Codex Priority Issues and Action Anaheim, 11 March 2011

Codex Alimentarius Commission Horizontal Committees Executive Committee Codex Secretariat Commodity Committees Horizontal Committees Regional Committees 182 Member Countries + EU Impact: - Regional - National - Legal force/WTO Observers Fats & Oils Contaminants Asia Additives Africa Nutrition & FSDU Labelling Europe N. Am & SWP General Principles Latin America

Codex Alimentarius Commission Horizontal Committees Executive Committee Codex Secretariat Commodity Committees Horizontal Committees Regional Committees 182 Member Countries + EU Impact: - Regional - National - Legal force/WTO Observers Fats & Oils Contaminants Asia Additives Africa Nutrition & FSDU Labelling Europe N. Am & SWP General Principles Latin America

Codex Priority Issues and Action 1. Ongoing Revision of the General Standard for Food Additives Additives Committee 2. Changes to the International Numbering System

LEVELS UNDER DISCUSSION Additives Committee 1. Ongoing Revision of the General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) ADDITIVES LEVELS UNDER DISCUSSION IADSA POSITION Sorbates (INS 200-203) 2,000 mg/kg 2,000 mg/liter Sucroglycerides (INS 474) No level 2,500 mg/kg Steviol Glycosides (INS 960) 1,820 mg/kg Raise to 2,500 mg/kg Sucrose Oligoesters – SOE Type I and II (INS 473a) 20,000 mg/kg Supports ACTION: - Provided position to Codex Additives Committee. - Coordinated action via IADSA members. - Active support during the Physical WG & Committee meetings.

Additives Committee 2. Changes to the International Numbering System (INS) Retention of Magnesium Salts of Fatty Acids: Magnesium Stearate. Avoided removal from INS during CCFA 2010. IADSA position to EWG in January. EWG recommendation to retain with a new INS number. - Active support during the Committee meeting.

Codex Priority Issues and Action 1. Ongoing Revision of the General Standard for Food Additives Additives Committee 2. Changes to the International Numbering System Contaminants Committee Monitoring discussions on potential impact on supplements Labelling Committee 1. Nutrition Labelling: List of nutrients - Mandatory? 2. GMO labelling 3. Nutrient content claims & comparative claims: TFAs 4. Definition of Nutrient Reference Values Fats & Oils Committee Development of a Standard for Fish Oils

Fats & Oils Committee Scope: Oils from fish and shellfish. Development of a Standard for Fish Oils: Swiss Proposal Scope: Oils from fish and shellfish. Algal oils and mammal oils excluded. Concerns on the technical detail: production processes, relevant parameters and methods of analysis. Revision of Swiss Proposal for April. Codex Commission for endorsement in July.

Codex Priority Issues and Action 1. Ongoing Revision of the General Standard for Food Additives Additives Committee 2. Changes to the International Numbering System Contaminants Committee Monitoring discussions on potential impact on supplements 1. Nutrition Labelling: List of nutrients - Mandatory? Labelling Committee 2. GMO labelling 3. Nutrient content claims & comparative claims: TFAs 4. Definition of Nutrient Reference Values Fats & Oils Committee Development of a Standard for Fish Oils Nutrition Committee 1. Revision and Addition of Nutrient Reference Values 2. Addition of Essential Nutrients to Foods

Nutrition Committee Overwhelming support to IADSA position!: 1. Revision and Addition of Nutrient Reference Values Overwhelming support to IADSA position!: To request FAO/WHO to provide most recent values from internationally authoritative scientific bodies to ensure that the values reflect the latest research on nutritional requirements. WHO to compile existing data for a total of 28 nutrients and report on progress in November this year. This revision of all NRVs is important because the revisions agreed by Codex will be implemented by governments worldwide and will have an impact on the labelling of most nutrition claims.

Nutrition Committee 2. Amendment of the Principles on the Addition of Essential Nutrients to Foods Not much progress in 2010 due to divergent positions. To highlight: Wide support from a large number of Codex member countries through their written comments for the risk assessment approaches to the safety of the essential nutrients.