The 29th Session of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling takes place on 10-14 March 2008 in Budapest, Hungary. Item 6 on the provisional agenda is "Criteria for the methods for the detection and identification of foods derived from biotechnology". See the meeting agenda, and eventually the meeting documents, at http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/current.jsp (in English, French and Spanish) or contact codex@fao.org for further information.