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CCNFSDU

Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses

43rd Session

Germany, 6-10 March 2023

  • Agenda indicating the division of competence between the EU and its Member States for the 43rd Session of the CCNFSDU

European Union comments on:

  • Agenda item 7.2: Prioritisation mechanism to better manage the work of CCNFSDU
  • CL 2022-24-OCS-NFSDU: Review of the Standard for Follow-Up Formula
  • CL 2022-57-OCS-NFSDU: Proposed Draft Guidelines for Ready-to-use Therapeutic Foods at Step 8
  • CL 2022/80/OCS-NFSDU: Technological justification for the use of certain foods and the plan/programme for the consideration of remaining food additive"

42nd Session

Virtual, 19–25 November and 1 December 2021

  • Agenda indicating the division of competence between the EU and its Member States for the 42nd Session of the CCNFSDU

European Union comments on:

  • Agenda Item 4a: Proposed draft revised standard for follow up formula for older infants and drink/product for young children with added nutrients or drink for young children (update in Recommendation 10)
  • Agenda Item 4b - Draft scope, description and labelling for drink/product for young children with added nutrients or drink for young children (with regard to the name of the product)
  • Agenda Item 4b and CL 2021/54-NFSDU: on the Review of the Standard for Follow-Up Formula (CODEX STAN 156-1987) (CX/NFSDU 21/42/5)
  • Agenda Item 5: (CL 2021/31/OCS-NFSDU) - Draft Guidelines for Ready-to-use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) (CX/NFSDU 21/42/6)
  • Agenda item 6: (CL 2021/56 OCS-NFSDU) - Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) for Persons Aged 6 to 36 Months

Additional EU comments on:

  • Agenda item 6: General Principles for the Establishment and Use of NRVs-R for Persons Aged 6–36 Months (CX/NFSDU 21/42/7), Recommendations 1-5

41st Session

Düsseldorf, Germany, 24-29 November 2019

European Union comments on:

  • Agenda Item 4a: Review of the standard for follow-up formula (CXS 156-1987): draft scope, description and labelling for follow-up formula for older infants (codex circular letter CL 2019/77-NFSDU)
  • Agenda Item 4d: Review of the Standard for Follow-Up Formula (CODEX STAN 156-1987)
  • Agenda Item 5a: Proposed Draft Guidelines for Ready-to-use Therapeutic Foods at Step 4 (CX/NFSDU 19/41/6)
  • Agenda Item 5b: Proposed Draft Guidelines for Ready-to-use Therapeutic Foods (at Step 3)
  • Agenda Item 6: Proposed Draft Claim for “free” of Trans Fatty Acids (at step 4) and Discussion Paper on Risk management possibilities for the reduction of TFAs
  • Agenda Item 7: Proposed Draft Definition for Biofortification (at step 4)
  • Agenda Item 8: NRVs-R for Older Infants and Young Children (CX/NFSDU 19/41/8)
  • Agenda Item 12: Discussion Paper on General Guidelines to establish nutrient profiles for food labelling (CX/NFSDU 19/41/12)

European Union comments on

  • CL 2018/94-NFSDU: Request for comments at Step 5 on the Review of the Standard for Follow-up Formula: Proposed draft scope, description and labelling for follow-up formula for older infants.

40th Session

Berlin, Germany, 26-30 November 2018

European Union comments on:

  • Agenda Item 4b: Review of the Standard for Follow-Up Formula (CODEX STAN 156-1987) at Step 3
  • Agenda Item 5: Proposed Draft Guidelines for Ready-to-use Therapeutic Foods at Step 3
  • Agenda Item 6: Proposed Draft Definition for Biofortification

European Union comments on:

  • CL 2018/62-NFSDU: Draft Review of the Standard for Follow-up Formula: Essential composition requirements

39th Session

Berlin, Germany, 4-8 December 2017

European Union comments on:

  • Agenda Item 4 b): Review of the Standard for Follow-Up Formula (CODEX STAN 156-1987)
  • Agenda Item 4: Review of the Standard for Follow-Up Formula (CODEX STAN 156-1987)
  • Agenda Item 5: Proposed Draft Definition for Biofortification
  • Agenda Item 6: Proposed Draft NRV-NCD for EPA and DHA long chain omega-3 fatty acids (CX/NFSDU 17/39/6)
  • Agenda Item 7: Proposed Draft Guideline for Ready-to-use Therapeutic Foods
  • Agenda Item 9: Food Additives - Mechanism / Framework For Considering Technological Justification And Other Matters

38th Session

Hamburg, Germany, 5-9 December 2016

European Union comments on:

  • Agenda Item 2: Matters Referred by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and/or Other Subsidiary Bodies
  • Agenda Item 5: Review of the Standard for Follow-Up Formula (CODEX STAN 156-1987)
  • Agenda Item 6: Proposed Draft Definition for Biofortification
  • Agenda Item 7: Proposed Draft NRV-NCD for EPA and DHA long chain omega-3 fatty acids at Step 4
  • Agenda Item 8: Proposed Draft Guideline for Ready-to-use Therapeutic Foods at Step 4

European Union comments on:

  • CL 2016/19-NFSDU: Request for Comments at Step 6 on the Draft NRV-R for Vitamin E

37th Session

Bad Soden am Taunus, Germany, 23-27 November 2015

European Union comments on:

  • Agenda Item 2: Matters Referred by the CAC and other Committees: Part B. Matters arising from other codex subsidiary bodies
  • Agenda Item 4: Proposed Draft Additional or Revised Nutrient Reference Values for Labelling Purposes in the Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling (CX/NFSDU 15/37/4)
  • Agenda Item 5: Review of the Standard for Follow-Up Formula (CODEX STAN 156-1987) at Step 4
  • Agenda Item 7: Proposed draft NRV-NCD for EPA and DHA long chain Omega-3 fatty acids
  • Agenda Item 11a: Methods of analysis in the Standard for Infant Formulas for Special Medical Purposes Intended for Infants (CODEX STAN 72-1981)
  • Codex Circular Letter CL 2014/33-NFSDU: Matters For Adoption By The 38th Session Of The Codex Alimentarius Commission - Point 7: Proposed Draft Revision of the list of food additives in the Standard for Infant Formula and Formulas for Special Medical Purposes Intended for Infants.