Foodlaw-Reading
Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK
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Codex Meeting Report, 7 April 2017
Given below is the Summary and Status of Work table presented in the Report of the 11th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 3 - 7 April 2017.
A copy of the report is available at: CCCF11 Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods
Responsible Party |
Purpose |
Text/Topic |
Code |
Step |
Para(s). |
Members CCEXEC73 CAC40 |
Adoption |
MLs for lead and arsenic in fish oils (amendment – inclusion of fish oils) |
CODEX STAN 193-1995 |
- |
16, 18 |
Members CCEXEC73 CAC40 |
Adoption Revocation |
Proposed draft and draft MLs for lead in selected processed fruits and vegetables (revision of MLs / revocation of corresponding MLs) |
CODEX STAN 193 - 1995 |
5 5/8 8 |
88, 89 |
Members CCEXEC73 CAC40 |
Adoption |
Proposed draft COP for the prevention and reduction of arsenic contamination in rice |
- |
5/8 |
103 |
Members CCEXEC73 CAC40 |
Adoption |
Annex on ergot and ergot alkaloids in cereal grains (annex to the Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of mycotoxin contamination in cereals |
(CAC/RCP 51-2003) |
5/8 |
111 |
Members CCEXEC73 CAC40 |
Adoption |
Proposed draft COP for the prevention and reduction of mycotoxin contamination in spices |
- |
5/8 |
115 |
Members EWG (India) CCCF12 |
Redrafting Comments |
MLs for total aflatoxins in ready-to-eat peanuts (establishment of MLs) |
CODEX STAN 193 - 1995 |
3 |
108 |
Members EWG (USA) CCCF12 |
Review / Revision Comments |
MLs for lead in selected commodities in the General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed (CODEX STAN 193-1995) |
CODEX STAN 193 - 1995 |
2/3 |
89 |
Members EWG (Ecuador Brazil, and Ghana) CCCF12 |
Redrafting Comments |
MLs for cadmium in chocolate and cocoa-derived products (establishment of MLs) |
CODEX STAN 193 - 1995 |
2/3 |
97 |
CCEXEC73 CAC40 EWG (India) CCCF12 |
New work |
MLs for mycotoxins in spices |
CODEX STAN 193 - 1995 |
1/2/3 |
122 |
CCEXEC73 CAC40 EWG (the Netherlands, Canada, and NZ) CCCF12 |
New work |
MLs for methylmercury in fish |
CODEX STAN 193-1995 |
1/2/3 |
141 |
CCEXEC73 CAC40 EWG (EU) CCCF12 |
New work |
Revision of the Code of Practice for the prevention and reduction of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in Food and Feed |
CAC/RCP 62 - 2006 |
1/2/3 |
146 |
CCEXEC73 CAC40 EWG (USA, EU and Malaysia) CCCF12 |
New work |
Code of practice for the reduction of 3-MCPD and glycidyl esters in refined oils and products made with refined oils |
- |
1/2/3 |
151 |
CCEXEC73 CAC40 EWG (New Zealand and the Netherlands) CCCF12 |
New work |
Guidelines (best practice) for risk analysis of chemicals inadvertently present in food at low levels |
- |
1/2/3 |
153 |
EWG (Nigeria) CCCF12 |
Discussion |
Establishment of ML for HCN in fermented cooked cassava-based products and occurrence of mycotoxins in these products |
- |
- |
14 |
EWG (Brazil) |
Discussion |
Structured approach to prioritize commodities not in the GSCTFF for which new MLs for lead could be established |
- |
- |
89 |
EWG (Brazil) |
Discussion |
Aflatoxins and sterigmatocystin in cereals |
- |
- |
151 |
EWG (Peru) |
Discussion |
Development of a Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of cadmium contamination in cocoa |
- |
- |
155 |
Codex Secretariat/ Host Secretariat |
Discussion |
Forward workplan for CCCF |
- |
- |
156 |
CCCF12 JECFA |
Consideration |
Priority list of contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants proposed for evaluation by JECFA |
- |
- |
150 |
