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REP12/CAC 11
42. The Commission noted the reservations of the European Union, supported by Croatia, Egypt and
Norway, for the provisions for:
- Caramel III (INS 150c) and caramel IV (INS 150d), due to safety concerns.
- The use of colours in food categories related to cocoa-based confectionary products; namely, the
provisions for carotenes-beta, vegetable (INS 160a(ii)) and grape skin extracts (INS 163(ii)) in food
categories 05.1.3 “Cocoa-based spreads, including filling” and 05.1.4 “Cocoa and chocolate products”,
as this use could mislead consumers.
- Para-hydroxybenzoates (INS 214; 218) and sorbates (INS 200-203) in food category 04.1.2.5 “Jams,
jellies and marmelades”, which were not technologically justified other than in low sugar versions of
this food category.
43. The Commission further noted the reservations of Chile for the provision for erythrosine (INS 127) in
food category 08.3 “Processed comminuted meat, poultry and game products”, which could mask poor
hygienic practice, and of the United States of America for the provisions for carotenoids (INS 160a(i),
160a(iii), 160e, 160f) and erythrosine (INS 127).
Draft Revision of the Standard for Food Grade Salt (CODEX STAN 150-1985) 11
44. Some delegations made comments on sections, namely Section 3 Essential Composition and Quality
Factors” and Section 8 “Packaging, Transportation and Storage”, which were outside of the scope of the
CCFA revision. The Commission noted that delegations could present proposals for new work on the
revision of these sections to the CCFA.
45. The Commission adopted the revision of the Standard, as proposed by the CCFA, and noted the
reservation of Colombia.
Proposed draft Amendments to the International Numbering System (INS) for Food Additives 12
46. The Commission recalled that the 67 th CCEXEC had noted that the INS number for sodium potassium
hexametaphosphate should be corrected to read 452(vi) and had recommended not to adopt the new INS 561,
erroneously associated with potassium aluminium silicate 13 .
47. The Commission adopted the proposed draft amendments to the INS as proposed by the CCEXEC and
recommended to the CCFA to reconsider a new INS number for “potassium aluminium silicate, based
pearlescent pigments” on the basis of the description of the specifications monograph prepared by the 74 th
JECFA.
Contaminants in Foods (CCCF)
Revision of the Code of Practice for Source Directed Measures to Reduce Contamination of Food with
Chemicals 14
48. The Commission agreed to include a footnote to the term “feed” in paragraph 4 of the Code to make it
clear that the ALARA Principle (“as low as reasonably achievable”) applied to maximum levels of
contaminants from feed as carry-over into food of animal origin which were relevant to public health in
accordance with the use of this Principle in the General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and
Feed. It was noted that the addition of this note was for clarification purposes and did not change the content
of the provisions in the Code.
49. The note would read as follows: The General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed
(CODEX STAN 193-1995) limits application of the ‘as low as reasonably achievable’ concept to feed to
those contaminants than can be transferred from feed to food of animal origin and thereby can be relevant for
public health.
11 REP12/FA para.141, Appendix XI.
12 REP12/FA para.152, Appendix XII.
13 REP 12/EXEC 2, paras 9-12.
14 REP12/CF para. 38, Appendix III.