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Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc.
MINUTES OF MEETING
FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC CHEMICALS COMMITTEE
MCA Headquarters, Washington, D. C.
November 17, 1965
MEMBERS PRESENT
F. R. Barron, Jr., Vice Chairman
T. R. Aalto
R. N. Bell
G. E. Best
C. P. Carpenter
C. D. Fentress (For R. P. Howard)
J. P. Frawley (For J. G. Kunlholm)
T. W. Hanavan
A. F, Knight (For J. M. Stocker)
0. H. Peterson
H. C. Spencer
G. P. Vincent
N. G. White
Samuel Zuckennan
M. M. Hoover, Secretary

American Cyanamid Company
Tenneco Chemicals, Inc.
Stauffer Chemical Company
Manufacturing Chemists' Assn.
Union Carbide Corporation
Phillips Petroleum Company
Hercules Powder Company
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
Merck & Company
Dr. Salsbury's Laboratories
Dow Chemical Company
Olin Mathleson Chemical Corp;
Shell Chemical Company
H. Kohnstam & Company
Manufacturing Chemists' Assn.

ASSOCIATE MEMBER PRESENT
A. R. Marusi, Board Liaison

Borden Company

GUESTS PRESENT (Morning Session--Codex Allmentarius)
J. R. Bonnar
R. E. Bright
F. H. Carman
K. T. Karabatsos
G. A. Lescislu
Irving Lightbrown
Guy McConnell
B. T. McMillan
A. L. Mente, Jr.
W. C. Murphy
J. A. Noone
S. F. Rlepina
C. M. Rosser
C, B. Shaffer
W. W. Sunderland
J. J. Tepas
J. W. Zukel

General Aniline & Film Corp.
Dow Coming Corp.
Manufacturing Chemists' Assn.
Velsicol Chemical Company
Union Carbide Corporation
Enjay Chemical Company
Manufacturing Chemists' Assn.
Allied Chemical Corporation
U.S. Industrial Chemical Co.
Eli Lilly & Company
National Agricultural Chemicals Assn.
National Assn, of Margarine Mfrs.
FMC Corporation
American Cyanamid Company
Dow Chemical Company
Olin Mathleson Chemical Corp*
U. S. Rubber Company

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MEMBERS ABSENT
C. F. Hagan, Chairman
R. P. Howard
V. H. Knoop
J. G. Kunlholm
W, E. McCormick
W. H. Meyer
L. A. Miller
K. E. Mulford
H. L. Schulman
J. T. Seawell
D. A. Seligman
J. M. Stocker
R. G. Troup
1.

Chas. Pfizer & Company
Phillips Petroleum Company
Mallinckrodt Chemical Works
Hercules Powder Company
B. F. Goodrich Company
Procter & Gamble Company
Monsanto Company
Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc.
Washine Chemical Corp.
Com Products Company
Hoffman-La Roche, Inc.
Merck & Company
J. T. Baker Chemical Company

MINUTES OF LAST MEETING

The minutes of the April 21, 1965 meeting held at the Washington
Hilton Hotel were approved as distributed.
2.

MEMBERSHIP

Mr. Barron welcomed Mr. Marusi as the new Board Liaison Member
for the committee.
The secretary announced that J. D. Becker and A. L. Ringuette
have resigned from the committee, and that Allied Chemical has
nominated B. T. McMillan to serve in place of Mr. Becker.
The secretary also announced that D. A. Seligman of HoffmanLa Roche has become a member of the committee following formal action
by the MCA Board of Directors.
3.

THIRD SESSION—CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

The morning session was devoted principally to an informal
report by Dr. Howard Spencer concerning the Third Session of the
Joint FAO/WHO Codex Allmentarius Commission in Rome, October 19-29* 1965.
The official report is to be Issued soon.
This Third Session was attended by approximately 130 registrants.
Including representatives and observers from 37 countries and 20
international organizations.
The work of the commission was carried
out In five languages (with simultaneous translations): English,
French, Spanish, Russian and German.
On the surface, at least, inter­
national politics were kept to a minimum.

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Report of the Codex Committee on General Principles
A report of the results of the first meeting of the Codex Committee
on General Principles, which was held In Paris, October 4-8, 1965,
under the chairmanship of Prance was presented to the commission.
This report contained recommendations on the purpose and scope of the
Codex Alimentarius, the nature of the Codex Standards, and methods of
acceptance of such standards by governments.
The following Is the text of the General Principles of the Codex
Alimentarius adopted by the commission:
"1.

Purpose of the Codex Alimentarius

The Codex Alimentarius Is a collection of internationally adopted
food standards presented In a uniform manner. These food standards
aim at protecting consumers' health and ensuring fair practices
In the food trade. Their publication is Intended to guide and
promote the elaboration and establishment of definitions and re­
quirements for foods, to assist in their harmonization and in so
doing to facilitate international trade.
"2.

Scope of the Codex Alimentarius
i

The Codex Alimentarius is to include standards for all the
principal foods, whether processed, semi-processed or raw, for
distribution to the consumer. Materials for further processing
into foods should be included to the extent necessary to achieve
the purposes of the Codex Alimentarius as defined. The Codex
Alimentarius is to include provision in respect of food hygiene,
food additives, pesticide residues, contaminants, labelling and
presentation, methods of analysis and sampling.
"3.

Nature of Codex Standards

Codex Standards contain requirements for food aimed at ensuring
for the consumer a sound, wholesome food product free from
adulteration, correctly labelled and presented.
In particular
a Codex Standard for a given food product lays down the special
requirements for that product, it being understood that the
general provisions contained in the Codex Alimentarius shall
apply except to the extent otherwise expressly provided for in
a specific standard.
"4.

