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Food Safety

54th Session

Nairobi, Kenya, 11-15 March 2024

European Union comments on:

53rd Session

San Diego, United States of America, 29 November – 2 December 2022

European Union comments on:

52nd Session

Virtual, 28 February - 4 March and 9 March 2022

European Union comments on:

European Union reply to:

  • CL 2020/55-FH: Request for comments on the decision tree and on methods of analysis for irradiated foods
  • CL 2021/4/OCS-FH: Draft Guidance for the Management of Biological Foodborne Outbreaks
  • CL 2021/35/OCS-FH: on the proposed draft Guidelines for the control of STEC

51st Session

Cleveland, United States of America, 4-8 November 2019

European Union comments on:

  • Agenda Item 5: Draft code of practice on food allergen management for food business operators (REP19/FH Appendix III)
  • Agenda Item 6: Proposed Draft Guidelines of the General Principles of Food Hygiene (CXC 1-1969) and its HACCP Annex (CX/FH 19/51/6)
  • Agenda Item 7: Proposed Draft Guidance on the Management of Biological Foodborne Outbreaks (CX/FH 19/51/7)
  • Agenda Item 8: Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Control of Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in beef, leafy greens, raw milk and cheese produced from raw milk, and sprouts (CX/FH 19/51/8)
  • Agenda Item 9: Discussion paper on principles for the safe use of water in food processing (CX/FH 19/51/9)

50th Session

Panama City, Panama, 12-16 November 2018

European Union comments on:

  • Agenda Item 5: Proposed Draft Revision of the General Principles of Food Hygiene (CAC/RCP 1-1969) and its HACCP Annex
  • Agenda Item 6: Revision of the Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products (CX/FH 18/50/6)
  • Agenda Item 7: Proposed draft code of practice on food allergen management for food business operators
  • Agenda Item 8: Proposed draft guidance for the management of (micro)biological foodborne crisis/outbreaks

49th Session

Chicago, United States of America, 13-17 November 2017

European Union comments on:

  • Agenda Item 4: Proposed Draft Revision of the General Principles of Food Hygiene (CAC/RCP 1-1969) and its HACCP Annex (CX/FH 17/49/5)
  • CL 2017/70-FH: Proposed draft guidance for histamine control in the Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products (CAC/RCP 52-2003) (at Step 3)
  • CL 2017/68-FH: Proposals for new work and/or revision of existing standards - Project document on the "Development of a Guidance Document for the Management of (Micro)biological Foodborne Crisis/Outbreaks" prepared by the European Union.

48th Session

Los Angeles, California, United States of America, 7-11 November 2016

European Union comments on:

  • Agenda Item 2: Matters Referred by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and/or Other Codex Subsidiary Bodies to the Food Hygiene Committee.
  • Agenda Item 3a: Progress Report on the Joint FAO/WHO Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JMRA) and Related Matters.
  • Agenda Item 4: Draft Revision of the General Principles of Food Hygiene (CAC/RCP 1-1969) - (CX/FH 16/48/5).
  • Agenda Item 5: Proposed draft revision of the Code of hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (CAC/RCP 53-2003).
  • Agenda Item 6: Proposed Draft Guidance on Histamine Control and Sampling Plans for Histamine.
  • Agenda Item 7: Proposal to merge all guidance for control of foodborne parasites: Guidelines on the Application of General Principles of Food Hygiene to the Control of Foodborne Parasites (CX/FH 16/48/8).

47th Session

Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 9–13 November 2015

European Union comments on:

  • Agenda Item 4: Proposed draft guidelines for the control of nontyphoidal Salmonella spp. in beef and pork meat.
  • Agenda Item 5: Proposed draft guidelines on the application of general principles of food hygiene to the control of foodborne parasites.