5 - 9 March 2007

CODEX - Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (28th Session) Budapest, Hungary

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

The summary and conclusions of the 28th Session of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling are as follows:

Matters for adoption by the 30th Session of the Commission:

The Committee:

• agreed to propose an amendment to the Principles for the Establishment or Selection of Codex Sampling Procedures (para. 117, Appendix II);
• endorsed several methods of analysis in Codex standards at different steps of the Procedure (paras. 67-91, Appendix III);
• agreed to propose separate references for three texts already adopted by reference (para. 17).

Other Matters of Interest to the Commission

The Committee:

• agreed to retain at Step 7 the Draft Guidelines for Evaluating Acceptable Methods of Analysis (para. 27);
• agreed to return to Step 6 the Draft Guidelines for Settling Disputes on Analytical (Test) Results (para. 54, Appendix IV);
• agreed to return to Step 3 the Proposed Draft Guideline on Analytical Terminology (para. 65, Appendix V)
• agreed to consider at its next session the conversion of methods for trace elements into criteria (para. 101-102); the criteria for methods of analysis for foods derived from biotechnology (para. 111); and guidance on measurement uncertainty and sampling uncertainty (paras. 10 and 1234) with a view to proposing new work;
• agreed to consider at its next session discussion papers on the role and terms of reference of the Committee (para. 129) and on the reliability of analytical data (para. 137)