Acceptance of Codex Standards

A Codex Standard so defined may be accepted by a country—in
respect of trade and distribution of the food within its territory—
in its entirety, or accepted with a declaration of more stringent
requirements, or accepted as a target which will be put into effect
after a stated number of years.
Acceptance in its entirety or
target acceptance would imply an undertaking by the importing country
not to hinder within its territorial jurisdiction the distribution
of food which conforms to the standard by any legal provisions re­
lating to the health of the consumer or to other food standard
matters."
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Report of the Codex Committee on Food Additives
An excerpt from the Draft Report of the Third Session concerning
the Codex Committee on Pood Additives and a Progress Report of the
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives containing related
information are attached to these minutes.
The excerpt from the draft report is very Important in that it
delineates the relationship between these two groups in working
towards international tolerances for food additives.
Furthermore,
the procedures to be followed in submitting Information on food
additives are outlined, and the responsibilities and guidelines are
established for each of the committees and groups Involved.
Dr. Spencer reported it is not too late to send data for consider­
ation by the Expert Committee at its December meeting in Rome.
Sub­
stances to be considered are listed in the progress report.
The next
meeting of the Expert Committee will be in Copenhagen next June.
Re­
quest for data will be sent out early in January.
Substances to be
considered at the June meeting are also listed in the progress report.
Report of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
An excerpt from the Draft Report of the Third Session concerning
the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues and a Progress Report of the
Joint Meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues and
the FAO Committee on Pesticides in Agriculture and the PAO Working
Party on Pesticide Residues containing related information are attac.’
to these minutes.
Dr. Spencer took note of Dr. C. B. Shaffer's and Dr. J. P. Prawley’s
participation as industry advisers to the U.S. delegate attending the
January, 1966, meeting of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
in The Hague. He urged all those having problems relating to the
subjects under consideration at this first meeting of the Codex Committee
on Pesticide Residues to communicate directly with Dr. Shaffer or
Dr. Prawley.
Other Items
Dr. Spencer stressed the extremely capable work done by
Mr. John L. Harvey (PDA Deputy Commissioner) as the Commission Chairman
and by Mr. Nathan Koenig (Special Assistant to the Administrator,
Consumer and Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture) as Delegation
Chairman. He mentioned the imminent retirement of both these men.
He
said further that it would be unwise for us as Industry men to get into
argument as to the successor but we can make it known that the work of
the commission is important to us and, consequently. It is imperative
that a very capable man be given the responsibility of heading the
U.S. Delegation and Chairmanship of the U.S. FAO Interagency Subcommittee
on the Codex Alimentarlus. Moreover, the various government departments
(HEW, Interior, Commerce and State) represented on this subcommittee
should make well-qualified men available with sufficient time allotted

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to carry out their work on Codex problems satisfactorily.
These men
from government should be given every encouragement to work out
closer liaison with industry.
In turn, industry must be ready to
respond promptly to requests for technical help and information.
Dr. Spencer thanked MCA for its part in proposing him as an
industry adviser.
He also expressed his gratitude to the companies
which contributed to the trust fund established for the purpose^ of
supporting the work of the U.S. delegation, which could not have been
performed effectively without the trust fund.
No further contributions
will be needed since the two United Nations agencies will support the
activity through their regular budgets beginning in 1966.
4.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Mr. Best reported on EHAC activity in the absence of Mr, Hagan.

The Booz, Allen and Hamilton report, which is a feasibility
study of a full-time environmental health information organization
within MCA, was approved by the EHAC at Its November 11 meeting. It
Is to be considered next by the Executive Committee of the Board of
Directors on November 22.
5.

TASK GROUP ON GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE

Mr. Barron reported for Mr. Knoop about the Task Group on Good
Manufacturing Practice for Drug Ingredient Chemicals.
The position of the task group has not changed since the last
committee meeting.
That Is, nothing is to be done until FDA shows
its hand.

6.

VITAMIN D REGULATION (FEDERAL REGISTER,

PAGES 11140-1, Aug, 28, 1965)

The committee voted unanimously to get the thinking of the
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association regarding the proposed
regulation, and to ask if It desires support from the MCA.
7.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SERVICE STUDY

The secretary announced the availability of the Public Admini­
stration Service Study, which comprehensively surveys the state and
local food and drug activities. Titled "A Study of State and Local
Food and Drug Programs", it can be obtained from the FDA, Washington,
D. C. 20204.

8.

LIAISON ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Dr. Spencer reported that the first bound edition of the Food
Chemicals Codex may be published by June, 1966, Monographs are to
be included.

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Part IX of the loose leaf compilation was mailed November 15, ar^
Part X will be out by the end of December. This will complete the
loose leaf edition.
Dr. Spencer urged that comments as to accuracy, reflection of
commercial practice, etc. be sent in even at this late stage.
The
project will continue under the auspices of the Food Protection
Committee, and a second edition is scheduled for five years after
the first.
There will be adequate opportunity to add new materials.
On December 7, Mr. Kirk will tell what the FDA thinks about the
Food Chemicals Codex at the Food Protection Committee meeting.
9.

MCA MANUALS

The question of whether or not to revive the manual program was
decided in the negative for the time being. Mr. Best reported that
calls were relatively few for the two manuals that did emerge having
to do with food additives.
10,

NEXT MEETING

The committee decided to hold its next meeting on Wednesday,
April 13, 1966 at the MCA Headquarters in Washington.
Respectfully submitted.

Morgan M. Hoover
MCA Staff Representative and Secretary
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Chemicals Committee
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