The Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling:
- Defines the criteria appropriate to Codex Methods of Analysis and Sampling;
- Services as a coordinating body for Codex with other international groups working in methods of analysis and sampling and quality assurance systems for laboratories;
- Specifies, on the basis of final recommendations submitted to it by the other bodies referred to in (b) above, Reference Methods of Analysis and Sampling appropriate to Codex Standards which are generally applicable to a number of foods;
- Considers, amends, if necessary and endorses, as appropriate, methods of analysis and sampling proposed by Codex (Commodity) Committees, except that methods of analysis and sampling for residues of pesticides or veterinary drugs in food, the assessment of microbiological quality and safety in food, and the assessment of specifications for food additives, do not fall within the terms of reference of this committee;
- Elaborates sampling plans and procedures, as may be required;
- Considers specific sampling and analysis problems submitted to it by the Commission or any of its Committees;
- Defines procedures, protocols, guidelines or related texts for the assessment of food laboratory proficiency, as well as quality assurance systems for laboratories.
The next meeting of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling will be held in Budapest, Hungary from March 9-13, 2009.
The Committee will continue to work on:
- Draft Guidelines for Evaluating Acceptable Methods of Analysis
- Draft Guidelines for Settling of Disputes on Analytical (Test) Results
- Guidance on Uncertainty from Sampling
- Consideration of Methods of Analysis for Dioxins and Dioxin-like PCBs
- Conformity assessment in the presence of significant measurement error (Question referred by the Committee on Milk and Milk Products)
New Work:
- Proposed Draft Guidelines for Criteria for Methods for the Detection and Identification of Foods Derived from Biotechnology
- Guidance on measurement uncertainty and uncertainty of sampling (Proposed Draft Revision of the Guidelines on Measurement Uncertainty)
- Guidelines for establishing methods criteria for identification of relevant analytical methods
DELEGATES
U.S. Delegate
Gregory Diachenko, Ph.D.
Director
Division of Product Manufacture and Use
Office of Premarket Approval
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
FDA (HFS-300)
Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740-3835
Phone: (301) 436-2387
Fax: (301) 436-2364
Email: Gregory.Diachenko@fda.hhs.gov
Alternate Delegate
Donald C. Kendall
Technical Services Division
Grain, Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
10383 N. Ambassador Drive
Kansas City, MO 64153-1394
Phone: (816) 891-0463
Fax: (816) 891-0478
Email: Donald.C.Kendall@usda.gov
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