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Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK

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

Codex Meeting Report, 6 October 2017

CODEX - Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (20th Session)

Given below is the Summary and Status of Work table presented in the Report of the 20th Session of the Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Kampala, Uganda, 2 - 6 October 2017.

A copy of the report is available at: CCFFV20 Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Responsible Party

Purpose

Text/Topic

Step

Para(s)

Members CCEXEC75 CAC41

Comments/ Adoption

Draft Standard for Aubergines

8

19 and App. II

Members CCEXEC75 CAC41

Comments/ Adoption

Proposed Draft Standard for Ware Potatoes

5

60(ii) and App. IV

Members CCEXEC75 CAC41

Approval

The project documents for new work (yam, onions and shallots and berry fruits)

70 and App. V

CCEXEC75 CAC41

Information

Extension of the timeline for completion of work on garlic, kiwifruits and ware potatoes to CCFFV21

61

Proposed Layout for Standards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

93 and App. VI

EWG (Mexico) CCFFV21

Drafting Discussion

Draft Standard for Garlic

6

27(ii) and (iii)

EWG (New Zealand, Mexico and Iran) CCFFV21

Drafting Discussion

Draft Standard for Kiwifruit

7

43 and App. III

EWG (India, Cameroon and Peru) CCFFV21

Drafting Discussion

Proposed Draft Standard for Ware Potatoes

6

60(iii) and App. IV

EWG (India, and Saudi Arabia) CCFFV21

Drafting Discussion

Proposed Draft Standard for Fresh Dates

3

68(ii) and (iii)

EWG (Costa Rica and Ghana) CCFFV21

Drafting Discussion

Proposed Draft Standard for Yam

3

71(i)

EWG (Iran, India and Indonesia) CCFFV21

Drafting

Discussion

Proposed Draft Standard for Onions and Shallots

3

71(ii)

EWG (Mexico and Argentina) CCFFV21

Drafting Discussion

Proposed Draft Standard for Berry Fruits

3

71(iii)

United States of America CCFFV21

Drafting

Discussion paper on glossary of terms used in the layout for Codex standards for fresh fruits and vegetables

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95

CCFA

Action

Recommendation on the inclusion of mono- and di- glycerides of fatty acids (INS 471) and salts of myristic, palmitic and stearic acids with ammonia, calcium, potassium and sodium (INS 470 (i)) in the GSFA under the food categories “surface-treated fresh fruits” (04.1.1.2) and “surface-treated fresh vegetables” (04.2.1.2).

99

 


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