Chen Junshi, chairman of the International Codex Committee on Food Additives and a researcher at the Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety of the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stated at a press conference of the Ministry of Health on the 28th that the 40th International Food Additives Codex Committee meeting held in Beijing has achieved many important results, as the host China has played an important role in promoting the integration of international food additive standards.

        According to reports, the five-day meeting of the 40th International Codex Committee on Food Additives has achieved a number of important results. The meeting discussed and approved nearly 300 food additive use regulations for 15 food additives, guidelines for the use of food spices, and processing aids. These results will be submitted to the 31st Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission for adoption in July this year.

        Chen Junshi said that the General Standard for Food Additives is an important international standard of the International Codex Alimentarius Commission and plays an important role in coordinating the use of food additives in international food trade. Under the auspices of China, the participating members reached a number of consensus on the formulation of international food additive standards, which is helpful for the integrated development of international food additive standards and is also important for China to integrate domestic food additive standards with international standards. significance.

        It is reported that the 40th meeting of the International Codex Committee on Food Additives is the second time that my country is the host country of the International Food Additives Codex Committee. 245 representatives from 65 member states and organizations of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Health Organization and the International Codex Alimentarius Commission attended the meeting.