Codex Meeting to Focus on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration have
scheduled an October 28, 2014, public meeting in Washington, D.C., to solicit
comments about draft positions to be considered at the 36th Session of the
Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU)
of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in Bali, Indonesia, on November 24-28.
Issues on the October 28 meeting agenda include a (i) discussion paper on
biofortification, (ii) proposed draft revision of the Codex General Principles
for the Addition of Essential Nutrients to Foods, (iii) proposed draft revision of
the list of food additives, and (iv) a proposal to review the Codex Standard for
Follow-Up Formula. See Federal Register, September 10, 2014.

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