Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products (25th Session)

Matters for adoption by the Commission:

The Committee:

• advanced to Step 8 the Draft Standard for Dried Salted Anchovies;
• advanced the Draft sections in the Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products (general aspects; fresh/frozen/minced fish; and canned fish) to Step 8; advanced the section on frozen surimi to Steps 5/8; and returned the Proposed Draft Sections (other sections) to Step 3 for further comments;
• advanced to Step 5 the Proposed Draft Model Certificate for Fish and Fishery Products
• (sanitary certificate);
• advanced to Step 5 the Proposed Draft Amendment to the Standard for Quick Frozen
• Lobsters;
• agreed to initiate new work on a 1) a Proposed Draft Amendment to the Standard for
• Salted Fish and Dried Salted Fish of the Gadidae Family; and 2) on the elaboration of a Standard for Sturgeon Caviar.

Other matters of interest to the Commission:

The Committee:

• agreed to return to Step 6 the Draft Standard for Salted Atlantic Herring and Salted Sprats;
• agreed to return to Step 3 the Proposed Draft Standard for Live and Processed Bivalve Molluscs;
• agreed to return to Step 3 the Proposed Draft Standard for Quick Frozen Scallop Adductor Muscle Meat;
• agreed to return to Step 3 the Proposed Draft Model Certificates for Fish and Fishery Products (other certificates);
• agreed to consider the Proposed Draft Standard for Smoked Fish at its next session;
• agreed to consider further at its next session discussion papers on the following subjects: 1) the review of the procedure for the inclusion of additional species; and 2) fish content in fish sticks (in conjunction with the Draft Amendment to the Standard for Quick Frozen Fish Sticks at Step 7).