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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, 20 October 2017

CODEX - Codex Committee on Food Labelling (44th Session)

Given below is the Summary and Status of Work table presented in the Report of the 44th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling in Asuncion, Paraguay 16 - 20 October 2017.

A copy of the report can be downloaded from the Codex website (Click on image)

 

Party

Purpose

Text/Topic

Code

Step

Para.

Members CCEXEC75 CAC41

Adoption

Draft Revision of the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods: date marking

CXS 1-1985

8

32

EWG/PWG (India, United States of America, Costa Rica) CCFL45

Redrafting

Proposed draft guidance for the labelling of non-retail containers

-

2/3

41

CCEXEC75 CAC41 EWG (Costa Rica, New Zealand) CCFL45

Approval

Drafting

Proposed draft guidelines on front of pack nutrition labelling

-

2/3

48

CCFO

Action / information

Criteria for high / mid oleic in vegetable oils

-

-

6

CAC/CCNE

Information

Terms in Codex texts

-

-

17

All commodity committees

Information

Ongoing work on guidance for the labelling of non-retail containers

-

-

20

CCNFSDU

Information/

consideration

CCFL work on front of pack nutrition labelling

-

-

50

UK, Chile, India, Japan, Ghana CCFL45

Drafting

Discussion paper on internet sales / e-commerce

-

-

58 (a)

Australia, UK, USA CCFL45

Drafting

Discussion paper on allergen labelling

-

-

58 (b)

Canada CCFL45

Drafting

Discussion paper on innovation – use of technology in food labelling

-

-

58 (c)

Russian Federation, EU, Ghana, India, Senegal CCFL45

Drafting

Discussion paper on labelling of alcoholic beverages

-

-

58 (d)

Canada, India CCFL45

Drafting

Discussion paper on criteria for the definition of “high in” nutritional descriptors for fats, sugars and sodium

-

-

58 (e)

Colombia CCFL45

Drafting

Discussion paper on labelling of foods in joint presentation and multipack formats

-

-

58 (f)

India CCFL45

Drafting

Discussion paper on future work and direction of CCFL (update)

-

-

63


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