IFU REport 2011 - NZJBA - The New Zealand Juice & Beverage ...

development of an appropriate nutrient profile model for a specific purpose. With support of
the Public Health Agency of Canada, the first field-testing was undertaken in South-Africa in
April 2011. Currently, planning is underway to undertake the field-testing in other countries
who had indicated their interests, including Brazil, Philippines, Portugal and Thailand.
Furthermore, as a tool to support the country process, a catalogue of nutrient profile models
has also been compiled with the support of Health Canada. The aim of the catalogue is to
develop accessible resource information that summarizes key characteristics of the nutrient
profile models which are identified through a systematic search and meet specific inclusion
and exclusion criteria set up by the project advisory group.
2. Implementation of the WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health.
2.1 Draft Revision of the Guidelines on Nutrition Labeling concerning the list of nutrients that
are always declared on a voluntary or mandatory basis (advanced to Step 7)
2.2 Discussion paper on additional conditions for nutrient content claims and comparative
claims in the Guidelines for Use of Nutrition and Health Claims. A physical working group
was held in the weekend before the CCFL in order to prepare for the Plenary session’s
discussion on the issue of nutrient content claims (no added sugars, no added salt/sodium)
and comparative claims (reduced, X% less, etc.). Disagreement was visible between the US
and some member countries, on the one hand, and EU and some member countries, on the
other hand, as to whether ingredient claims should be included in the title of the Table of
Conditions. The US believes that non addition claims are to be considered ingredient claims,
whereas the EU is of the opinion that non addition claims can be considered implied nutrient
content claims.
2.3 No added sugars -- In the absence of consensus with regard to the precise conditions of
use for the ‘no added sugars’ claim, the Committee agreed to some ‘principles for conditions
for non-addition of sugars.
2.4 Conditions of use for comparative claims (‘reduced’, etc.) for sugars and salt/sodium
content. The physical working group showed no support for work on the “Now contains X%
less” claim for the moment. Some member countries noted the difficulties of enforcement and
the potentially misleading aspects.
2.5 Mandatory nutrition labeling -- Now that the list of nutrients to be declared on a
mandatory or voluntary basis has been agreed by the Committee, the question was raised
whether certain member countries that did not feel comfortable with mandatory nutrition
labeling would consider applying mandatory nutrition labeling in the near future.
4. Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF), 5 th Session, March 21- 25,
2011 in The Hague, The Netherlands
IFU representative: Dr. Hany Farag, USA
The Committee agreed to establish an electronic Working Group to: (i) reconsider the
existing maximum levels with a focus on foods important for infants and children and also on
the canned fruits and vegetables and (ii) reconsider if other existing maximum levels should
be addressed.
The electronic Working Group will be led by the United States of America, will work in
English only and be open to all Codex members and observers.
Report on the activities 2011
May 2012
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