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Food Law News - FAO / WHO / WTO / Codex - 2017

Codex Meeting Report, 10 February 2017

CODEX - Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (3rd Session)

Given below is the summary and Status of Work table presented in the Report of the 3rd Session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs held in Chennai, India on 6 – 10 February 2017

A copy of the report is available at: CCSCH3 Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs

Responsible Party

Purpose

Text/Topic

Code

Step

Para(s)

Members/

CCEXEC 73

CAC40

Comments/ Adoption

Draft standard for Cumin

N05-2014

8

29

Comments/ Adoption

Draft standard for Thyme

N07-2014

8

38

Comments/ Adoption

Proposed draft standard for Black, White and Green Pepper

N04-2014

5/8

42

CCMAS

CCFL

Endorsement

Relevant sections of the:

i) Draft standard for Cumin;

ii) Draft standard for Thyme;

iii) Proposed draft standard for Black, White and Green Pepper

 

29& 57

38& 57

42

CCEXEC73/CAC40

Approval

The project documents for new work (dehydrated ginger, dried garlic, , dried chili peppers and paprika, basil, saffron, nutmeg and cloves)

82

The proposed strategy for developing horizontal group standards

69

CCEXEC73

Information

The development of the general standard template to facilitate elaboration of new standards

69

Extension of the timeline for completion of work on Oregano to 2019

53

EWG/Members

Redraft/ comments

Revised proposed draft standard for Oregano (led by Turkey and Mexico)

2/3

51

EWG/Members

Draft/ comments

Group standard for “dried roots, rhizomes, and bulbs” based on the following commodities i.e. dried or dehydrated ginger and dried garlic (led by Nigeria, India and Mali)

2/3

82

b(i)

EWG/Members

Draft/ comments

Group standard for “dried fruits and berries” based on the following commodities i.e. dried chili peppers and Paprika (led by India and Argentina)

2/3

82

b(ii)

EWG/Members

Draft/ comments

Group standard for “dried leaves” basing on Basil (led by Egypt and Sudan)

2/3

82

b(iii)

EWG/Members

Draft/ comments

Group standard for “dried floral parts” based on the following commodities i.e. saffron and Cloves” (led by India, Iran, Nigeria and Sri Lanka)

2/3

82

b(iv)

EWG/Members

Draft/ comments

Group standard for “dried seeds” based on nutmeg (led by Indonesia)

2/3

82

b(v)

 


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