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Annex 10 Full Report 11th ACC TWGFS (22nd Meeting)
Annex 10 Full Report 11th ACC TWGFS (22nd Meeting)
INTRODUCTION
1. The 11th Meeting of the ASEAN Cocoa Club Technical Working Group on Food Safety
(ACC TWGFS) was held on 15th July 2019 in Pulse Grande Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
2. The Meeting was officially opened by Dr. Ramle bin Hj. Kasin, Deputy Director General
(Operation), Malaysian Cocoa Board. He welcomed all the delegates from the ASEAN
Member States (AMS) to Malaysia. The full text of his speech appears as ANNEX I.
3. The Meeting was chaired by Dr. Sabariah Samsudin, Director of the Cocoa Downstream
Technology Division, Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysia.
4. The Meeting was attended by 11 members and observers from Indonesia, Malaysia,
Thailand and the Secretariat of the ASEAN Cocoa Club (ACC) and ACC TWGFS. The
list of delegates appears as ANNEX II.
5. The Chairperson of the ACC TWGFS, Dr. Sabariah Samsudin, Director of Cocoa
Downstream Technology Division, Malaysian Cocoa Board (MCB) delivered her
welcoming remarks for the 11th Meeting of the ACC TWGFS. The full text of her speech
appears as ANNEX III.
6. The Meeting was unanimously agreed not to appoint the Vice-Chairman of the 11th
Meeting of the ACC TWGFS.
7. The Meeting adopted the Agenda for the 11th Meeting of the ACC TWGFS appears as
ANNEX IV.
9. Indonesia informed the Meeting that Indonesia had hosted the 13th Session of The Codex
Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 29th April-3rd
May 2019.
10. Indonesia also informed the Meeting that Indonesia had complied to the Codex Standard
for Cocoa and Cocoa Products and had implemented regulation for food safety through
National Food Survaillance Agency Decree Number 23 / 2017.
11. Malaysia reported on the development of analysis protocol on safety and quality for cocoa
based products as follow:
i. Analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in cocoa beans and cocoa
products using Gas Chromatography coupled to Tandem Mass Spectrometry
(GC/MS/MS) technique.
ii. Detection of Salmonella using Compact Dry ‘Nissui’ technique.
12. Indonesia informed the Meeting that European Union (EU) has imposed regulation on
Cadmium contamination effectively on 1st January 2019 for cocoa and cocoa products.
13. Malaysia informed the meeting that Japan had notified the World Trade Organization
(WTO) on the draft amendments to the maximum residue levels (MRLs) for the
agricultural chemical: chlorpyrifos in certain commodities including cacao beans
(Document no. : G/SPS/N/JPN/641) from 0.05 to 0.01 mg/kg. The due date for public
comment is 2nd August 2019.
14. Indonesia reported on the monitoring programme for cadmium, lead and ochratoxin in four
(4) provinces namely Central Sulawesi, South East Sulawesi, West Sulawesi and South
Sulawesi in 2019 and will continue monitoring those contaminants in the following years.
The results will be reported in the next meeting.
15. Malaysia reported on the monitoring of cadmium in cocoa beans and cocoa products from
different regions of Malaysia. The range of maximum level (ML) for cadmium as follow:
cocoa beans (0.28-0.70 mg/kg), cocoa powder (0.24-0.47 mg/kg), cocoa liquor (0.11-0.41
mg/kg), dark chocolate (0.04-0.07 mg/kg) and milk chocolate (0.06-0.14 mg/kg).
16. Malaysia as the lead country for this agenda had scheduled a ‘Basic Course in Sensory
Evaluation of Cocoa 2018’ on 23rd-24th October 2018 as proposed in the 10th ACC TWGFS
Meeting. Nevertheless, it is not conducted due to no participation from the AMS except
Malaysia. The brochure of the sensory course is attached in ANNEX V.
17. Indonesia, as the lead country for this agenda, informed the Meeting that Indonesia
proposed to develop ‘The ASEAN Standard on Food Safety for Cocoa and Cocoa Products’
and the draft will be submitted to the Secretariat of the ACC TWGFS to be circulated to
the AMS for comments.
