Food Law News - FAO/WHO/WTO/Codex - 2002
Mexico City, Mexico, 10-14 June 2002
Codex Committee On Fresh Fruits And Vegetables (10th Session)
The 10th Session of the Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables reached
the following conclusions:
Matters For Consideration by the 26th Session of The Codex Alimentarius
Commission
The Committee:
- Agreed to advance the Draft Codex Standards for Sweet Cassava and Pitahayas
to the 26th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission for adoption at Step
8;
- Agreed to advance the Draft Revised Provisions on Sizing and Commercial
Identification of the Codex Standard for Limes, Pummelos and Grapefruits to
the 26th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission for adoption at Step
8;
- Agreed to advance the Proposed Draft Codex Standard for Table Grapes to
the 26th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission for adoption at Step
5;
- Agreed to forward a proposal to elaborate a Proposed Draft Codex Standard
for Rambutan to the 26th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission as new
work for the Committee.
Other Matters of Interest to the Commission
The Committee:
- Agreed to retain the Draft Codex Standard for Oranges at Step 7 while discontinuing
work on the Annex on Guide for Use on Scoring Freezing Injury. It also agreed
to return Section 2.1.3 - Maturity Requirements to Step 6 for redrafting by
a Drafting Group lead by the United Kingdom, with the assistance of Brazil,
Cuba, Germany, India, Spain, the United States, CLAM, EC and the UN/ECE. The
revised Section will be subsequently circulated for comments and finalization
by the 11th Session of the Committee;
- Agreed to retain the Proposed Draft Codex Standard for Tomatoes at Step
3 for circulation, additional comments at Step 3 and consideration at the
11th Session of the Committee;
- Agreed to return the Proposed Draft Codex Standard for Apples to Step 2
for redrafting by a Drafting Group lead by the USA, with the assistance of
Canada, Chile, France, Mexico, India, New Zealand, South Africa, EC and the
UN/ECE. The revised Proposed Draft will be subsequently circulated for comments
at Step 3 and consideration by the 11th Session of the Committee;
- Agreed to return the Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Quality Control of
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables to Step 2 for redrafting by Canada and subsequent
circulation for comments at Step 3 and consideration by the 11th Session of
the Committee;
- Agreed to discontinue the consideration of Labelling Provisions specific
to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables;
- Agreed to amend the Priority List for the Standardization of Fresh Fruits
and Vegetables by including Durian and Pineapples (revision);
- Agreed to continue to request comments on proposals for amendments to the
Priority List for the Standardization of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.
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