74) The last session of the Committee had agreed that the Delegation of South Africa, in collaboration with India, would redraft the Proposed Draft Guidelines in the light of the discussion held at the session.
75) The Delegation of South Africa, supported by the Delegation of India and other delegations, indicated that current differences in the definition and understanding of the term ‘vegetarian’ from country to country were too wide to allow the development of guidelines at the international level, and it was not possible to establish a common definition at this stage.
76) The Committee expressed its appreciation to the Delegations of South Africa and India for their efforts to address this complex question and agreed that there was no need to continue work in this area. The Committee however recommended that member countries consider this question carefully at the national level in order to facilitate the choice of consumers.
Status of the Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Use of the Term Vegetarian
77) The Committee agreed to discontinue work on the Proposed Draft Guidelines.
