-To further develop the Proposed Draft Recommended Principles and Criteria for the Legibility of Nutrition Labelling in Appendix III of ALINORM 09/32/22; and

-To consider comments received from countries in response to CL 2009/15-FL and redraft the text in Appendix III for reconsideration by the Committee at the 38th session.

United States of America

Electronic

2009

1.      Consider issues associated with the declaration of sodium/ salt on nutrition labelling, taking into account the experiences of member countries and observers and the criteria developed for nutrients that should always be declared.
2.      Consider different approaches to declare sodium/ salt on food labelling to assist in the implementation of the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health and in consumer choice of foods lower in sodium/salt.
3.      Make recommendations to the 38th session of the CCFL on the findings of the Working Group.

New Zealand

Electronic

English

To evaluate which revisions are needed to the Codex Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling and the Codex General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods in light of certain of the action items proposed by WHO/FAO in the Draft Action Plan for Implementation of the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and health (CL 2006/44-CAC).

Argentina, Canada and Germany

Physical

English, Spanish and French

The Working Group will consider issues identified during the 35th Session of CCFL on action items 1.2 (application), 1.3 (nutrients to be declared); 1.4 (presentation of nutrition information) and 3.1 (quantitative declaration of ingredients) contained in paragraph 48A (this order is as listed in CL 2006/44-CAC and should not be considered as a priority order); and identify and recommend work to be undertaken by CCFL with regard to these action items

Canada

Electronic

English

1st Draft Discussion Paper

Electronic