OMB Codex 234 Working Group Meeting Book (April 27, 2018)

REP17/MAS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Summary and Status of Work ........................................................................................................ page ii List of Abbreviations ...................................................................................................................... page iv Report of the 38 th Session of the Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling ................. page 1 Agenda Items Paragraphs Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1 - 2 Opening of the Session ..................................................................................................................... 3 - 4 Adoption of the Agenda (Agenda item 1) ................................................................................................ 5 Matters Referred to the Committee by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and other Subsidiary Bodies (Agenda item 2)........................................................................................... 6 - 9 Endorsement of Methods of Analysis and Sampling Plans in Codex Standards (Agenda item 3) ............................................................................................................................. 10 – 30 Guidance on the Criteria Approach for Methods Which Use a “Sum of Components” (Agenda item 4) ............................................................................................................................. 31 - 36 Criteria for Endorsement of Biological Methods Used to Detect Chemicals of Concern (Agenda item 5) .............................................................................................................................. 37 - 47 Review and Update of Methods in CODEX STAN 234-1999 (Agenda item 6)............................. 48 – 61 Information Document on Practical Examples on the Selection of Appropriate Sampling Plans (Agenda item 7) ........................................................................................................................... 62 Proposal to Amend the Guidelines on Measurement Uncertainty (CAC/GL 54-2004) (Agenda item 8) ............................................................................................................................. 63 – 70 Proposal to Amend the General Guidelines on Sampling (CAC/GL 50-2004) (Agenda item 9) .............................................................................................................................. 71 - 77 Report of an Inter-Agency Meeting on Methods of Analysis (Agenda item 10) ............................. 78 - 82 Other Business and Future Work (Agenda item 11) ............................................................................. 83 Date and Place of Next Session (Agenda item 12) ............................................................................... 84 Appendices Appendix I – List of Participants ................................................................................................. page 10 Appendix II – Methods of analysis (endorsed / recommended for revocation / for information) . page 23 Appendix III – Amendments to the Procedural Manual ................................................................ page 34 Appendix IV – Information Document: Criteria approaches for methods which use a “sum of components” ................................................................................................................... page 35 Appendix V – Methods of analysis for consideration by CCNFSDU ............................................ page 43 Appendix VI – Project Document for new work on the new format to the Recommended Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CODEX STAN 234-1999) ......................... page 45 Appendix VII – Information Document: Practical examples of sampling plans ............................ page 47