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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 106 / Friday, June 4, 2021 / Notices considers other matters assigned to it by the Commission in relation to contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed.
The 14th Session of the CCCF, originally scheduled for April 2024, 2020, in Utrecht, Netherlands, was rescheduled due to ongoing concerns related to the Coronavirus COVID19
pandemic. The Committee met virtually on May 313, 2021.
The Committee considered the following items that will be considered by the 44th Session of the Commission.
Proposed draft revision of the Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Lead Contamination in Foods CXS 562004 recommended for final adoption;
Proposed draft MLs for cadmium in chocolate and chocolate products containing or declaring 30% to <50%
total cocoa solids on a dry matter basis recommended for final adoption;
Proposed draft code of practice for the prevention and reduction of cadmium contamination in cocoa beans at Step 5
interim adoption;
Proposals for new work on MLs for methylmercury in additional fish species; sampling plans and other risk management recommendations recommended by CCCF for approval of new work.
The Committee will continue working on:
Proposed draft MLs for cocoa powder 100% total cocoa solids on a dry matter basis;
Proposed draft MLs for lead in selected commodities for inclusion in the General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed GSCTFF
CXS 1931995;
Proposed draft MLs for total aflatoxins in certain cereals and cereal based products including foods for infants and young children;
Proposed draft ML for total aflatoxins in ready-to-eat peanuts and associated sampling plan;
Proposed draft MLs for total aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in nutmeg, dried chili and paprika, ginger, pepper and turmeric, and associated sampling plans;
Discussion paper on the CoP for the prevention and reduction of mycotoxin contamination in cassava and cassavabased products;
General guidance on data analysis for ML development and for improved data collection;
Discussion paper on approach to identify the need for revision of standards and related texts developed by CCCF;
Forward work plan for CCCF, including:

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Review of staple food-contaminant combinations for future work of CCCF;
Priority list of contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants for evaluation by JECFA; and Follow-up work to the outcome of JECFA evaluations.
Responsible Agencies: HHS/FDA;
USDA/Food Safety and Inspection Service FSIS.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Codex Committee on Food Additives The Codex Committee on Food Additives CCFA establishes or endorses acceptable maximum levels MLs for individual food additives;
prepares a priority list of food additives for risk assessment by the JECFA;
assigns functional classes to individual food additives; recommends specifications of identity and purity for food additives for adoption by the Codex Alimentarius Commission;
considers methods of analysis for the determination of additives in food; and considers and elaborates standards or codes of practice for related subjects such as the labeling of food additives when sold as such.
The 52nd Session of the CCFA, originally scheduled for March 26, 2020, in Lanzhou, China, was postponed due to ongoing concerns related to the coronavirus COVID19
pandemic. The Committee is scheduled to meet virtually on September 110, 2021.
The Committee will continue working on:
Draft and Proposed draft food additive provisions of the General Standard for Food Additives GSFA
electronic and physical working groups led by the United States;
Proposals for additions and changes to the priority list of substances proposed for evaluation by JECFA
physical working group PWG led by Canada;
Alignment of the food additive provisions of commodity standards and relevant provisions of the GSFA
electronic working group EWG led by Australia, Japan and the United States;
Revision of the class names and the international numbering system for food additives EWG led by Belgium;
Provisions related to the use of sweeteners with Note 161 attached to 1
determine if sweeteners or flavor enhancers are justified in specific food categories and 2 developing wording for an alternative to Note 161 relating to the use of sweeteners or flavor enhancers in food categories where the use is technologically justified;
Issues with the online GSFA which prevent the implementation of
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Committee decisions and to inform the Executive Committee on this matter.
The Committee will hold a one and half day PWG on the GSFA immediately preceding the 52nd Session of CCFA, to be chaired by the United States. That group will discuss:
The recommendations of the EWG
on the GSFA and new proposals and proposed revisions of food additive provisions in the GSFA.
The Committee will hold a half day PWG immediately preceding the 52nd Session of CCFA on alignment of the food additive provisions of commodity standards and relevant provisions of the GSFA, to be chaired by Australia. That group will discuss the recommendations of the EWG on alignment.
Responsible Agency: HHS/FDA/
CFSAN.
U.S. Participation: Yes.
Codex Committee on Food Hygiene The Codex Committee on Food Hygiene CCFH is responsible for developing basic provisions on food hygiene, applicable to all food;
considering and amending or endorsing provisions on food hygiene contained in Codex commodity standards and Codex codes of practice developed by other committees; considering specific food hygiene problems assigned to it by the Commission; suggesting and prioritizing areas where there is a need for microbiological risk assessment at the international level and developing questions to be addressed by the risk assessors; and considering microbiological risk management matters in relation to food hygiene and in relation to the FAO/WHO risk assessments.
The 52nd Session of CCFH CCFH52, originally scheduled for November 16
20, 2020, in San Diego, California, United States, has been postponed due to ongoing concerns related to the coronavirus COVID19 pandemic.
CCFH52 is scheduled to convene November 29December 3, 2021.
Since the 44th Session of the Commission will convene prior to the 52nd Session of the CCFH, the Committee will continue working on:
Diagram/decision tree to accompany the draft revision of the General Principles of Food Hygiene CXC 11969;
Redrafting proposed draft guidelines for the control of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli STEC in raw beef, raw milk and raw milk cheeses, fresh leafy vegetables, and sprouts;
Guidelines for the safe use and reuse of water in food production; and
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