OUTCOMES FROM THE IFU COMMISSIONS MEETINGS Beijing 14-15 August 2005.

OUTCOMES FROM THE IFU COMMISSIONS MEETINGS

Beijing 14-15 August 2005

OUTCOMES FROM THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COMMISSION MEETING

Discussion of working groups

As a result of the survey sent to members for comment and discussion yesterday with Commission members the following was decided:


- all working group member lists to be reviewed and updated where necessary

- Chairman of STC to draw up a formalized structure and procedure for the working groups

- The frequency of working group meetings to be left to the descretion of the Chairperson of each group with a minimum of 2 meetings per year.

- The number of members on each working group will not be restricted. All volunteers will be

welcomed.


Position paper on fruit juice nutrition policy

- Approved paper in general subject to further discussion at combined CL-STC

- Agreed to support addition of actual GI figures for fruit juices in the document. However, as there was concern to some of the figures, it was agreed for members of STC to submit any documentation that they have access to on the GI of fruit juices to Bill STINSON for collation by the end of September.


- Discussed positive publications on the health benefits of fruit juices:- United Kingdom food standards agency

- Success of Five a Day logo

- Nutrient Profiling for childrens’ diets

- USA FDA and HHC workshop on perspectives on marketing, self-regulation and childhood obesity. Healthy beverages include water, seltzer and greater than 50% real juice.


Pesticides issues

- EU reduces MRLs - STC supported a proposal to build up a

pesticides/insecticides database of all national and regional regulations to be controled by the IFU

- Suggestions to encourage processors to obtain documentation from growers on pesticides used


Health and nutrition issues

- Discussed proposal to build up a database on the literature available on the health benefits of fruit juices in order to substantiate claims.


Bulk FCOJ Tariff into China

- Assisted CBIA in their submission to ensure the same tariff on bulk concentrate as exist for drums


Flavour addition to fruit juices

- Only natural flavours derived by physical processing of the named fruit permitted to be used

- These natural flavours need not be added in line


Alicyclobacillus questionnaire

- AIJN questionnaire


GMO policy

- Retailers demanding GMO free products

- AMFEP recommendations to be circulated to STC members for comment

OUTCOMES FROM THE COMMISSION FOR LEGISLATION MEETING

A) IFU Representatives for IFU Committees1) Codex Committees attended:

- CAC Paul ZWIKER, David HAMMOND, Martin GREEVE, Hany FARAG and Elisabetta ROMEO-VAREILLE- CCFAC Paul ZWIKER- CCFL Jan HERMANS- CCPR Marcos POZZAN- CCMAS David HAMMOND

2) Codex Committees monitored- CCNFSDU (to be nominated)- CCFH Pat FAISON- CCGP Elisabetta ROMEO-VAREILLE


B) Discussion of Codex work

1) Approval of the General Standard for fruit juices by CAC

- CCMAS still to endorse the inclusion of analytical methods

- CCFL to approve footnote that processing aids with allergic potential are subject to ingredient declaration

- CCPR to clarify MRLs for processed fruits


2) CCFACCCFAC approved proposal made by IFU/Task Force:- Coconut water to be considered as a fruit juice- Footnote for sulphites (only for dispensers and according to

national legislation) - Polydimethylsiloxane as a processing aid- Include isinglass, sodium and potassium caseinates as

processing aids (in case carry over ingredient declaration necessary)

- Proposed maximum level for tin 150 mg/kg for canned beverages (ongoing discussion to lower this level)


3) CCFL- WHO request to CCFL to consider the global strategy on diet physical activity and health in the future work.- Discussion about labelling of sweeteners together with CCFAC.- Endorsement of the labelling provisions of the general fruit juice standard- Guidelines for the production, processing, labelling and marketing of organically produced foods- Revision of guidelines for labelling of food and food ingredients obtained by GMO- QUID draft amendments to the general standard for labelling- Country of origin labelling- Discussion paper on advertising to be continued


4) CCPR

- Revision of several pesticides

Additional work IFU representative:

- Overview legislation MRLs for different fruits/juices

- Request to CL/STC members for future input in order to get an updated overview in IFU website


5) CCMAS

Advocating the inclusion of the analytical methods in the General Standard for Fruit Juices.

6) CCNFSDU

Monitoring activities only.

7) CCFH


8) CCGP



C) IFU position paper on nutrition policy

Discussion and finalizing the draft proposal together with STC.

Approval Executive Committee in Beijing.

Distribution of the document to all members by the end of September 2005.


D) IFU participation in the Five a day program

International workshop on fruit and vegetable consumption for health and nutrition

WHO workshop in Durban (South Africa)


E) IFU Representatives for IFU Committees in 2006

1) Codex Committees attended:

- CAC Elisabetta ROMEO-VAREILLE and CL Chairperson

- CCFAC to be nominated

- CCFL Jan HERMANS

- CCPR Marcos POZZAN

- CCMAS David HAMMOND

2) Codex Committees monitored:

- CCNFSDU David HAMMOND

- CCFH Pat FAISON

- CCGP Elisabetta ROMEO-VAREILLE

OUTCOMES FROM THE COMMISSION ON METHODS OF ANALYSIS MEETING

The Commission on Methods of Analysis has concentrated its activities in the following areas:

An extensive revision of the methods has taken place. This will allow the methods to be placed in the private area of the IFU website in the future.

