Working Group Discusses Proposed Codex Microbiological Criteria for Nov 2012 Meeting
A physical working group of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH), attended by about 80 participants from over 20 countries and 3 observer groups, was held in Parma, Italy, May 29-June 1 to further progress the Proposed Draft Principles and Guidelines for the Establishment and Application of Microbiological Criteria Related to Foods, said the Food Safety and Inspection Service.
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Due to the technical nature of the document, at its last session in November 2011, the CCFH established eight teams comprised of a mentor (developed country) and mentees (developing countries) to develop real life examples of how microbiological criteria for specific foods were developed, said FSIS. The examples could possibly serve as an annex to the main document.
The main document was revised based on the example experiences. The document will be sent out for comment at Step 3, said FSIS, and it is anticipated to be adopted at Step 5/8 at the CCFH meeting in November 2012.