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March 17, 2009

Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues

Draft and Proposed Draft Maximum Residue Limits in Foods and Feeds at Steps 7 and 4

Establishment of Codex Priority Lists of Pesticides

March 16, 2009

Codex Committee on General Principles

Matters Arising from the Codex Alimentarius Commission and other Codex Committees

Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food

Discussion Paper on Current Practices and Needs for Further Work by the Committee - Report of the electronic Working Group on Risk Management Topics and Options

February 27, 2009

Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance

Report of the Second Session (October 2008) of the Ad Hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance.

February 20, 2009

Codex Committee on General Principles

Terms of Reference of the Coordinating Committees

Participation of Developing Countries in the Work of Codex

Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food

Discussion Paper on Consideration of Methods of Analysis and Sampling in CCRVDF


February 13, 2009

Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods

Discussion Paper on Ethyl Carbamate in Alcoholic Beverages

Discussion Paper on Benzene in Soft Drinks


February 4, 2009

Codex Committee on Food Additives

Endorsement and/or Revision of Maximum Levels for Food Additives and Processing Aids in Codex Standards

Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues

Proposed Draft Revision of the Codex Classification of Foods and Animal Feeds

Codex Committee on Food Hygiene

Code of Hygienic Practice for Cocoa and Chocolate Production and Processing

Microbiological Criteria for Powdered Follow-up Formulae and Formulae for Special Medical Purposes for Young Children (Annex II to the Code of Hygienic Practice for Powdered Formulae for Infants and Young Children)


February 2, 2008

Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues

Establishment of Codex Priority Lists of Pesticides

Codex Executive Committee

Request for comments and information on the Use and Validity of Certain old Codex Standards and Related Texts

Codex Committee on Food Hygiene

Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Control of Campylobacter and Salmonella spp. in Chicken Meat

Proposed Draft Annex on Leafy Green Vegetables Including Leafy Herbs to the Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables