Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses

Terms of Reference

The Terms of Reference clearly states the objective(s) to be achieved by a subsidiary body established by the  Codex Alimentarius Commission (often simply referred to as Codex). Please visit the  Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) for more information on the Terms of Reference.

Consultation Documents

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Please refer to the table below for the documents in circulation for comments. In order to assist in the development of a Canadian response to the host country and to the Codex Secretariat, comments are invited to be submitted by the due date indicated.

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Thirty-third session of the CCNFSDU: Bad soden am taunus, Germany, 14 - 18 november 2011

Document Title	Document Reference	Due Date for Comments
1. Provisional Agenda	CX/NFSDU 11/33/1	3 October 2011
2. (a) Matters Referred to the Committee by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and/or Other Codex Committees (b) Matters of Interest Arising from FAO and WHO	CX/NFSDU 11/33/2  CX/NFSDU 11/33/2-Add.1  CX/NFSDU 11/33/3	25 October 2011 25 October 2011
3. Proposed Draft Additional or Revised Nutrient Reference Values for Labelling Purposes in the Codex Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling at Step 4 Report from FAO and WHO on NRVs	REP11/NFSDU, Appendix III  CX/NFSDU 11/33/4	25 October 2011 25 October 2011
4. Principles for the Development and Review of NRVs for Labelling Purposes for Nutrients Associated with Risk of Diet-related Non-communicable Diseases (a) General Principles for Establishing Nutrient Reference Values for Nutrients Associated with Risk of Diet-Related Non-communicable Diseases for General Population (NRVs-NCD) at Step 4 Revised Draft of the General Principles in the light of the comments at Step 3 (b) Proposed Draft Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs)	CL 2010/53-NFSDU  REP11/NFSDU, Appendix IV  CX/NFSDU 11/33/6  CX/NFSDU 11/33/6	4 February 2011 6 October 2011 6 October 2011
5. Proposed Draft Revision of the Codex General Principles for the Addition of Essential Nutrients to Foods (CAC/GL 9-1987) at Step 4	REP11/NFSDU, Appendix VII  CX/NFSDU 11/33/7	7 October 2011
6. Proposed Draft Revision of the Guidelines on Formulated Supplementary Foods for Older Infants and Young Children (CAC/GL 8-1991) at Step 4	CX/NFSDU 11/33/8	6 October 2011
7. Proposed Draft Amendment of the Standard for Processed Cereal-Based Foods for Infants and Young Children (CODEX STAN 74-1981) to Include a New Part B for Underweight Children at Step 4	CX/NFSDU 11/33/9	31 October 2011
8. Proposal to Review the Codex Standard for Follow-up Formula (CODEX STAN 156-1987)	CX/NFSDU 11/33/10	25 October 2011

Report of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses

•  ALINORM REP11/NFSDU: Report of the thirty-second session (1 - 5 November 2010).
•  ALINORM 10/33/26: Report of the thirty-first session (2 - 6 November 2009).

Archives

Documentation on previous sessions is available on the  Reports page of the Codex Alimentarius.