Join Codex chat on food gunk before global meetup
Published Date: 3/26/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Codex Office is hosting a public meeting on May 29, 2025, to discuss important food safety topics before the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods meets in June. This affects food producers, regulators, and consumers by shaping rules that keep our food safe from harmful contaminants. Join the virtual meeting to learn, comment, and help influence international food safety standards that impact trade and health worldwide.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Consideration of lead maximum levels
The CCCF will discuss setting or endorsing maximum levels for lead in certain food categories at its 18th session (June 23-27, 2025). These discussions could shape international limits for lead in foods.
Cadmium prevention code of practice
The CCCF agenda includes a Code of Practice for the prevention and reduction of cadmium contamination in foods to be discussed at the June 23-27, 2025 session. This work addresses measures to prevent and reduce cadmium entering the food supply.
Aflatoxin rules for peanuts and spices
The CCCF will discuss a maximum level and associated sampling plan for total aflatoxins in ready-to-eat peanuts, revision of the code of practice for aflatoxin contamination in peanuts, and sampling plans for total aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in certain spices at the June 23-27, 2025 session. These items address how aflatoxin and ochratoxin A in peanuts and spices are measured and limited.
Reviews and new codes for multiple contaminants
Agenda items include review or development of codes of practice and guidance for pyrrolizidine alkaloids, tropane alkaloids, acrylamide reduction, aflatoxin B1 in feed for milk-producing animals, and weed control to prevent pyrrolizidine alkaloid contamination. These topics will be discussed at the CCCF18 session June 23-27, 2025.
Virtual public meeting to comment
You can join a virtual public meeting on May 29, 2025, from 1-4 p.m. ET to hear about and comment on items that will be discussed at the 18th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF18). The CCCF18 meeting will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from June 23-27, 2025, and written comments may be emailed in advance or offered at the meeting.
Guidance on sampling, data, and multi-ingredient rules
The CCCF will discuss guidance on sampling and analysis performance characteristics for data collection to GEMS/Food, guidance on data analysis for development of maximum levels, numeric performance criteria for methods of analysis for total aflatoxins, and the application of maximum levels to multi-ingredient products during the June 23-27, 2025 session. It will also review occurrence data analyses for lead in spice mixtures and aflatoxins in cereals.
Priority list and follow-up on JECFA evaluations
The CCCF agenda includes preparing a priority list of contaminants for evaluation by the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) and follow-up work on outcomes of JECFA evaluations and expert consultations at the June 23-27, 2025 session. This will guide which contaminants receive risk assessment attention next.
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