Codex Report, 4 – 8 March 2013

CODEX – Report of the 34th Session of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling

The summary and conclusions of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling are the following

Matters for consideration by the 36th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission

Draft and Proposed Draft Standards and Related Texts for adoption

The Committee forwarded:

• the Draft Principles for the Use of Sampling and Testing in International Food Trade for adoption at Step 8 (para.73, Appendix III);
• methods of analysis and sampling in Codex Standards at different steps for adoption (paras 16 – 54, Appendix II)
• The amendments to the Guidelines for Establishing Numeric Values for Method Criteria and/or Assessing Methods for Compliance Thereof in the Procedural Manual (para. 9, Appendix IV)

Other matters of interest to the Commission:

The Committee:

• agreed to return to Step 2/3 for redrafting, comments and further discussion at the next session the proposed draft principles for the Use of Sampling and Testing in International Food Trade – Other sections - Explanatory Notes (para. 78)

Matters referred to other committees:

The Committee agreed:

• to request CCCF to select appropriate methods of analysis for the provision (para. 8)
• to encourage CCFFP to provide information on the toxicity equivalent factors for all biotoxins listed in the Standard (para. 26) and to establish appropriate sampling plans (para. 54)
• to ask CCASIA to review the use of factor 5.71 (para. 30) and to encourage CCASIA to consider replacing the method of analysis for lipid content in the Standard for tempe with ISO 1211|IDF 1:2010 and to clarify whether the provision should be “lipid content” or “fat content” (para. 31)

For a copy of the full report, go to: http://www.codexalimentarius.org/download/report/795/REP13_MAe.pdf