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
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
This article was published in World Food Regulation Review, January 2024, p. 25-34.
While celebrating its 60th anniversary, the 46th CAC meeting has seen several historical decisions taken.
First and foremost, it has closed the long-standing controversy about Zilpaterol hydrochloride by adopting through two successive votes by advancing and adopting the proposed maximum
This article was published in World Food Regulation Review, April 2023, p. 26-31.
The 53rd meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Food Additives (CCFA53) was held in Hong Kong from 24 to 31 March 2023. CCFA53 succeeded in covering the entirety of its agenda. CCFA53 adopted about 800 food additive provisions for adoption, revision
This article was published in World Food Regulation Review, February 2023, p. 30-34.
The forthcoming 53rd meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Food Additives (CCFA53) and related meetings will be held in Hong Kong from 23 to 31 March 2023 in person for the first time since 2019. CCFA53 is expected to finalize the
This article originally appeared in World Food Regulation Review, Vol. 28, Number 9, February 2019.
This article aims to present and explain the main topics on the agenda of the forthcoming 51st session of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Food Additives, taking place in Jinan from 25 to 29 March 2019.
In next month’s
