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The 26th Meeting of the IPC Committee on Quality, July 15, 2020.
In response to the global pandemic of Corona Virus which has resulted to global implementation of strict health and safety protocol as well as travel restriction, IPC organized the 26th Meeting of the IPC Committee on Quality via online platform on 15 July 2020. The Meeting which was opened by the Executive Director of the IPC, Mrs. Hoang Thi Lien, was attended by Member of the Committee on Quality from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam.
The Meeting was chaired by the Chairman of the IPC, Mr. Sathiyan Duraiswamy, Secretary of Spices Board Govt. of India and took upon the discussion of the recent ban of Chlorpyrifos and Chlorpyrifos-methyl by the EU Commission, the impact of the global pandemic to the pepper industry of respective country, update on Maximum Residue Limit as well as proposal of establishing the Specification of IPC Standard for Light Black Pepper Berries. During the Meeting, the Committee managed to finalize and adopt the Method of Analysis of Ochratoxin A using LC-MS/MS and HPLC, the Method of Sampling for Microbiological Analysis, as well as the IPC Standard Specification Aflatoxin Total for Black/White Pepper (Whole and Ground) and Whole/Dehydrated Green pepper.
Furthermore, the Meeting also took upon discussion on finalizing the Good Manufacturing Practices Booklet as well as discussion on alternative bio pesticides to counter the more stringent regulation on pesticide residue from the consuming market.
Previous Publications
- International Pepper Community 44th Annual Session and Other Meetings for the year 2016
- Geographical Indication of Lampung Black Pepper
- Members of Panel from member countries met in Bogor to review the IPC Agreement
- ED and Liaison Officers of Malaysia, Sri Lanka visited BALITTRO
- Sincere Condolences
- IPC held 22nd Meeting of IPC Committee on Quality in Kuching, Malaysia
- Mr. Iman Pambagyo, Director General of International Trade Negotiations, Republic of Indonesia and the Chairman of IPC for 2015-2016
- IPC Committee on R&D met in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
- Indonesian COFTRA / BAPPEBTI to launch Mobile WRS
- IPC to revise the 2005 Pepper Production Guide with the latest update technology
- IPC adopted new revised IPC Standard Specifications for Whole Black and White pepper, Whole Dehydrated Green pepper and Ground Black and White pepper
- Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification System (CCFICS) Melbourne,Australia from 6th to 12th February.
- World Pepper Industry; Present status and Future Trend
- New office of IPC Secretariat inaugurated by Chairman of IPC
- IPC Committee on Quality met at Cochin India to finalize the Revised Draft of IPC Standards for Pepper and Pepper Products
- IPC organized the 3rd International Pepper Conclave 2015 in Shanghai, China
- IPC and CHINAESA to hold the 3rd International Pepper Conclave 2015 in Shanghai
- Dr. A. Jayathilak, IAS named as Chairman of International Pepper Community
- The Government of India is to host 43rd Session and Annual Meetings of IPC from 22nd - 25th Nov. 2015
- IPC Experts met in Lampung to develop a Guideline for Production of Quality Pepper Planting Material and Pepper Production Guide
- IPC and Indonesia Tea Board met to discuss the potential of intercropping Pepper with Tea
- Executive Director of IPC attended the UN-CAPSA Meeting in Bogor
- Indonesia Tea Research Institute seek for support from BALITTRO and IPC for intercropping Tea with Pepper
- NOVOZIMES REPRESENTATIVES VISITED IPC
- IPC to support GIZ-RED pepper project / programme implemented in the pepper growing areas of West Kalimantan