Electronic Working Groups

The list of Electronic Working Groups (EWG) provides basic information about the EWGs that each Codex Committee establishes when deciding to develop work between sessions.

Below is the list of the EWGs that are currently active.

Use the search box for keywords or click on column headings to order the list. Click on the title of the EWG to view the details for a single group. To see the terms of reference and work schedule click on the invitation link and download the file.

If the EWG is working on the discussion board forum managed by the Codex Secretariat you will also see a "forum" link.

Title (click for details)	Committee	Lang	Host	Co-host(s)	Reg. deadline	Comments deadline	Status	Links
Implementation of the Codex Strategic Plan for 2020-2025 of the Latin American and Caribbean Region	CCLAC22	EN,ES	ECU	13/03/2023	Active	Invitation Forum
Draft Regional Codex Standard for Lulo de Castilla (Naranjilla)	CCLAC23	EN,ES	COL	MEX	09/05/2023	31/03/2024	Active	Invitation Forum
Guidelines for the safe use and re-use of water in food production	CCFH54	EN	EUR	HND,IND,MRT,MAR	31/05/2024	30/04/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Information Document - General Guidelines on Sampling (CXG 50-2004)	CCMAS43	EN	NZL	DEU	31/08/2024	Active	Invitation Forum
Testing methods: precautionary allergen labelling	CCMAS43	EN	USA	GBR	31/07/2024	Active	Invitation Forum
Testing methods: nitrates and nitrites in certain food matrices	CCMAS43	EN	USA	AUS	31/07/2024	Active	Invitation Forum
Development of a Standard for Microbial Omega-3 Oils	CCFO28	EN	USA	CHN	02/08/2024	10/06/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Collection and submission of scientific data and information on olive oil	CCFO28	ITA	AUS,CAN,SAU,USA	13/09/2024	Active	Invitation Forum
Revision of the guidelines on the application of General Principles of Food Hygiene to the control of viruses in food (CXG 79-2012)	CCFH54	EN	CAN	NLD	16/09/2024	Active	Invitation Forum
Revision of the guidelines on the application of general principles of food hygiene to the control of listeria monocytogenes in foods (cxg 61-2007)	CCFH54	EN	USA	CAN,CHN,FRA	01/08/2024	05/07/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Review of Methods of Analysis in CXS 234 – Cocoa and Chocolate Products	CCMAS43	EN	SRB	USA	31/07/2024	Active	Invitation Forum
Revision of the Guidelines for the Control of Campylobacter and Salmonella in Chicken Meat (CXG 78-2011)	CCFH54	EN	USA	AUS,BRA,DNK,HND,IND	01/08/2024	05/07/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Proposed Draft Revisions to Codex Standards on Fats and Oils to limit industrially produced Trans-Fatty Acids	CCFO28	CAN	SAU	16/09/2024	Active	Invitation Forum
CCEURO development of Dietary Guidelines	CCEURO33	EN,RU,ES	DEU	KAZ,ESP,TUR	30/09/2024	Active	Invitation Forum
Alignment of Codex texts with the revised general principles of food hygiene (CXC 1-1969)	CCFH54	EN	CHN	EUR,GBR	20/08/2024	30/04/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Enhancement of work between CCPR and JMPR	CCPR55	EN,ES	USA	CRI,UGA	10/10/2024	Active	Invitation Forum
Establishment of CCPR schedules and priority lists for the evaluation of pesticides by JMPR	CCPR55	EN	AUS	13/10/2024	15/04/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Management of unsupported compounds without public health concerns scheduled for periodic review by JMPR and the national registration database	CCPR55	EN	CHL	AUS,ECU,IND,KEN	10/10/2024	10/03/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Guidelines for monitoring the stability and purity of reference materials and related stock solutions of pesticides during prolonged storage	CCPR55	IND	CAN,IRN,SGP	10/10/2024	10/03/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Establishment listing guidance	CCFICS27	EN	NOR	AUS,IND,MAR,SAU,ESP	15/01/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Consolidation of guidance on Equivalence	CCFICS27	EN	NZL	KEN	17/01/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Revision to the Principles and guidelines on traceability/product tracing as a tool within a Food Inspection and Certification System (CXG 60-2006)	CCFICS27	EN,ES	USA	AUS,ECU,HND,GBR	15/01/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Preparation of draft guidelines on the prevention and control of food fraud	CCFICS27	EN,ES	USA	CHN,EUR,IRN,PAN,GBR	15/01/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Establishing NRVs-R for persons aged 6 to 36 months / Establecimiento de VRN-R para personas de 6 a 36 meses de edad	CCNFSDU44	EN,ES	IRL	CRI,USA	31/01/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Application of Food Labelling in Emergencies	CCFL48	EN	USA	07/02/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Provisions Relevant to Joint Presentation and Multipack Formats	CCFL48	EN,ES	COL	CAN,IND,JAM	22/01/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Standard for foods for older infants and young children	CCNFSDU44	EN,ES	USA	EUR,KEN,PAN	15/02/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Methods of analysis in CXS 234 for standards under the purview of CCNFSDU	CCNFSDU44	EN	USA	15/02/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Guidelines on the use of precautionary allergen labelling	CCFL48	EN	USA	AUS,GBR	28/02/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Guidelines on appeal mechanism for the rejection of imported food	CCFICS27	EN	IND	AUS,CHL,KEN,NGA	17/02/2025	31/03/2026	Active	Invitation Forum
