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JOINT OFFICE: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 ROME Tel.:
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CX 5/20.2 |
CL 1998/35 - NFSDU |
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- Codex Contact Points |
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- Interested International Organizations |
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Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO |
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Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy |
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SUBJECT: |
DISTRIBUTION OF THE REPORT OF THE TWENTY-FIRST SESSION OF
THE CODEX COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION AND FOODS FOR SPECIAL DIETARY USES (ALINORM
99/26) |
PART A. MATTERS FOR ADOPTION OR APPROVAL BY THE 23RD SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
DRAFT TEXTS AT STEP 8
1. DRAFT TABLE OF CONDITIONS FOR NUTRIENT CONTENTS (PART B) (GUIDELINES FOR USE OF NUTRIENT CLAIMS) (ALINORM 99/26, Appendix II);
Governments and International Organizations are invited to comment on the above draft Table and should do so in writing in conformity with the Guide to the Consideration of Standards at Step 8 of the Procedure for the Elaboration of Codex Standards Including Consideration of Any Statements Relating to Economic Impact (Codex Alimentarius Procedural Manual, Tenth Edition, pp. 24-25) to the Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax: +39 06 5705 4593; e-mail: [email protected]), not later than 1 April 1999.
DRAFT TEXTS AT STEP 5:
2. PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED STANDARD FOR PROCESSED CEREAL-BASED FOODS FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (ALINORM 99/26, Appendix IV)
Governments and International Organizations are invited to comment on the proposed draft Standard at Step 5 of the Procedure for the Elaboration of Codex Standards Including Consideration of Any Statements Relating to Economic Impact (Codex Alimentarius Procedural Manual, Tenth Edition, pp. 24-25) and should do so in writing to the Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax: +39 06 5705 4593; e-mail: [email protected]), not later than 1 April 1999.
PART B. REQUEST FOR COMMENTS AND INFORMATION
3. DRAFT TABLE OF CONDITIONS FOR NUTRIENT CONTENTS (PART B, CONTAINING PROVISIONS ON FIBRE) (Guidelines FOR USE OF NUTRITION CLAIMS) AT STEP 6 (ALINORM 99/26, para. 30 and Appendix III)
Governments wishing to comment on the proposed draft Table at Step 6 should do so in writing to the Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax: +39 06 5705 4593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 1 April 1999.
4. Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Gluten-Free Foods at Step 6 (ALINORM 99/26, para.40)
Governments wishing to comment on the proposed draft Standard which is presented in the document CX/NFSDU 98/4 should do so in writing to the Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 06 5705 4593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 1 April 1999.
5. Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Infant Formula at Step 3 (ALINORM 99/26, paras 106 and Appendix V)
Governments are invited to comment on the proposed draft Standard especially on parts which are left in square brackets and should do so in writing to the Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 06 5705 4593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 1 April 1999.
6. VITAMINC FORTIFICATION (ALINORM 99/26 para. 7-8)
While considering Vitamin C Fortification issue the Committee took note that there might be a need for a review of the General Principles for the Addition of Essential Nutrients for Foods (CAC/GL 09-1987) in order to address the issue of fortification in commodity standards. Governments are invited to comment on the above subject matter and should do so in writing to the Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 06 5705 4593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 1 April 1999.
