Subject Matter

Discussion Paper on a Proposed Draft Hygiene Provisions for Processed Meat 

CX/MH 04/10/6, Add 2

In accordance with Rule V.2 of the Rules of Procedure, the first item on the Provisional Agenda shall be the adoption of the Agenda.
 

The document is an information paper prepared by the Codex Secretariat concerning matters referred and/or of interest from the Codex Alimentarius Commission and other Codex Committees.
 

The 9^th CCMPH forwarded the proposed draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Meat to the Codex Alimentarius Commission for preliminary adoption at Step 5 (ALINORM 03/16A, para. 77).

The 26^th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission adopted the proposed draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Meat at Step 5 advancing it to Step 6 for circulation, comments and consideration at the 10^th Session of the Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene.

The draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Meat is being circulated for comments at Step 6 under CL 2003/23-MH. Comments submitted at Step 6 are summarised in document CX/MH 04/10/3.
 

The 9^th CCMPH decided to append the proposed draft Annex on Risk-Based Post-Mortem Examination Procedures for Meat to its report for comments at Step 3 (see CL 2003/10-MPH, part B). The Committee agreed that a drafting group would prepare a revised version of the Annex for circulation, additional comments and further consideration at its next meeting and with the understanding that the revised version would be circulated not later than 30 September 2003 (ALINORM 03/16A, para. 90).

Comments submitted at Step 3 are summarised in document CX/MH 04/10/4, Add.1.
 

The 9^th CCMPH appended the proposed draft Annex on Microbiological Verification of Processed Control of Meat Hygiene to its report for comments at Step 3 (see CL 2003/10-MPH, part B). The Committee agreed that a drafting group would prepare a revised version of the Annex for circulation, additional comments and further consideration at its next meeting, and with the understanding that the revised version would be circulated not later than 30 September 2003 (ALINORM 03/16A, para. 102).
Comments submitted at Step 3 are summarised in document CX/MH 04/10/5, Add.1.
 

The 8^th CCMPH requested that a discussion paper be prepared by New Zealand, with the assistance of the Codex Secretariat, on hygiene provisions for processed meat for potential inclusion in the proposed draft Code of Practice for Fresh Meat for consideration at its next meeting. The extension of the Scope of the proposed draft Code to include provisions for the hygiene of processed meat for approved by the 50^th Session of the Executive Committee (ALINORM 03/3A, para. 85 and Appendix II).

In view of time constraints, the Discussion Paper on Hygiene Provisions for Processed Meat (CX/MPH 03/7) was not circulated for comments and the 9^th CCMPH decided to request comments on the document with a comment deadline of 30 June 2003 (see CL 2003/10-MPH, part B). The Committee agreed that a drafting group would prepare a revised version of the hygiene provision for processed meat for circulation, additional comments and further consideration at its next meeting , and with the understanding that the revised version would be circulated not later than 30 September 2003 (ALINORM 03/16A, para. 106).

Comments submitted are summarised in document CX/MH 04/10/6, Add. 1.
 

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The Chairperson will propose, on behalf of the host country, the tentative date and place of the next meeting.
 

The Committee shall adopt a report of its 10^th Session based on a draft provided by the Secretariat.