EUROPEAN COMMISSION

HEALTH & CONSUMERS DIRECTORATE-GENERAL

Ares (2011) 374152

STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE FOOD CHAIN AND ANIMAL HEALTHSection Toxicological Safety of the Food Chain

FRIDAY 8 APRIL 2011

AGENDA

SECTION A Information and/or discussion

The documents under Section A will not be distributed at the meeting.

1. Exchange of views on received information and consideration of the need to update Commission Regulation imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station

SECTION B Draft presented for an opinion

2. Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) N° 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in food as regards polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

(Opinion of the Committee via the Regulatory Procedure with Scrutiny)

(Document SANCO/10616/2009)

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(Legal basis: Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 315/93 of 8 February 1993 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in food, and in particular Article 2(3) thereof)

3. Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) N° 333/2007 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, inorganic tin, 3-MCPD and benzo(a)pyrene in foodstuffs.

(Opinion of the Committee via the Regulatory Procedure with Scrutiny)

(Document SANCO/10619/2009)

(Legal basis: Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules)

4. Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) N° 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a Union list of food additives.

(Opinion of the Committee via the Regulatory Procedure with Scrutiny)

(Document SANCO/13065/2010)

(Legal basis: Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives, Article 10, Article 30(1) and Article 30(5))

5. Exchange of views and possible opinion of the Committee on a draft Commission Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives by establishing a Union list of food additives approved for use in food additives, food enzymes, food flavourings and nutrients.

(Opinion of the Committee via the Regulatory Procedure with Scrutiny)

(Document SANCO/13103/2010)

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(Legal basis: Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives, Article 10, Article 30(1) and Article 30(2) and (5))

SECTION C Draft presented for discussion

No items raised

Miscellaneous.

Eric POUDELET,Director (signed)

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