Status on development of codex alimentarius standards for vegetable proteins |
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Authors: | N W Tape |
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Affiliation: | (1) Agriculture Canada, Sir John Carling Building, K1A 0C5 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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Abstract: | The Codex Alimentarius Commission was established in 1962 to implement the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Program. The purpose
is to protect the health of consumers, ensure fair practices in food trade, promote coordination of food standards, and to
draft, finalize, and publish standards. At the Twelfth Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in 1978, the establishment
of a Codex Committee on Vegetable Proteins was accepted. The terms of reference for the Committee are “to elaborate definitions
and worldwide standards for vegetable protein products deriving from soyabeans, cottonseed, groundnuts, cereals, and from
other vegetable sources as they come into use for human consumption; and to elaborate guidelines on utilization of such vegetable
protein products in the food supply system, on nutritional requirements and safety, on labeling, and other aspects as may
seem appropriate.” The first meeting of the Codex Committee on Vegetable Proteins was held in Ottawa, November 1980. The Committee
considered proposed international standards for vegetable protein flours, concentrates and isolates; reviewed draft guidelines
for the use of vegetable proteins in foods; and considered labeling declarations concerning the use of vegetable proteins
in other foods. In preparation for a second meeting of the Committee, a future program of work was established. |
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