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Food Law News - FAO / WHO / WTO / Codex - 2016

Codex Meeting Report, 16 September 2016

CODEX - Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (28th Session)

Given below is the summary and Status of Work table presented in the Report of the 28th Session of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables in Washington D.C., United States of America on 12 – 16 September 2016.

A copy of the report is available at: CCPFV28 Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables

Party

Purpose

Text/Topic

Code

Step

Para.

Members/

CCEXEX73/

CAC40

Comments/ Adoption

Annex on Canned Pineapples (for inclusion in the Standard for Certain Canned Fruits)

CXS 319-2015

5/8

26, App. II

Members/

CCEXEC73/CAC40

Comments/

Adoption

Annexes for Certain Quick Frozen Vegetables (for inclusion in the Standard for Quick Frozen Vegetables)

CXS 320-2015

5/8

43, App. IV

CAC40

Adoption

Amendment to the scope of the Standard for Certain Canned Fruits

CXS 319-2015

-

27, App. III

CAC40

Adoption

Amendments to the food additive provisions in Codex standards for processed fruits and vegetables (subject to endorsement by CCFA)

 

-

69, 82, 83, App. V

Standard for Canned Chestnuts and Canned Chestnut Puree

 

CXS 145-1985

Standard for Pickled Fruits and Vegetables

 

CXS 260-2007

Standard for Jams, Jellies and Marmalades

 

CXS 296-2009

Standard for Canned Applesauce

 

CXS 17-1981

Standard for Canned Fruit Cocktail

CXS 78-1981

Standard for Canned Tropical Fruit Salad

 

CXS 99-1981

Standard for Pickled Cucumbers

 

CXS 115-1981

Standard for Kimchi

 

CXS 223-2001

Standard for Canned Stone Fruits

CXS 242-2003

CAC40

Revocation

Standard for Canned Pineapples

CXS 42-1981

-

29, 42, 76

Standard for Quick Frozen Broccoli

CXS 10-1981

-

Standard for Quick Frozen Brussels Sprouts

CXS 112-1981

-

Standard for Quick Frozen Cauliflower

CXS 111-1981

-

Standard for Quick Frozen French Fried Potatoes

CXS 114-1981

-

Standard for Quick Frozen Green and Wax Beans

CXS 113-1981

-

Standard for Quick Frozen Peas

CXS 41-1981

-

Standard for Quick Frozen Spinach

CXS 77-1981

-

Members/

CCEXEC73/CAC40

Comments/

Information/

Adoption

Status of work on the revision of standards for processed fruits and vegetables and future work

CCPFV28 agreed that: Codex Secretariat will issue a Circular Letter requesting comments on revision of the remaining 18 Codex standards for processed fruits and vegetables as well as any other new proposals for work of the Committee; proposals for new work will be submitted by the concerned countries to CCEXEC73 for critical review; CAC40 will determine the need to convene a physical meeting of the Committee based on the volume of new work.

112, 115, 116

CCEXEC73

Monitoring

CCPFV28 reaffirmed that the Criteria for the Establishment of Work Priorities as laid down in the Procedural Manual are sufficient to prioritize its work

8

CCMAS

Endorsement

CCPFV28 agreed to retain the current sampling plans in the Standard for Ginseng Products (CXS 321-2015) and that, should a variable sampling plan be required, CCMAS could develop a suitable proposal which would meet the requirements of the Guidelines on Sampling (CAC/GL 50-2004)

11

CCMAS

Endorsement

Methods of analysis and sampling for quick frozen vegetables for inclusion in the Recommended Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CXS 234-1999)

43, App. IV

CCFA49

Endorsement

Food additive provisions for canned pineapples, certain quick frozen vegetables, canned chestnut and canned chestnut puree, and pickled fruits and vegetables

51, 66, 69, App. II, IV and V

CCFA49

Information

Discussion on technological justification on the use of food additives and/or functional classes in certain categories of processed fruits and vegetables

81


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