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Food Law News - FAO / WHO / WTO / Codex - 2019

Codex Meeting Report, 1 March 2019

CODEX - Codex Committee on Fats and Oils (26th Session)

Given below is the Summary and Status of Work table presented in the Report of the 26th Session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 25 February – 1 March 2019.

Report of the 26th Session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils

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

 

Responsible Party

Purpose

Text/Topic

Code

Step

Para(s)

Members/ CCEXEC 77/ CAC42

Comments/ Adoption

Proposed draft revision to the Standard for Named Vegetable Oils (CODEX STAN 210-1999): Addition of Palm Oil with a higher content of Oleic Acid (OXG)

N102015

8

21 and App. II Part B-1

Proposed draft revision to the Standard for Named Vegetable Oils (CODEX STAN 210-1999): Amendment to the values of the Refractive Index  and Apparent Density of Palm Superolein at 40°C  

-

-

60 and App. II Part A-1

Proposed draft revision to the Standard for Named Vegetable Oils (CODEX STAN 210-1999): Replacement of acid value with Free Fatty Acid for Virgin Palm Oil and Inclusion of Free Fatty Acid for Crude Palm Kernel Oil 

N112015

5/8

67 and App. II. Part C-1

Proposed draft revision to the Standard for Named Vegetable Oils (CODEX STAN 210-1999): Inclusion of Almond oil, Flaxseed (linseed) oil; Hazelnut oil; Pistachio oil; and Walnut oil (Appendix II, Part C-2) to CAC42 for adoption at Step 5/8.

N122017

5/8

88 and App. II. Part C-2

Proposed draft revision to the Standard for Named Vegetable Oils (CODEX STAN 210-1999): Applicability of the fatty acid composition of other oils listed in Table 1 in relation to their corresponding crude consequential deletion of an equivalent not for rice bran oil

-

-

137 and App.II. Part A-2

Proposed draft revision to the Standard for Named Vegetable Oils (CODEX STAN 210-1999): Inclusion of Free Fatty acids as quality characteristic criteria for refined rice bran oil 

-

-

140 and App.II. Part A-3

Amendment to the sections of food additives provisions to: CXS 19-1981 (Section 3.3, 3.4 & 3.5); CXS 210-1999 (Section 4.2 & 4.3); and CXS 2111999 (Section 4.2 & 4.4); CXS 256-2007 (Section 4.1 & 4.7)

-

-

113 (a) (i) (ii) and App. III, Part A&B

CCFA

 

Action

Requested CCFA to assist in the alignment of the food additive provisions in the Standard for Fish Oils with GSFA

 

 

Para 11

 

Forwarded to CCFA a proposal for alignment of food additives in CXS 19-1981; CXS 33-1981; CXS 2101999; CXS 211-1999; CXS256-2007 to CXS 1921995 (GSFA);

-

-

113 (b)(i) and App III Part C 

Forwarded a reply to CCFA the technological justification for the use of emulsifiers in FC 02.1.2 of the General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) relevant to CCFO

-

-

113 (b)(ii) App. III Part D

Forwarded to CCFA a request for Updating CXG 361989; and clarification of INS 333(iii)

-

-

113 (b) (iv) 

CCMAS

Endorsement

Relevant methods in CXS 210-1999 and CXS 33-1981

67 (ii) 145 and App IV. Part A &B

CAC/CCEXEC

 

Information

CCFO agreed that no further monitoring on the implementation of the Standard for Fish Oils was needed and used of Fatty Acids profiles did not present a problem for identification

126

CCFO agreed on the mechanisms related to the better management of its work

132

FAO/WHO Members

Information

Previous Cargoes – Evaluation of 23 substances and or provide support, as appropriate

94

CCFICS

Action

Authenticity of different types of oils in the context of ongoing discussions on food authenticity and integrity

119 & 126 (iii)

EWG/Members

Drafting/ Comments

Revision of the Standard for Named Vegetable Oils (CODEX STAN 210-1999): Essential composition of sunflowerseed oils – continue with the drafting of the physical and chemical parameters  (Argentina, and Brazil) 

1, 2, 3, 4

Para 76

Revision of the Standard for Named Vegetable Oils (CODEX STAN 210-1999): Inclusion of avocado oil 

1, 2, 3

88 (b) & (c)

Revision of the Standard for Olive Oils and Pomace Olive Oils (CODEX STAN 33-1981): Sections 3, 8 and Appendix

1, 2, 3

55 & App. V

Consider proposals on new substances to be added to the list of acceptable previous cargo (Appendix II to RCP 361987)

 

93


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