18. Malaysia informed the Meeting that Ministry of Health, Malaysia is in the process of legal
scrubbing for the amending food regulations pertaining to cocoa and cocoa products
(Regulation 274 - 277 and 279 - 281) under the Food Act 1983 (Act 281) and Food
Regulations 1985. The full presentation appears as ANNEX VI.
19. Malaysia informed the meeting on the Malaysian Standard (MS) as follows:
i. MS 1715:2018 Chocolate and Chocolate Products - Specification (Second Revision)
ii. MS 1819:2018 Chocolate Confectionery - Specification (First Revision)
20. Thailand informed the Meeting there was no update for this agenda.
22. The Meeting unanimously adopted the Report of the 11th Meeting of the ASEAN Cocoa
Club Technical Working Group on Food Safety (ACC TWGFS) held on 15th July 2019 in
Putrajaya, Malaysia.
23. The Chairperson of the ACC TWGFS expressed her gratitude and thanks to all delegates
for their active participation in the Meeting.
24. The delegates from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand expressed their sincere appreciation
to the government of Malaysia for the excellent arrangements made for the Meeting and
the warm hospitality accorded to them.
25. The Meeting was held in the traditional spirit of ASEAN cordiality and solidarity.
OPENING REMARKS
Distinguished guests,
First and foremost, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the ASEAN Cocoa Club for
inviting me to officiate the joint opening ceremony for the 11th Meeting of The ASEAN Cocoa
It is the honour for Malaysia to host these meetings. My great pleasure and privilege to welcome
all the delegates from the ASEAN Member States to Malaysia. Malaysia is a melting pot of
multiculturalism and diversity, rich with historical background and gastronomic paradise await
for you to experience and enjoy.
I would like to convey my sincere congratulations to the secretariat of the ASEAN Cocoa Club
and both technical working groups for their efforts in making these meetings a resounding
success and my most precious thank you to all the delegates and observers who travelled far
and near to share your wisdom and experiences, commitment to and passion for cocoa industry.
The global cocoa production in year 2017/2018 was estimated 4.65 million tonnes and will hit
a record of 4.85 million tonnes in year 2019, and ASEAN accounts for approximately 5% of
the world's cocoa supply. In term of chocolates, Asia-Pacific is the fastest growing market for
chocolates and is expected to reach USD 32.02 billion by year 2024. To meet such a large
market demand requires all ASEAN nations to work closely with all players to develop a
comprehensive and sustainable plan that would bring ASEAN to the top of the cocoa and
chocolate products supply chain.
Despite growing market for cocoa and chocolate products, technical measures such as technical
regulations, product characteristics requirements, marking requirements, labelling
requirements, packaging requirements, testing, inspection and quarantine requirements, pre-
shipment inspection, and special customs formalities have been identified as most prevalent
non-tariff barriers that affect the inter- and intra-trade in ASEAN region. Those are the
areas/gaps that the both technical working groups shall focus to eliminate.
I would like to acknowledged the commitment and efforts that offered by the both technical
working groups in addressing the non-tariff barriers encountered by the cocoa and chocolate
industries with the development of the ASEAN Code of Practice for the Prevention and
Reduction of Ochratoxin A (OTA), and Good Agricultural Practices for the Production of Good
I wish all of you have a fruitful meeting and every success in your deliberations, and more
importantly I hope that you will enjoy your stay in Malaysia and spend some time to visit places
of interests and to savour our variety of local delicacies.
On that note, it gives me great pleasure to announce the 11th Meeting of The ASEAN Cocoa
Club Technical Working Group on Food Safety (ACC TWGFS) and The 8th Meeting of The
ASEAN Cocoa Club Technical Working Group on Good Agriculture Practices (ACC
TWGGAP) officially open.
Thank you.
