The 30th Session of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling takes place on 9-13 March 2009 in Balatonalmadi, Hungary. Item 7 on the provisional agenda is "Proposed draft guidelines on criteria for 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.