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REP17/MAS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summary and Status of Work ........................................................................................................ page ii
List of Abbreviations ...................................................................................................................... page iv
Report of the 38
th
Session of the Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling ................. page 1
Agenda Items
Paragraphs
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1 - 2
Opening of the Session ..................................................................................................................... 3 - 4
Adoption of the Agenda (Agenda item 1) ................................................................................................ 5
Matters Referred to the Committee by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and
other Subsidiary Bodies (Agenda item 2)........................................................................................... 6 - 9
Endorsement of Methods of Analysis and Sampling Plans in Codex Standards
(Agenda item 3) ............................................................................................................................. 10 – 30
Guidance on the Criteria Approach for Methods Which Use a “Sum of Components”
(Agenda item 4) ............................................................................................................................. 31 - 36
Criteria for Endorsement of Biological Methods Used to Detect Chemicals of Concern
(Agenda item 5) .............................................................................................................................. 37 - 47
Review and Update of Methods in CODEX STAN 234-1999 (Agenda item 6)............................. 48 – 61
Information Document on Practical Examples on the Selection of Appropriate Sampling
Plans (Agenda item 7) ........................................................................................................................... 62
Proposal to Amend the
Guidelines on Measurement Uncertainty
(CAC/GL 54-2004)
(Agenda item 8) ............................................................................................................................. 63 – 70
Proposal to Amend the
General Guidelines on Sampling
(CAC/GL 50-2004)
(Agenda item 9) .............................................................................................................................. 71 - 77
Report of an Inter-Agency Meeting on Methods of Analysis (Agenda item 10) ............................. 78 - 82
Other Business and Future Work (Agenda item 11) ............................................................................. 83
Date and Place of Next Session (Agenda item 12) ............................................................................... 84
Appendices
Appendix I – List of Participants ................................................................................................. page 10
Appendix II – Methods of analysis (endorsed / recommended for revocation / for information) . page 23
Appendix III – Amendments to the Procedural Manual ................................................................ page 34
Appendix IV – Information Document: Criteria approaches for methods which use a
“sum of components” ................................................................................................................... page 35
Appendix V – Methods of analysis for consideration by CCNFSDU ............................................ page 43
Appendix VI – Project Document for new work on the new format to the
Recommended Methods of Analysis and Sampling
(CODEX STAN 234-1999) ......................... page 45
Appendix VII – Information Document: Practical examples of sampling plans ............................ page 47
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