NEWS - ELECTRONIC WORKING GROUP ON LUCUMA
Based on what was agreed at the 18th session of the Codex Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean, which established the Electronic working group on the proposed draft standard on lucuma coordinated by Peru, the deadline for comments is 28 February. |
“Codex Members and Observers interested in participating in the standardization of lucuma who are not yet sent their applications are kindly invited to do so as soon as possible in order to avoid delays in the development and submission of the proposed draft standard for consideration at the next session of CCLAC. Please, send your application to Mr César Ortega (cortega@digesa.minsa.gob.pe ; sec-tec-cnc-peru@digesa.minsa.gob.pe) with a copy to Ms Gracia Brisco (Gracia.Brisco@fao.org).” |
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NEWS - ELECTRONIC WORKING GROUP ON CULANTRO COYOTE
We are pleased to inform you that the Electronic Working Group to prepare a Proposed Draft Regional Standard for Culantro Coyote, chaired by Costa Rica, is open.
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Work programme
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Task |
Deadline |
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Designation of interested experts |
21 August 2009 |
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Distribution of the first version of the proposed draft regional standard |
18 September 2009 |
3 |
Deadline for comments on the first version |
2 October 2009 |
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Distribution of the second version of the proposed draft regional standard |
24 November 2009 |
5 |
Deadline for comments on the second version |
10 December 2009 |
6 |
Submission of the final document to Codex Secretariat |
18 December 2009 |
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NEWS
REVISION OF THE HYGIENIC PRACTICE IN NATURAL MINERAL WATERS
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The 8th session of the Codex Committee on Natural Mineral Waters changed the acceptable limits for the presence of some substances and pointed out the need to revise hygienic practice for natural mineral waters. Later, the Codex Commission requested the Committee on Food Hygiene to consider if this was relevant. At its 40th session in Guatemala (Dec. 2008), the CCFH agreed to establish a working group to revise the Recommended International Code of Hygienic Practice for Collecting, Processing and Marketing of Natural Mineral Waters (CAC/RCP 33-1985). The working group will be led by Switzerland and will work only in English. The first documents are expected to be circulated within the next few months. Argentina will take part in this working group. |
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NEWS
The final report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Animal Feed Impact on Food Safety, held in Rome (Italy) on 8-12 October 2007, is available for download (original language only).
[ see document] |
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CCLAC PLATFORM OF PROJECTS
As agreed at the last CCLAC meeting, the CCLAC Platform for projects to improve food safety is available for download. Countries of the Latin America and Caribbean will be able to develop projects considering one or some of its components at the subregional or regional level. Countries may apply for funding by international organizations like FAO, IICA, etc. We encourage countries to develop new projects or proposals about this platform. |
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