laporan bersama perwakilan malaysia - Food Safety and Quality ...

HIGHLIGHTS OF DISCUSSION
The Committee recalled that the 42 nd CCFA had agreed to
discuss the proposal for the revision of the name and
descriptors of food category 16.0 “Composite foods – foods that
could not be placed in categories 01-15” and examples of food
products in this category at its next Session, as no agreement
on the need for this category could be reached.
Several members believed that category 16.0 should be
deleted as there was a lack of clarity concerning its scope
and if the category was too broad, it could lead to an
increase of food additive provisions. They recalled that food
categories were defined because of similarities of the foods or
similar needs for additives, which was not the case in this
category. The present technological justification was based on
only few examples, which could be addressed in other food
categories of the GSFA, if necessary, with added footnotes
indicating a restrictive use. The proper application of the carryover
principle could be used to cover compound foods not
included in other categories.
Several other members felt that it was important to keep this
food category to capture food additive uses for products
that were in the market but did not fit in food categories 1 to
15. They mentioned that there were many products, especially
compound products and ready to eat products, which fit no other
category but existed in trade and were consumed, and
examples for such products had been provided in written
comments (CRD 16). They agreed that the name and
descriptor of the category could be revised to better reflect
the nature of these products. It was also mentioned that the
carry-over principle would not be able to cover the needs of
all foods intended for inclusion in this category.
COMMITTEE'S DECISION
As there was no consensus, the Committee
agreed to establish an e-WG, led by the
United States of America, open to all
members and observers and working in
English only, to develop a discussion paper
for the next session which would give a
detailed description of the products to
be included in this category and make
proposals for revision of the name and
descriptors of food category 16.0 as
necessary.
TINDAKAN
MALAYSIA
JKCK FA perlu ambil
perhatian perkara ini.
Memandangkan
produk makanan Asia
banyak termasuk di
dalam kategori ini,
mesyuarat informal
Asia telah bersetuju
agar negara-negara
Asia memberi komen
dan maklumbalas
mengenai nama dan
jenis makanan
tempatan yang
berkaitan. Ini adalah
penting bagi
memastikan CCFA
memahami
kepentingan dan
keperluan kategori ini.
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