18th Session
Bangkok, Thailand, 23-27 June 2025
European Union comments on:
- CL 2024/79-CF: Request for data and information on risk management measures to prevent or reduce acrylamide contamination in foods
- CL 2025/03-CF: Application of MLs to multi-ingredient products
17th Session
Panama City, Panama, 15-19 April 2024
Annotated agenda indicating the division of competence and right to vote between the European Union and its Member States.
European Union comments on:
- Agenda item 5: (CL 2024/02-CF) - Maximum Levels for Lead in Certain Food Categories
- Agenda item 6: (CL 2024/03-CF) - Sampling plans for methylmercury in fish
- Agenda item 7: Definition for ready-to-eat peanuts for the establishment of a maximum level for total aflatoxins in this product
- Agenda item 8: Sampling plans for total aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in certain spices
- Agenda item 9.1: (CL 2024/06-CF) - Prevention or reduction of ciguatera poisoning
- Agenda item 10: Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids
- Agenda item 11: Tropane Alkaloids in Foods
- Agenda item 12: Discussion paper on acrylamide in foods
- Agenda item 13: (CL 2024/28-CF) - Cadmium and lead in quinoa
- Agenda item 14: Prevention and Reduction of Aflatoxin Contamination in Peanuts (CXC 55-2004)
- Agenda item 15: Reduction of Aflatoxin B1 in Raw Materials and Supplemental Feedingstuffs for Milk-producing Animals (CXC 45-1997)
- Agenda item 16: (CL 2024/26-CF) - Prevention and reduction of cadmium contamination in foods
- Agenda item 18: Review of Codex standards for contaminants
- Agenda item 21: (CL 2024/07-CF) - Foresight on emerging issues relevant to contaminants
- CL 2023/17/OCS-CF: Natural radioactivity in food, feed and drinking-water
- CL 2024/79-CF: Request for data and information on risk management measures to prevent or reduce acrylamide contamination in foods
16th Session
Utrecht, Netherlands, 18-21 April and 26 April 2023
Annotated agenda indicating the division of competence and right to vote between the European Union and its Member States.
European Union comments on:
- Agenda item 5: (CL 2023/18-CF): Maximum levels for lead in certain food categories
- Agenda item 6: (CL 2023/19-CF): Code of Practice for prevention and reduction of mycotoxin contamination in cassava
- Agenda item 7: (CL 2023/20-CF): Sampling plans for total aflatoxins in certain cereals
- Agenda item 8: (CL 2023/23-CF): Maximum level for total aflatoxins in ready-to-eat peanuts and associated sampling plan
- Agenda item 9: (CL 2023/24-CF): Maximum Levels for total aflatoxins and ochratoxin in spices
- Agenda item 10: (CL 2023/21-CF): Prevention or reduction of ciguatera poisoning
- Agenda item 13: Review of staple food-contaminant combinations for future work of CCCF
- Agenda item 14: (CL 2022/85-CF): Review of Codex standards for contaminants
- CL 2022/47-CF: Request for information on national sampling plans for methylmercury in fish or other contaminants in fish
15th Session (Virtual)
9-13 and 24 May 2022
Annotated agenda indicating the division of competence and right to vote between the European Union and its Member States.
European Union comments on:
- Agenda Item 5: (CL 2022/14-CF): Maximum levels for cadmium in cocoa powder (100% total cocoa solids on a dry matter basis)
- Agenda Item 6: (CL 2022/15-CF): Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of cadmium contamination in cocoa beans
- Agenda item 7: (CL 2022/16-CF): on Maximum Levels of Lead in certain food categories
- Agenda item 8 & 13: (CL 2022/17-CF): Methymercury in certain fish species
- Agenda Item 9: (CL 2022/18-CF): Maximum levels for total aflatoxins in certain cereals and cereal-based products including foods for infants and young children and associated sampling plans
- Agenda Item 10: (CL 2022/19-CF): Maximum levels for total aflatoxins in ready-to-eat peanuts and associated sampling plan (at Step 4)
- Agenda item 11: (CL 2022/20-CF): Maximum Levels of aflatoxins and ochratoxin in certain spices
- Agenda Item 12: Code of Practice for prevention and reduction of mycotoxin contamination in cassava
- Agenda item 16: (5CL/2022/22-CF): review of methods of analysis for contaminants
- CL 2022/45-CF: Request for comments and/or information on sampling plans: MLs for AFT and OTA in spices
- CL 2022/46-CF: Request for comments on sampling plans for total aflatoxins for cereals and cereal-based foods, including foods for infants and young children
- CL 2021/87-CF: Approach for the review of contaminant/staple food combinations for future work.
