Food Law News - FAO/WHO/WTO/Codex - 2005

21–25 February 2005

CODEX - Committee on Fats and Oils (19th Session) London, United Kingdom

The summary and conclusions of the 19th Session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils are as follows:

Matters for consideration by the Commission:

The Committee,

• agreed to advance the following Proposed Draft Amendment to the Standard for Named Vegetable Oils for adoption at Step 5/8 (para. 45, Appendix III);
  • amendment of Sesameseed oil
• agreed to advance the Proposed Draft Revised Table 1 of the Recommended International Code of Practice for the Storage and Transport of Edible Fats and Oils in Bulk for adoption at Step 5 of the Accelerated Procedure(para. 52, Appendix II);
• agreed to advance the following Proposed Draft Amendment to the Standard for Named Vegetable Oils for adoption at Step 5 (paras. 43 Appendix V)
  • inclusion of Rice bran oil
• agreed to propose the following new works to amend the Standard for Named Vegetable Oils;
  • amendment to the mid-oleic Sunflower oil (para. 46)
  • inclusion of mid oleic Soya bean oil and low linolenic Soya bean oil (para. 64)
  • amendment to the total carotenoids in unbleached Palm oil (para.67)

Other Matters of Interest to the Commission

The Committee,

• agree to continue to retain the Draft and Proposed Draft Lists of Acceptable Previous Cargoes at Step 7 and 4 respectively, for further consideration by the next session (para. 62);
• agreed to retain the Draft Standard for Fat Spreads and Blended Spreads as amended by the 19th Session at Step 7 except for Section 4 “Food Additives” which will be redrafted by an electronic working group for comments and consideration at the next session (para.61, Appendix IV);
• agreed to ask IOOC to continue its data survey on linolenic acid levels in Olive oils on a global basis (para. 36).