Guidance on the standardization of the representation of sanitary requirements	CCFICS27	EN	BRA	AUS,IND,KEN,ESP,UGA	28/02/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Extrapolation of maximum residue limits of veterinary drugs to one or more species	CCRVDF27	EN	GBR	CRI	25/03/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Extrapolation of maximum residue limits of veterinary drugs to one or more species	CCRVDF27	EN	GBR	CRI	25/03/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Principles for the Digitalisation of National Food Control Systems (NFCS)	CCFICS27	EN	AUS	CAN,JAM,NLD,GBR	26/03/2025	31/03/2026	Active	Invitation Forum
Establishment of a Guideline and Action Levels for Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods Caused by Unavoidable and Unintentional Carryover of Veterinary Drugs in Animal Feed	CCRVDF27	EN	CAN	AUS,USA	15/04/2025	30/01/2026	Active	Invitation Forum
Development of a standard for baker’s yeast	CCFA55	EN	CHN	FRA,TUR	17/05/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Use of ‘‘Country of Harvest’’ (COH) in the Labelling of Spices	CCFL49	EN,FR	CAN,IRN	IND,MDG	09/05/2025	28/02/2026	Active	Invitation Forum
General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) to the 56th CCFA	CCFA56	EN	USA	13/06/2025	25/11/2025	Active	Invitation
CCAFRICA implementation work plan to support implementation of the Codex Strategic Plan 2026-2031	CCAFRICA25	EN,FR	ZMB	GMB,KEN,MAR,SEN	26/05/2025	31/10/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Development of a guideline for the conduct of food safety assessment of cell culture media components used in the production of cell-based foods	CCFA55	EN	SGP	CHN,KOR,SAU	06/06/2025	14/11/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Revision of the Class Names and the International Numbering System for Food Additives (INS) (CXG36-1989)(2025)	CCFA55	EN	BEL	15/09/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Alignment of the food additive provisions of commodity standards and relevant provisions of the General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) (CXS 192-1995)	CCFA55	EN	CAN	JPN,USA	20/06/2025	30/01/2026	Active	Invitation
Review of Sugars and Honey methods in CXS 234	CCMAS44	EN,ES	URY	30/06/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Testing methods: Precautionary Allergen Labelling	CCMAS44	EN	USA	GBR	30/06/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Review of Methods of Analysis in Commodity Standards (not present in CXS 234) [Review of methods in CRD02 Rev 1, Appendix III, Tables 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8]	CCMAS44	EN	CAN	30/06/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Review of Methods of Analysis in CXS 234 – Cocoa and Chocolate Products	CCMAS44	EN	SRB	USA	30/06/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Harmonization of names and format for principles identified in CXS 234 (2025)	CCMAS44	EN	BRA	CHL	11/07/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Development of a regional standard for Galip nut (North America and the South West Pacific)	CCNASWP17	EN	PNG	VUT	11/07/2025	01/06/2026	Active	Invitation Forum
Revision of Section 3.5 (Guidelines on physical working groups) and Section 3.6 (Guidelines on electronic working groups) of the Codex Procedural Manual	CCGP34	EN,ES	USA	PAN,ESP	22/08/2025	01/06/2026	Active	Invitation Forum
Review of the List of Acceptable Previous Cargoes in the Code of Practice for the Transport and Storage of Edible Fats and Oil in Bulk (Appendix 2 to CXC 36-1987)	CCFO28	EN	MYS	31/07/2025	16/09/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
General Guidelines on Sampling (CXG 50-2004)	CCMAS44	EN	NZL	DEU	30/09/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
EWG on development of a group standard for whole millet grains	CCCPL11	EN,FR	IND	MLI,NGA,SEN	05/09/2025	01/12/2026	Active	Invitation Forum
CCAFRICA25 - Street-Vended Foods CXG 22R	CCAFRICA25	EN	KEN	CPV,GMB,GHA,SEN,UGA	15/09/2025	27/02/2026	Active	Invitation Forum
Alignment of the existing FFV standards	CCFFV23	EN	DEU	15/10/2025	Active	Invitation Forum
Development of a Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of ochratoxin A contamination in dried fruits	CCCF18	EN	TUR	GBR	31/10/2025	30/06/2026	Active	Invitation Forum
Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Cadmium Contamination in Foods	CCCF18	EN	USA	31/10/2025	29/05/2026	Active	Invitation Forum
Review of the Code of practice for the reduction of aflatoxin B1 in raw materials and supplemental feeding stuffs for milk-producing animals (CXC 45-1997)	CCCF18	CAN	SAU	31/10/2025	30/05/2026	Active	Invitation Forum
Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of tropane alkaloids in food and feed	CCCF18	EN	CHN	SAU	30/10/2025	29/05/2026	Active	Invitation Forum
Discussion paper on maximum limit for methylmercury in tuna and associated sampling plan	CCCF18	EN	NZL	CAN	31/10/2025	31/05/2026	Active	Invitation Forum
Revision of the Code of practice for weed control to prevent and reduce pyrrolizidine alkaloid contamination in food and feed (CXC 74-2014).	CCCF18	EN	TUR	GBR	31/10/2025	30/06/2026	Active	Invitation Forum
Discussion paper on options for guidance on the application of MLs to spice mixtures	CCCF18	EN	JPN	IND,PAN,USA	31/10/2025	30/06/2026	Active	Invitation Forum

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