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

Codex Meeting Report, 12 May 2017

CODEX - Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (38th Session)

Given below is the Summary and Status of Work table presented in the Report of the 49th Session of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling held in Budapest, Hungary, 8 - 12 May 2017.

A copy of the report is available at: CCMAS38 Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling

Responsible Party

Purpose

Text / Topic

Code / Reference

Step

Para(s)

Members CCEXEC73 CAC40

Adoption

Methods of analysis for provisions in Codex standards

CODEX STAN 234-1999

-

28

Members CCEXEC73 CAC40

Adoption

Amendment to the Procedural Manual

Procedural Manual

-

36

CAC40

Revocation

Codex recommended methods in Codex standards

CODEX STAN 234-1999

-

28

CCFO

Information

Conversion factor phosphorous to phospholipids (draft Standard for fish oils)

-

-

9

CCPFV

Action / Information

Method for free fatty acids (annex on quick frozen French fries – Standard for quick frozen vegetables)

Sampling plans (standards for ginseng and for quick frozen vegetables)

-

-

13, 14

CCASIA

Information / action

Method for acid value of laver proudct (and extraction method) Sampling plans (Standard for laver)

-

-

16, 17 and 18

CCNFSDU CCMAS39

Information / action

Methods for chromium, molybdenum and selenium, and trans fatty acids of infant formula

And alternative methods to biological methods

-

-

19, 21, 28 and 40

CCAFRICA

Information

Methods for arsenic, lead and iron (Standard for unrefined shea butter)

-

-

22

CCSCH

Information / action

Sampling plans in the standards for cumin and thyme

-

-

24

All committees developing commodity standards

Information

Presentation of methods of analysis for endorsement

-

-

27

Secretariat / Committees

Publication

Information /

Use

Information documents: criteria for methods which use a “sum of components” and

Practical examples for the selection of appropriate sampling plans

-

-

36 and 62

EWG (Chile and Mexico) CCMAS39

Development

Biological methods criteria

-

-

46

CAC40 EWG (Brazil and Uruguay) CCMAS39

New work / review and update

Revision of CODEX STAN 234 / review and update of CODEX STAN 234

CODEX STAN 234-1999

1/2/3

25, 61

IDF/ISO/AOAC CCMAS39

Update

Review and update of methods of analysis for dairy products

CODEX STAN 234-1999

-

61

EWG (Germany) CCMAS39

Discussion

Revision of the Guidelines on measurement uncertainty

CAC/GL 54-2004

-

69

EWG (New Zealand) CCMAS39

Discussion

Revision of the Guidelines on Sampling

CAC/GL 50-2004

-

77

PWG (USA / Australia) CCMAS39

Endorsement

Methods of analysis and sampling for endorsement

CODEX STAN 234-1999

-

30, 40, 61

 


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