1. Codex Priority Issues and Action
Anaheim, 11 March 2011

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. LEVELS UNDER DISCUSSION
Additives
Committee
1. Ongoing Revision of the General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA)
ADDITIVES
LEVELS UNDER DISCUSSION
IADSA POSITION
Sorbates (INS )
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.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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.

11. 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.