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Codex Wants Comments on New Work Toward Processed Cheese Standard

The Codex Secretariat issued a Circular Letter (CL 2012/24-CAC) requesting comments and information by Feb. 28, 2013, on gaps in the safety and quality provisions of Codex texts to justify new work on a standard for processed cheese, said the…

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Food Safety and Inspection Service. The 2012 Codex Commission agreed to discontinue work on a standard, but in response to concerns raised by some countries, agreed to seek input on gaps that Codex would need to address. Interested parties in the U.S. should submit their comments to: USCodex@fsis.usda.gov; interested parties in other countries should submit their comments directly to the Codex Secretariat at: codex@fao.org.