End February, the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (CCFFV) concluded its work on two new Codex Alimentarius Standards on Fresh Dates and on Fresh Curry Leaves, at its 23rd session. CCFFV23 also advanced the alignment of two existing Codex standards on avocado and on asparagus with the proposed layout for all standards
The 55th session of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Food Additives, Flavorings, Enzymes, Yeasts, and Processing Aids (CCFA55) successfully addressed all topics on its agenda during three full days of plenary meeting discussions. As a landmark first time in recent times, CCFA55 reviewed a draft commodity standard, i.e., on baker’s yeasts, but decided to return
End November, the Codex Alimentarius Commission reviewed all texts proposed for adoption, advancement, amendments, revocation, and discontinuation from its technical Codex Committees, Regional Coordinating Committees, or specific intersessional work they performed in the past twelve months since CAC46 meeting. CAC47 adopted decisions on product standards, e.g., spices and culinary herbs, avocado oil, olive oil, other
The 48th session of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Food Labelling (CCFL48) finalized a historical update of the section on allergens in the General Standard on the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (GSLPF or CXS 1) and completed work on two new guidelines on the use of new information technologies to convey food labelling and on
The 44th session of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Nutrition and Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU44) finalized work on new General Principles for the Establishment of NRVs-R For Persons Aged 6 – 36 Months; a first set of NRV-Rs for that population group; a stepwise approach to develop new NRV-Rs; editorial amendments to the infant formula
The 54th session of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Food Additives, Flavorings, Enzymes, Yeasts, and Processing Aids (CCFA54) successfully concluded its assigned work ahead of schedule. As a landmark decision, CCFA54 reaffirmed the safety of both aspartame (INS 951) and titanium dioxide (INS
The 17th meeting of the Codex Committee (on Toxins and) Contaminants in Foods (CCCF17) was held in Panama City (Panama) from 15 to 19 April 2024. CCCF17 was productive as it adopted new maximum limits (ML) for lead in several commodities (such as spices), lead and cadmium in Quinboa, a new sampling plan for methylmercury
The 54th session of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH54), co-hosted and co-chaired by USA and Kenya, concluded its work on two annexes for inclusion into the existing Guidelines for the Control of Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) (CXG 99) in Fresh Leafy Vegetables and in Sprouts. It also completed its work on
The 28th session of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Fats and Oils (CCFO28), hosted and chaired by Indonesia, concluded its work on amending the existing Standard for named vegetable oils (CXS 210) by adding four new oils (avocado, Camellia seed, Sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis), high oleic acid-soybean oil). CCFO28 completed its work on amending sections
The 7th session of the Codex alimentarius Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH7), chaired by India, concluded its work on several important new add-ons to existing and new standards on small cardamon; allspice, juniper berry and star anise; and turmeric. It advanced the work on vanilla, still subject to additional inter-sessional work until the