LIST OF DELEGATES
INDONESIA
1. Yeni Wati Tanuraharja (Mdm.)
Executive Director
Indonesian Cocoa Industries Association (AIKI)
Jl. Dipati Unus No. 30 Cibodas
Tangerang 15138-Banten
Indonesia
Tel. No.: +62 21 5585870
Fax No.: +62 21 5585872
E-Mail: bt@olamnet.com
MALAYSIA
2. Harnie Binti Hj. Harun (Mdm.)
Director
Market Development and Economy
Malaysian Cocoa Board
5th, 6th & 7th Floor, Wisma SEDCO
Locked Bag 211
88899 Kota Kinabalu
Sabah, Malaysia
Tel. No.: +6088 234440
Fax No.: +6088 239575
E-Mail: harnie@koko.gov.my
3 Sabariah Samsudin (Dr.)
(Chairperson TWGFS)
Director
Cocoa Downstream Technology Division
Malaysian Cocoa Board
Cocoa Innovation and Technology Centre
Lot 12621, Kawasan Perindustrian Nilai
71800 Nilai
Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Tel. No.: +606 7999001
Fax No.: +606 7942910
E-Mail: sabariah@koko.gov.my
WELCOMING REMARKS
The 11th Meeting of The ASEAN Cocoa Club Technical Working Group on Food Safety
(ACC TWGFS)
Good morning. I have the distinct honour to welcome distinguished delegates from the ASEAN
Member States to Malaysia and the 11th Meeting of the ASEAN Cocoa Club Technical Working
Group on Food Safety. It is indeed an honor for Malaysia to host this Meeting.
First of all, I wish to express my gratitude and heartfelt thanks to the Government of Malaysia
especially Ministry of Primary Industries for their support. Moreover, I would like to thank and
congratulate the secretariat of the ASEAN Cocoa Club led by Madam Harnie Harun from
Malaysia for their hard work and effort in making this meeting possible.
Harmonization of standards related to cocoa and cocoa products amongst ASEAN Member
Countries (AMS) has been on the agenda for many years but has seen limited results thus far.
The process of harmonization could be long; however, we needed to scale up our collective
efforts and speed up the process through a closer collaboration and interaction between AMS
as well as strong commitment from the AMS to clear up the technical barriers to trade while
ensuring free flow of safe cocoa and cocoa products within ASEAN to protect consumer’s
health. This is one of the milestones that we need to accomplish by year 2020 under The
Another milestone that we need to accomplish by year 2020 under the same SPA is
collaboration on expertise, knowledge and resources such as laboratory testing equipment or
facilities among AMS. Therefore, I urged the AMS to fully utilize this platform to identify the
areas that can be collaborated in terms of expertise, knowledge and resources.
Before closing my welcoming remarks, I would like to thank all the distinguished delegates for
your presence to make this meeting a great success.
Thank you.
ADOPTED AGENDA
1. Welcoming Remarks
The Chairman of the ASEAN Cocoa Club Technical Working Group on Food Safety will
deliver the opening remarks.
2. Election of Vice-Chairman
The Meeting will elect the Vice-Chairman for the 11th Meeting of the ASEAN Cocoa Club
Technical Working Group on Food Safety.
3. Adoption of Agenda
The Meeting will adopt the agenda of the 11th Meeting of the ASEAN Cocoa Club Technical
Working Group on Food Safety.
4. Business Arrangements
The Meeting will be held in plenary. The Secretariat of the ACC TWGFS will brief the
delegates on the programmes and activities of the 11th Meeting of the ACC TWGFS.
5. Report on the Current Status of the Country’s Initiatives Related to Food Safety on
Cocoa and Cocoa Products and Related Activities
The ASEAN Member States may wish to inform the current status of their country’s
initiatives related to food safety on cocoa and cocoa products.
b. Other Current Food Safety Requirements for Cocoa and Chocolate Products
Imposed by Importing Countries
Indonesia as the lead country may wish to update other current food safety requirements
for cocoa and chocolate products imposed by importing countries.
10. Presentation on Food Safety Standard and Regulation Related to Cocoa and Cocoa
Products
The ASEAN Member States may wish to inform the food safety standard and regulation
related to cocoa and cocoa products in their country.