The 31st session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in
Geneva this week will discuss over 30 texts concerning
international food standards for subjects including the use of
flavourings and product labelling.
Proposals on the suggested amounts of artificial colourings in food
supplements are being drawn up for Codex because the current limits
are too low, according to the International Alliance for
Dietary/Food Supplement Associations...
EU and US positions at a Codex meeting to set international
standards on food safety foreshadow future legislation that would
affect control measures in plants, and the manufacture of powdered
formulae, ready-to-eat foods, and pasteurised...
The Codex Alimentarius Commission is to create guidelines for
assessing the risk of imported food made with non-approved
genetically modified plant material, which would help relax trade
barriers.
US food regulatory agencies are to hold a public meeting to discuss
the nation's draft positions on food additives ahead of a Codex
session due to take place in April.
The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations
(IADSA) is highlighting the need for industry to engage in debate
over levels of additives in supplements under Codex guidelines to
prevent the setting of levels too...
Food safety experts are meeting in Dublin, Ireland this week to
discuss international standards they hope will cut back on the
rising number of infections caused by the deadly enterohaemorrhagic
Escherichia coli (EHEC) bacteria.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission has set new
internationalstandards on maximum allowed levels of contaminants,
including lead, cadmium,and aflatoxins.
Representatives from around the world will meet next week in the
Hague, the Netherlands to hash out a common agreement on
international standards on food additives and contaminants.
Codex has launched a searchable web-based version of its standard
General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) to inform food firms
about the latest developments.
The European Commission has issued a series of comments on proposed
changes to the UN's international food safety standards on such
issues as labelling and microbiological risk.
Although food safety is low on the list of European consumer
concerns, about 40 per cent of them believe that their health could
be at risk from the food they eat.
The results from an FSA study into the occurrence of irradiated
ingredients in food supplements shows that the industry is tackling
the problem, argues the HFMA.
A chemically produced folate, said to be several times more
bioavailable than folic acid and recently approved for food use in
Europe, gives premium supplement makers a chance to differentiate
from the commonly marketed form of the...
While debates on ingredient labelling and on Parmesan cheese are
among the main issues at this week's meeting of the Codex
Alimentarius, other items on the agenda include codes of practice
for handling quick frozen foods, cadmium...
International labelling standards on the percentage of ingredients
in a food and beverage products are on the table again at an
upcoming Codex meeting, reports Lindsey Partos.
New international standards for GM labels could be on the way as a
meeting of the United Nations' Codex Alimentarius committee on food
labelling kicks off in Malaysia this week.
Underlying the destructive power of foodborne disease against the
backdrop of the increasingly complex food industry, the head of a
food safety centre warns the rise in demand for food carries an
"invisible price tag".
Speciality oil firms will have the chance to voice their concerns
on global food codes as 100 government delegates meet to discuss
the fats and oil industry at a week-long session, kicking off in
the UK next week.
Europe tells international food body it welcomes the opening of
discussions on options to integrate flavouring agents into the
global code system, and puts its weight behind the fourth option
that proposes industry guidelines.
An international task force meeting in Brazil last week under the
aegis of Codex Alimentarius, the global food standards body,
cleared a decision after difficult discussions on defining the
identity of reconstituted orange juice.
An international task force meeting in Brazil last week under the
aegis of Codex Alimentarius, the global food standards body, clears
a decision after difficult discussions on defining the identity of
reconstituted orange juice.
Codex Alimentarius fails consumer organisations, claims a leading
consumer group, but ongoing Codex action and work accomplished
suggests the UN-backed body is doing much good for food safety and
trade.
Risk analysis is on the table at an upcoming European codex session
next week in Bratislava with EU 25 offering its support to a
proposal for new principles on the issue while calling for
flexibility.
The world's watchdog for food rules has given the green light to
over 20 new and amended food standards covering animal feeding,
milk products and a newly adopted definition for traceability.
In response to the Codex Alimentarius committee on deep frozen
foods that has come up with a revised code of practice for the
processing and handling of quick frozen foods the European
community this week issued a raft of comments.
As increasing numbers of national governments worldwide toy with
new legal frameworks for genetically modified foodstuffs, the
global food labelling body Codex Alimentarius will table the issue
at an upcoming meeting in Montreal.
The International Pepper Community (IPC) - gathered in India this
week - has agreed to tackle falling pepper sales, aiming to get
quality standards accepted by importing and exporting countries all
around the world. IPC hopes on NPD...
As the UN's Codex Alimentarius Commission announces an agreement on
international guidelines for food trade and production, farmers and
commodity traders in southern Indian state of Kerala know that good
standards mean better...
The global food standards body Codex Alimentarius Commission has
adopted a landmark agreement on how to assess the risks to
consumers from foods derived from biotechnology, the FAO and the
World Health Organisation (WHO) said this...
Leading consumer groups in the United States, Canada and Italy have
condemned the weakening of international food irradiation rules,
which will allow any food to be irradiated at any dose, regardless
of how high.
Representatives from 169 countries gathered in Rome yesterday for a
week of talks led by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. High on the
agenda, food safety, biotechnology, food irradiation and an
overhaul of the Codex structure.
The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), the authority
that develops food standards for composition, labelling and
contaminants for food products for sale in Australia and New
Zealand - confirmed this week that it applies...
A recently published joint report from the FAO and WHO that set out
to evaluate the Codex Alimentarius Commission reveals the
overwhelming belief in the value of the Codex food standards.
In light of the 18th session of the Codex Committee on Fats and
Oils to be held in London, UK on 3-7 February 2003, the US
Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration said
this week that they are to sponsor a public...
For the first time in its 40 years of existence, Codex Alimentarius, the international food code, is to
be evaluated by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the
World Health Organisation ( WHO).
The new biotechnology, or gene-splicing, applied to agriculture and
food, has a difficult road to hoe, and the international
organisation, Codex Alimentarius Commission, is not helping the
issue, criticises Dr. Henry Miller in a recent...
Food safety regulators participating in a global food forum said
authorities should be completely open in assessing the risks during
food scares to avoid misunderstanding and public panic, reported
Reuters.
Food safety experts from some 120 countries gathered in Morocco
yesterday for an international conference that takes place in the
shadow of a new food scare in Europe.
The European Community has proposed two new food additives, zinc
acetate and hydrogen, to be included in the Codex International
Numbering System for Food Additives
