Since 1962, the codex alimentarius commission cac of the food and agriculture. Codex alimentarius codex is a word frequently used in the food industry, by consumers and by food regulators t producto denot a,e a process, and people. Its texts are developed and maintained by the codex alimentarius commission, a body that was established in early november 1961 by the food and agriculture organization of the united nations fao, was joined by the world health organization who in june 1962, and held its first session in rome in october 1963. Codex alimentarius consumer protection food quality food safety food standards. The codex alimentarius commission and subsidiary bodies. O codex alimentarius do latim lei ou codigo dos alimentos e uma. Codex alimentarius viquipedia, lenciclopedia lliure. The us codex office announced a public meeting to discuss agenda items coming before the 17th session of the codex alimentarius committee cac on food import and export inspection and certification systems ccfics, to be held in cebu, philippines nov. Codex alimentarius normas alimentarias internacionales. Codex is all of these, but t understano d the role of the codex in food legislation and trade, a clear understanding of. Codex is all of these, but t understano d the role of the codex in food legislation and trade, a clear understanding of the meaning of the words used is required. Food and agriculture organization of the united nations 4,955 views. Procedural manual table of contents tenth edition joint faowho food standards programme food and agriculture organization of the united nations world health organization rome, 1997 for further information on the activities of the codex alimentarius commission, please contact the secretariat of the joint faowho food. Dans le meme temps, le processus delaboration des normes par.
Working procedures of codex and an organizational chart of the commission are illustrated in figure 1 fao, 1999. The codex alimentarius commission cac, which convenes annually, bases its work on recommendations from its subsidiary bodies committees and task forces, informed by expert advice that fao and who scientific bodies provide. Codex strategic plan, covering fiscal years 20192023. The new plan was developed through a comprehensive, collaborative process involving input from all u. The united nations food and agriculture organization fao and the world health organization who established the codex alimentarius commission cac in 1963. Pdf 4 codex alimentarius sebastian acevedo academia. The food chemicals codex fcc is a collection of internationally recognized standards for the purity and identity of food ingredients. It features roughly 1,200 monographs, including foodgrade chemicals, processing aids, foods such as vegetable oils, fructose, whey, and amino acids, flavoring agents, vitamins, and functional food ingredients such as lycopene, olestra, and short chain. Today, the cac is composed of 188 member countries, one member organization, and more than 200 intergovernmental. Codex alimentarius is an international code of food standards developed by a commission under the united nations through the food and agriculture organization fao and the world health organization who. In total there are 9 users online 7 registered, 0 hidden and 2 guests based on users active over the past 5 minutes most users ever online was 158 on mon jul 22, 2019 11. It comprises a series of general and specific food safety standards that have been formulated with the objective of protecting consumer health and ensuring fair practices in the food trade. Codex alimentarius mundi 01 prefacio by recorridosdelarte.
Codex stan 121981 page 1 of 7 revised codex standard for honey codex stan 121981, rev. Codex alimentarius wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Introduction codex alimentarius is a group of international foodstandards, adopted by the codex alimentariuscommission and uniformly pres. Codex alimentariusprepared by ravi shankarcollege of fisheries kawardha c. Lupien is a professor of food science at the university of massach usetts at amherst, massachusetts, and former secretary to the faowho codex alimentarius commission. Its name is derived from the codex alimentarius austriacus. The codex alimentarius is a collection of internationally recognized standards, codes of. Codex approved international non governmental organization ingo and may offer comments during committee meetings at the discretion of the chairman. As of july 2018, codex has established 221 commodity. Food trade in 1991, the codex alimentarius commission undertook the development of guidance documents for governments and other interested parties on food import and export inspection and certi. Codex alimentarius wikipedia, a enciclopedia libre. The eu is the single most powerful influence upon the codex discussions, and a recent european council document has acknowledged the increased legal relevance that the various codex alimentarius standards, guidelines and recommendations have acquired by virtue of the reference made to the codex alimentarius in the wto agreements and the.
Codex alimentarius commission 33rd session geneva 5 9 july 2010 final european union positions. Codex alimentarius is, literally translated from latin, a food code. The codex alimentarius rules of procedures mandate that attendance at codex and the commission meetings be at the expense of attendees. Total posts 5694 total topics 18 total members 4396 our newest member rossana.
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