The Codex Alimentarius Commission issues new guidance and standards (28 June 2016)

The Codex Alimentarius Commission has issued new guidelines and standards for several food related issues:

Pesticide residues:

Maximum pesticide residue limits for several pesticides at step 5/8 (with the omission of steps 6/7)
Guidelines for performance criteria for methods of analysis for the determination of pesticide residues in food at Step 5

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Guidelines for the Control of Non-typhoidal Salmonella spp. in Beef and Pork Meat
Guidelines on the Application of General Principles of Food Hygiene to the Control of Foodborne Parasites

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Revised Nutrient Reference Values for Copper, Iron (dietary description and footnote), Magnesium, Phosphorus, Vitamin E and Vitamin A (dietary equivalents and conversion factors)
Amendments to Methods of analysis in Standard for Infant Formula and Formulas for Special Medical Purposes Intended for Infants

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Specifications for the Identity and Purity of Food Additives
Revision of food category 01.1 “Fluid milk and milk products” and consequential changes
Amendments to the International Numbering System for Food Additives
Revision of Sections 4.1.c and 5.1.c of the General Standard for the Labelling of Food Additives When Sold as Such
Revised food additive sections of the standards for Cocoa Butter (CODEX STAN 86-1981), Chocolate and Chocolate Products (CODEX STAN 87-1981), Cocoa (Cacao) Mass (Cocoa/Chocolate Liquor) and Cocoa Cake (CODEX STAN 141-1983) and Cocoa Powders (Cocoas) and Dry Mixtures of Cocoa and Sugars (CODEX STAN 105-1981)
Revised food additive provisions of GSFA related to the alignment of the four commodity standards for chocolate and chocolate products (para 52(i) a); and the commodity standards identified by the Committee on Fish and Fishery Products (CCFFP) (para 52(i),b and Appendix VII, Part G and H)
Amendment to the Standard for Dairy Fat Spreads (CODEX STAN 253-2006)

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