SPIFAN Stakeholder Panel (March 14, 2018)

Current Status of Codex Review and Adoption of SPIFAN Methods

Robert Rankin Executive Director Infant Nutrition Council of America

Background • Original SPIFAN Goal = Codex Type II methods for dispute resolution purposes • SPIFAN Codex Strategy Group develops supporting materials and conducts outreach to key delegations • Joint AOAC/ISO/IDF methods submitted to Codex • Codex process:

• Methods introduced at CCNFSDU • CCNFSDU refers methods to CCMAS • CCMAS conducts technical review/typing • CCMAS endorses methods and refers to CAC • CAC adopts methods