Summary and Conclusions

The summary and conclusions of the Tenth Session of the Codex Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean are as follows: Matters for approval by the Commission: The Committee: - agreed to nominate Dr. Galdos Ugarte (Uruguay) for appointment as Regional Coordinator by the 22nd Session of the Commission (para. 91) - agreed to initiate the revision of the Regional Code of Practice for the Preparation and Sale of Street-Vended Foods (para. 12) Other matters of interest to the Commission: The Committee: - agreed that the Draft Regional Guidelines for Codex Contact Points and National Codex Committees prepared by the CCASIA could not be adopted in the Region (para. 88) - expressed the view that the questionnaire circulated by the Committee on Pesticide Residues was not adequate to identify problems related to pesticide residues in the Region (para. 37) - endorsed the recommendations of the Workshop on the Harmonization of Food Law, including the revision of the model food law (para. 70) - noted the progress of harmonization of food legislation and the extensive use of Codex standards and MRLs as reference in the framework of economic integration organizations and at the national level (paras. 38-43) - exchanged information on consider consumer participation in Codex work and agreed to consider the matter again at its next session (para. 97) - agreed to consider contamination by Salmonella and emerging pathogens in the Region, as well as food safety in touristic areas at its next session (paras. 65 and 97)