New methods and recommendations have also been prepared.


A method for Artificial colours by TLC (No 24) and one recommendation for high intensity sweeteners (Rec.8) have been approved.

Two further recommendations, one for Sensory assessment and the other for Tristimulus Colour Measurement, need slight modification prior to publication.


A collaborative study for the quantification of limonin (a bitter material) has been undertaken. Although the previous protocol had been amended, which improved the method’s performance, the data were still not acceptable. Further evaluations will have to take place.

A method to determine the colour of hazy juices has been identified, which will be collaboratively assessed next year.


Next year’s activities

A method for the quantification of low levels of polyols in fruit juices and one for the detection of artificial colours by HPLC will be carried out.

Revision of the methods handbook will be completed.

OUTCOMES FROM THE ADVISORY BOARD MEETING

IFU positions – Re-elections and nominations

President of the IFU: re-election of Tony BEATTIE

Vice-President of the IFU: election of Kees COOLS

Election of Chairperson of the Advisory Board:

Dianne NURY

Re-election of the Vice-chairperson of the Advisory Board:

Klaus SONDHAUSS


Election of the Public Relations and Membership Commission Chairperson: Bruno JUD

Election of the Public Relations and Membership Commission Vice-chairperson: Michael FISCHER

Election of the Vice-chairperson Commission of Methods of Analysis: Frank HESFORD


Election of the Chairman of the Commission for Legislation: Martin GREEVE

Election of the Vice-chairman of the Commission for Legislation: Hany FARAG (Dole Packaged Foods)

Internal Accounts Auditors: re-appointment of Bernd OSPELT

Appointment of Gaëtan MONCHOVET


- Executive Committee members

Proposed following changes on the 6 areas representation:

USA goes out – Germany comes in

Thailand goes out – China comes in


Two assistants of the fruit juice producers as members of the Advisory Board.Re-election of Slim OTHMANI and Noah BEREZOWSKY

The merger of the Microbiological Group with the Food and Safety working group:Michael ROUWEN volunteered as Chair or Vice-chairpersonDiscussions need to take place with Nicolaas RENSEN who is the current Chairperson of the Food and Safety working group.


Official delegates of the collective members in the Advisory Board

Appointment of Slim OTHMANI for Algeria

Appointment of Jutta KAUFMANN for Austria

Other countries (Chili - Netherlands) need to appoint a representative.


Amendment of IFU Statutes article 25.1.

Advisory Board recommends to rename the Commercial Commission into Public Relations and Membership Commission.


Scope of the IFU:

Proposal to change the name of IFU to include vegetables like in AIJN

Clear « threath » of Super Federaration like NABCO in Europe

Investigate if backward integration is possible to include also growers

Think out of the box and consider fruit instead of juice only

OUTCOMES FROM THE PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP COMMISSION MEETING

(EX COMMERCIAL COMMISSION)

Public Relations and Membership Commission scope

PRMC scope is adopted.

The main focus is maintain membership and seek for new members.



Sponsorship for IFU events

A working group composed by Bruno JUD, Rolph SCHUFFT, Dianne NURY, Don SPORN and Elisabetta ROMEO-VAREILLE will have to study a new proposal for the forthcoming IFU event (congress) based on a package composed by the hosting country, global organiser and IFU.



New potential members

Results of forwarding IFU information package to potential new members was negative.

Each Commission member has to contact directly and personally potential new members.



Proposal of new categories

Based on the proposal of new categories (Observer and Media) PRMC came to the following conclusions:

- Media category will be considered as associate member (2 000 Euros flat fee/year)

- IFU President can allow potential members to be Observers for one event (attending internal meetings free of charge).

OUTCOMES FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

Item 3.6. : Major points have been covered by the various Commissions and the Advisory Board

Item 4 – Item 5 : Foodnews and confructa medien are going to be invited by the IFU to become members.

Item 7 : Budget 2005 was approved by the Executive Committee on the 16th March 2005


8. Subscription fees

Discussed at the following Executive Committee meetings: 10th May 2004, Stuttgart – 16th March 2005, Cologne – 15th August 2005, Beijing.

Presented during the Advisory Board meeting, 15th August 2005, Beijing


Item 9. New members

Kazakhstanian Association of Water, Soft Drinks and Juice Producers

Dole Packaged Foods (USA)


Item 12 : Venue of next Assembly of Delegates meeting in 2006

PARIS during the SIAL (Wednesday and Thursday)

Item 13 : 2007 IFU Congress

Possibly in USA during 2008

THANK YOU TO PAUL ZWIKER!

OUTCOMES FROM THE IFU COMMISSIONS MEETINGS Beijing 14-15 August 2005.

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