Report of the Twenty-First Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses

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Berlin, Germany 21 - 25 September 1998

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
Twenty-third Session
Rome, 28 June - 3 July 1999

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS		WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
JOINT OFFICE: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 ROME Tel.: 57051 Telex: 625825-625853 FAO I E-mail: [email protected] Facsimile: +39(06)5705.4593

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Note: This document incorporates Codex Circular Letter 1998/35-NFSDU.

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PREFACE

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

OPENING OF THE SESSION (AGENDA ITEM 1)

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (AGENDA ITEM 2)

MATTERS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE FROM THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION AND OTHER CODEX COMMITTEES (AGENDA ITEM 2)

DRAFT TABLE OF CONDITIONS FOR NUTRIENT CONTENTS (PART B) DRAFT (GUIDELINES FOR USE OF NUTRIENT CLAIMS) (AGENDA ITEM 3)

DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR GLUTEN-FREE FOODS (AGENDA ITEM 4)

PROPOSED DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR VITAMIN AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS AT STEP 4 (AGENDA ITEM 5)

PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR PROCESSED CEREALS-BASED FOODS FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN AT STEP 4 (AGENDA ITEM 6)

PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR INFANT FORMULA AT STEP 4 (AGENDA ITEM 7)

REVIEW OF PROVISIONS FOR VITAMIN AND MINERALS IN CODEX STANDARDS

(A) VITAMINS AND MINERALS IN FOODS FOR SPECIAL MEDICAL PURPOSES (AGENDA ITEM 8A)
(B) NUTRIENT REFERENCE VALUES FOR LABELLING PURPOSES (AGENDA ITEM 8B)

CONSIDERATION OF DIETARY MODELLING (AGENDA ITEM 9)

OTHER BUSINESS AND FUTURE WORK (AGENDA ITEM 10)

PROPOSAL TO DEFINE THE BASIS FOR DERIVATION OF ENERGY CONVERSION FACTORS IN THE CODEX GUIDELINES ON NUTRITION LABELLING
REVISION OF THE ADVISORY LIST(S) OF MINERAL SALTS AND VITAMIN COMPOUNDS FOR THE USE IN FOODS FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN (CAC/GL 10-1979)
FUTURE WORK
DATA AND PLACE OF THE NEXT SESSION

SUMMARY STATUS OF WORK

LIST OF APPENDICES

APPENDIX I. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
APPENDIX II. DRAFT TABLE OF CONDITIONS FOR NUTRIENT CONTENTS (Part B) (GUIDELINES FOR USE OF NUTRITION CLAIMS)
APPENDIX III. DRAFT TABLE OF CONDITIONS FOR NUTRIENT CONTENTS (Part B) DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR USE OF NUTRITION CLAIMS)
APPENDIX IV. PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR PROCESSED CEREAL-BASED FOODS FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
APPENDIX V. PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR INFANT FORMULA (CODEX STAN 72-1981)