U.S. Codex Delegates Schedule Meeting to Discuss Standards for Fats and Oils

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Under Secretary for Food
Safety and the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition have announced a January 13, 2015, public meeting in
College Park, Maryland, to discuss draft U.S. positions for consideration during
the 24th Session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils slated for February
9-13 in Melaka, Malaysia.

Agenda items at the January meeting include a proposed draft standard
for fish oils and discussion papers focusing on (i) cold pressed oils and (ii)
amended standards for sunflower seed oils and high oleic soybean oil. See
Federal Register, November 19, 2014.

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