CEN Questionnaire on Food Authenticity

Hi Food Authenticity Network Member

Please see the attached questionnaire which has been sent out under the CEN TC 275 banner the CEN Technical Committee which deals with horizontal methods of analysis for food. I shall have to put together a response for this on behalf of BSI and would be grateful for any comments that you might have on the questionnaire.

There are advantages to proceed along the lines being suggested, most notably a wider audience for any methods of analysis that the Network may put up (wider in that CEN is a European wide organisation, which you may regard as the European daughter of ISO for the moment). The disadvantage is that any methods issued as CEN Standards/Reports would then attract a charge.

Many thanks

Best wishes

Roger

(Chairman BSI AW/275)

CEN-TC275_N1526_Questionaire_Food_Authenticity.pdf

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Dr Roger Wood, Cringleford, Norwich, UK

I may be contacted at:

Mobile: 07725 419921

e-mail: roger.shirley@btinternet.com

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Hi All

To update, you will be interested to see the attached. This is the current outcome from the circulation of the CEN questionnaire on authenticity. I recived no useable responses to my news item. As a result BSI abstained from responding. However, the issue will be discussed later this year so if you now have any further thoughts, please let me know.

You may also be interested to know that the issue was discussed at the recent Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling Session.

There Iran submitted the attached CRD 22, and the Report should state:

Food integrity / food authentication

9. The Committee noted the request for guidance from CCFICS on issues regarding methods of analysis and sampling in relation to food integrity/authenticity.

10. The Delegation of Iran also further explained the need to deal with this issue in Codex and offered to develop a discussion paper to further outline the issues of concern and how this could be addressed by CCMAS.

11. The Committee acknowledged that food integrity/authenticity was an important issue and might need to be also addressed in CCMAS. The Committee further recognised that this issue was already addressed in Codex through standards developed by Commodity Committees, such as in the case of fruit juices, olive oils, fish and fishery products, amongst others. The Committee noted that this matter would be discussed at the 39th Session of the Commission and therefore decided not to consider this matter further, but to wait on the discussion and decision from the Commission.

Roger

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Dr Roger Wood, Cringleford, Norwich, UK

I may be contacted at:

Mobile: 07725 419921

e-mail: roger.shirley@btinternet.com

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Roger Wood March 4, 2016 at 10:00am

Hi All

To update, you will be interested to see the attached. This is the current outcome from the circulation of the CEN questionnaire on authenticity. I recived no useable responses to my news item. As a result BSI abstained from responding. However, the issue will be discussed later this year so if you now have any further thoughts, please let me know.

You may also be interested to know that the issue was discussed at the recent Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling Session.

There Iran submitted the attached CRD 22, and the Report should state:

Food integrity / food authentication

9. The Committee noted the request for guidance from CCFICS on issues regarding methods of analysis and sampling in relation to food integrity/authenticity.

10. The Delegation of Iran also further explained the need to deal with this issue in Codex and offered to develop a discussion paper to further outline the issues of concern and how this could be addressed by CCMAS.

11. The Committee acknowledged that food integrity/authenticity was an important issue and might need to be also addressed in CCMAS. The Committee further recognised that this issue was already addressed in Codex through standards developed by Commodity Committees, such as in the case of fruit juices, olive oils, fish and fishery products, amongst others. The Committee noted that this matter would be discussed at the 39th Session of the Commission and therefore decided not to consider this matter further, but to wait on the discussion and decision from the Commission.

Roger

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Dr Roger Wood, Cringleford, Norwich, UK

I may be contacted at:

Mobile: 07725 419921

e-mail: roger.shirley@btinternet.com

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