FCC Forum is the process for new and revised Food Chemicals Codex public review and comment.
All proposed standards and revisions for the FCC are first posted in the free, online FCC Forum for a 90-day public comment period. Once revisions or new standards are approved by the Food Ingredients Expert Committee they are published in the FCC main edition or its Supplements. The table below shows applicable FCC Forum comment periods, targeted publications, and publication dates.
FCC Forum Date | Comment Period | Target FCC Publication | Publication Date | Publication Effective Date |
Jun 2021 | Jun 30- Sep 30, 2021 | FCC, Thirteenth Edition | Mar 1, 2022 | Jun 1, 2022 |
Dec 2021 | Dec 21, 2021-Mar 31, 2022 | FCC, Thirteenth Edition, First Supplement | Sep 1, 2022 | Dec 1, 2022 |
Jun 2022 | June 30- Sep 30, 2022 | FCC, Thirteenth Edition, Second Supplement | Mar 1, 2023 | Jun 1, 2023 |
Dec 2022 | Dec 31, 2022- Mar 31, 2023 | FCC, Thirteenth Edition, Third Supplement | Sep 1, 2023 | Dec 1, 2023 |
Jun 2023 | June 30-Sep 30, 2023 | FCC, Fourteenth Edition | Mar 1, 2024 | Jun 1, 2024 |
Information in the above table is subject to change as needed and without prior notice.