of the General Standard This section should contain a this section should contain the names of in respect of the product concerned definition of the product or products other contaminants and where provided that these can be justified appropriate the maximum level with an indication, where appropriate, fully. The following statement should permitted in the food, and the text to of the raw materials from which the also appear: ‘‘The following provisions appear in the standard may take the product or products are derived and any in respect of the labelling of this following form: ‘‘The following necessary references to processes of product are subject to endorsement provisions in respect of contaminants, manufacture. The description may also [have been endorsed] by the Codex other than pesticide residues, are include references to types and styles of Committee on Food Labelling.’’ subject to endorsement [have been product and to type of pack. The endorsed] by the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling description may also include additional Food Additives and Contaminants.’’ This section should include, either definitions when these additional A tabulation should then follow, viz.: specifically or by reference, all methods definitions are required to clarify the ‘‘Name of contaminant, maximum level of analysis and sampling considered meaning of the standard. (in percentage or mg/kg).’’ necessary and should be prepared in accordance with the guidance given on Essential Composition and Quality Hygiene Factors page 79 of the Codex Procedural Any specific mandatory hygiene Manual. If two or more methods have This section should contain all provisions considered necessary should been proved to be equivalent by the quantitative and other requirements as be included in this section. They should Codex Committee on Methods of to composition including, where be prepared in accordance with the Analysis and Sampling, these could be necessary, identity characteristics, guidance given on page 78 of the Codex regarded as alternative and included in provisions on packing media and Procedural Manual. Reference should this section either specifically or by requirements as to compulsory and also be made to applicable codes of reference. The following statement optional ingredients. It should also hygienic practice. Any parts of such should also appear: ‘‘The methods of include quality factors that are essential codes, including in particular any end- analysis and sampling described for the designation, definition, or product specifications, should be set out hereunder are to be endorsed [have been composition of the product concerned. in the standard, if it is considered endorsed] by the Codex Committee on Such factors could include the quality necessary that they should be made Methods of Analysis and Sampling.’’ of the raw material, with the object of mandatory. The following statement protecting the health of the consumer, should also appear: ‘‘The following [FR Doc. 99–13353 Filed 5–25–99; 8:45 am] provisions on taste, odor, color, and provisions in respect of the food BILLING CODE 3410±DM±P texture which may be apprehended by hygiene of the product are subject to the senses, and basic quality criteria for endorsement [have been endorsed] by DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE the finished products, with the object of the Codex Committee on Food preventing fraud. This section may refer Hygiene.’’ Forest Service to tolerances for defects, such as Weights and Measures blemishes or imperfect material, but this Notice of Intent To Prepare an information should be contained in This section should include all Environmental Impact Statement; appendix to the standard or in another provisions, other than labelling Finger Mountain Timber Sale(s), Sitka advisory text. provisions, relating to weights and Ranger District, Tongass National Food Additives measures, e.g. where appropriate, fill of Forest, Sitka, AK container, weight, measure or count of This section should contain the units determined by an appropriate AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. names of the additives permitted and, method of sampling and analysis. ACTION: Notice of intent. where appropriate, the maximum Weights and measures should be SUMMARY: amount permitted in the food. It should expressed in S.I. units. In the case of The Department of be prepared in accordance with standards which include provisions for Agriculture, Forest Service will prepare guidance given on page 76 of the Codex the sale of products in standardized a Draft Environmental Impact Statement Procedural Manual and may take the amounts, e.g. multiples of 100 grams, for the Finger Mountain Timber Sale(s) following form: ‘‘The following S.I. units should be used, but this would project, located on the Sitka Ranger provisions in respect of food additives not preclude additional statements in District of the Tongass National Forest. and their specifications as contained in the standards of these standardized This Notice of Intent revises the section * * * of the Codex amounts in approximately similar proposed action for the Finger Mountain Alimentarius are subject to endorsement amounts in other systems of weights project and the schedule for the [have been endorsed] by the Codex and measures. decision described in the Notice of Committee on Food Additives and Intent published June 30, 1997 (Federal Contaminants.’’ Labelling Register: Volume 62, Number 125, Pages A tabulation should then follow, viz.: This section should include all the 35145–351460), and in the Notice of ‘‘Name of additive, maximum level (in labelling provisions contained in the Intent published July 23, 1997 (Federal percentage or mg/kg).’’ standard and should be prepared in Register: Volume 62, Number 141, Page accordance with the guidance given on 39498). Contaminants page 75 of the Codex Procedural DATES: Comments concerning the scope (a) Pesticide Residues: This section Manual. Provisions should be included of the analysis should be received in should include, by reference, any levels by reference to the General Standard for writing by June 25, 1999. for pesticide residues that have been the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods. The ADDRESSES: Send written comments to; established by the Codex Committee on section may also contain provisions Finger Mountain Planning Team, Sitka Pesticide Residues for the product which are exemptions from, additions Ranger District, 204 Siginaka Way, concerned. to, or which are necessary for the Sitka, AK 99835.

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