Report of the 20th Session of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling

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Budapest, Hungary, 2-6 October 1995

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
Twenty-second Session
Geneva, 23-28 June 1997

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS	WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
JOINT OFFICE: Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 ROME Tel: 52251 Telex: 625825-625853 FAO I Cables: Foodagri Rome Facsimile: (6)5225.4593

ALINORM 97/23 E

Note: This report incorporates Codex Circular Letter CL 1995/46-MAS.

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PREFACE

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

INTRODUCTION

OPENING OF THE SESSION (Agenda Item 1)

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (Agenda Item 2)

APPOINTMENT OF RAPPORTEUR (Agenda Item 3)

PROPOSED DRAFT CODEX GENERAL GUIDELINES ON SAMPLING (Agenda Item 4)

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING ACCEPTABLE METHODS OF ANALYSIS FOR CODEX PURPOSES (Agenda Item 5)

DEVELOPMENT OF OBJECTIVE CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING THE COMPETENCE OF TESTING LABORATORIES INVOLVED IN THE OFFICIAL IMPORT AND EXPORT CONTROL OF FOODS (Agenda Item 6)

PROGRESS REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN IUPAC/ISO/AOAC HARMONIZED PROTOCOL FOR RECOVERY FACTORS (Agenda Item 7)

DEVELOPMENT OF UNIFORM CRITERIA FOR THE REPORTING OF TEST RESULTS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE PROVISION OR SPECIFICATION TO BE TESTED IS NOT IDENTICAL TO THE ANALYTE (Agenda Item 8)

HARMONIZATION OF ANALYTICAL TERMINOLOGY IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS (Agenda item 9)

PROGRESS REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE IUPAC/ISO/AOAC HARMONIZED PROTOCOL FOR THE QUALITY CONTROL OF (CHEMICAL) ANALYTICAL DATA (Agenda Item 10)

REPORT OF THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN THE FIELD OF METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND SAMPLING (INTER-AGENCY MEETING), AND PROGRESS REPORT ON REVIEW OF STANDARD METHODS BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (Agenda Item 11)

ENDORSEMENT OF METHODS OF ANALYSIS IN CODEX STANDARDS (Agenda Item 12)

REVIEW OF METHODS OF ANALYSIS USING OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES (Agenda item 12a)

OTHER BUSINESS AND FUTURE WORK (Agenda item 13)

DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT SESSION (Agenda Item 14)

SUMMARY STATUS OF WORK

APPENDICES

Appendix I. List of Participants
Appendix II. Recommended Harmonized Guidelines for Internal Quality Control in Analytical Chemistry Laboratories (At Step 8 of the Procedure)
Appendix III. Amendment of the Terms of Reference of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling
Appendix IV. List of Methods of Analysis Considered by the Twentieth Session of the Codex Committee on Method of Analysis and Sampling