The next meeting of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables will be held from September 15-19, 2008, in Washington DC.

The Committee is working on:

• Proposed draft Codex Standard for Jams, Jellies and Marmalades
• Proposed draft Codex Standard for Certain Canned Vegetables
• Proposed draft Annexes specific to the draft Codex Standard for certain canned vegetables (proposed draft Codex Standard for Certain Canned Vegetables)
• Project Document on Sampling Plan Including Metrological Provisions for Controlling Minimum Drained Weight of Canned Fruits and Vegetables
• Proposed Layout for Codex Standards for Processed Fruits and Vegetables
• Proposals for Amendments to the Priority List for Standardization of Processed Fruits and Vegetables
• Methods of Analysis for Processed Fruits and Vegetables - Aqueous Coconut Products
• Food Additives Provisions for Processed Fruits and Vegetables

CHAIRPERSON & DELEGATES

Committee Chairperson
Terry B. Bane
Branch Chief
Process Products Branch
Fruit and Vegetable Programs, AMS
Room 0709 South Building, Stop 9247
1400 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 10150-0247
Phone: (202) 720-4693
Fax: (202) 690-1087
Email: Terry.Bane@usda.gov

U.S. Delegate
Dorian Lafond
International Standards Coordinator
Fruit and Vegetable Programs
Office of the Administrato
Agricultural Marketing Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave. SW
Room 2086 South Building
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 690-4944
Fax: (202) 720-0016
Email: Dorian.Lafond@usda.gov

Alternate Delegate
Paul South, Ph.D.
Division of Plant Product Safety
Office of Plant and Dairy Foods
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: (301) 436-1640
Fax: (301) 436-2561
Email: paul.south@fda.hhs.gov