- CL 2021-90-CF: Review of Codex standards for contaminants in food and feed
14th Session (Virtual)
3-7 and 13 May 2021
- Annotated agenda indicating the division of competence and right to vote between the European Union and its Member States.
European Union comments on:
- Agenda Item 2: Matters referred to CCCF
- Agenda Item 5: Maximum level for cadmium in chocolates containing or declaring <30% total cocoa solids on a dry matter basis (at Step 7)
- Agenda Item 6: Maximum levels for cadmium in chocolates containing or declaring ≥30% to <50% total cocoa solids on a dry matter basis and cocoa powder (100% total cocoa solids on a dry matter basis) (at Step 4)
- Agenda Item 7: Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of cadmium contamination in cocoa beans (at Step 4)
- Agenda Item 8: Request for comments at step 3 on maximum levels for lead in certain food categories (Codex Circular Letter CL 2021/13-CF)
- Agenda Item 9: Revision of the Code of Practice for the prevention and reduction of lead contamination in foods (CXS 56-2004) (at Step 4)
- Agenda Item 10a: Request for comments at Step 3 on maximum levels for total aflatoxins in certain cereals and cereal-based foods including foods for infants and young children - CL 2021/15/OCS-CF.
- Agenda Item 10b: Sampling plans and performance criteria for total aflatoxins in certain cereals and cereal-based products including foods for infants and young children
- Agenda Items 11 and 12:
Maximum level for total aflatoxins in ready-to-eat peanuts and associated sampling plan (Held at Step 4)
Maximum levels for total aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in nutmeg, dried chili and paprika, ginger, pepper and turmeric and associated sampling plans (Held at Step 4). - Agenda Item 13: Methylmercury in fish
- Agenda Item 14: Hydrogen cyanide and mycotoxin contamination in cassava and cassava-based products
- Agenda Item 15: Cadmium and lead in quinoa
- Agenda Item 18: Approach to identify the need for revision of standards and related texts developed by CCCF
- CL 2019/81 CF: Request for comments at Step 6 on the draft maximum level for cadmium in chocolates containing or declaring <30% total cocoa solids on a dry matter basis.
- CL 2020/19-CF: Proposed draft maximum levels for cadmium in chocolates and cocoa derived products.
- CL 2020/21-CF: Request for comments on the proposed draft maximum levels for lead in selected commodities (CX/CF 20/14/8)
- CL 2020/22-CF: Request for comments at step 3 on the proposed draft revision of the code of practice for the prevention and reduction of lead contamination in foods (CXC 56-2004)
- CL 2020/23-CF: Proposed draft maximum levels for total aflatoxins in certain cereals and cereal-based products including foods for infants and young children."
- CL 2020/50-CF: Request for comments on work on maximum levels for cadmium in certain categories of chocolates and cocoa derived products
- CL 2020/51 CF: Request for comments on work related to mycotoxins contamination in cassava and cassava-based products
- CL 2020/52 CF: Request for comments on MLs for methylmercury in additional fish species, including sampling plans and other risk management recommendations
- CL 2020/53 CF: Request for comments on approaches to determine the need for revision of Codex standards and related texts developed by the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods
European Union comments on:
- CL 2019/46-CF: Proposed draft maximum level for cadmium for chocolates containing or declaring <30% total cocoa solids on a dry matter basis at Step 5/8.