Food Codex Alimentarius

Codex Guideline EMRL(1)-1997, List of Codex Extraneous Maximum Residue Limits in Food , Codex Alimentarius Commission, Washington, DC (1997). 

Anon. (1984). Codex General Standards for Irradiated Foods and Recommended International Code of Practice for the Operation of Radiation Facilities used for the Treatment of Foods. Codex Alimentarius Commission, XV, 1st edn. Rome... 

The Joint FAOAVHO Food Standard Programme and the Codex Alimentarius Commission elaborate international food standards and codes of practice for questions related to food. Codex Alimentarius is Latin and means food code. The purpose of the Joint FAOAVHO Food Standards Programme, as laid down in the statutes of the Codex Alimentarius Commission includes... 

FAO (1999) Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organic Foods. Codex Alimentarius Commission, Food and Agriculture Organisation, Rome. 

ALINORM 09/32/31, Report 18th Session of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods, Codex Alimentarius Commission, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, Rome, 2009 (available at http / / WWW.codexalimentarius.net/web/archives. jsp year=09 accessed 11/07/10). 

CODEX STAN 1—1985. Codex General Standard for the labelling of prepackaged foods. Codex Alimentarius. Joint FAOAJ7HO Food Standards Programme, vol. 66 2010. (acceded in 21.03.2014) http //www. codexalimentarius.org/download/standards/32/CXS 001e.pdf. 

H. Cheftel, Tin in Food,]o m. EAO/WHO Eood Standards Program, 4th Meeting of the Codex Committee on Pood Additives, PEPT, 1967, oint PAO/WHO Pood Standards Branch (Codex Alimentarius), EAO, Rome. 

The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) jointiy sponsor the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which conducts a program for developing worldwide food standards. The Codex Committee for Cocoa Products and Chocolate has developed standards for chocolate (Codex Standard 87-1981), and cocoa powders and dry cocoa—sugar mixtures (Codex Standard 105-1981). As a member of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the United States is obligated to consider all Codex standards for acceptance. 

In general, the question you should always ask is, What will the results of the analysis be used for . If you are sampling for compliance with a contractual requirement, i.e. the sample must contain a minimum/maximum amount of the analyte, then it is important to know how this is interpreted. At the time of writing, the Codex Alimentarius Commission recommended the following limits for food-grade salt [12] ... 

Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand, AERU Research Report n.233 FAO/WHO (2001) Codex Alimentarius-organically produced foods. Rome, 2001 Fenemore PG, Norton GA (1985) Problems of implementing improvements in pest control a case study of apples in the UK. Crop Prot 4 51-70... 

Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) sets standards for food safety and inspects meat, poultry, and egg products produced domestically and imported. The Service inspects animals and birds at slaughter and processed products at various stages of the production process, and analyzes products for microbiological and chemical adulterants. FSIS also informs the public about meat, poultry, and egg product food safety issues. FSIS works with the Research, Education and Economics mission area on food safety research issues and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on instances where animal diseases impact food safety. FSIS also facilitates the management of US activities pertaining to the Codex Alimentarius Commission, an international organization created by the United Nations, to promote the health and economic interests of consumers while encouraging fair international trade in food. 

Codex Alimentarius Commission guidelines for the assessment of the competence of testing laboratories involved in the import and export control of food... 

Because of the status of the CAC described above, the work that it has carried out in the area of laboratory quality assurance must be carefully considered. One of the CAC Committees, the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS), has developed criteria for assessing the competence of testing laboratories involved in the official import and export control of foods. These were recommended by the Committee at its 21st Session in March 19979 and adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission at its 22nd Session in June 1997 10 they mirror the EU recommendations for laboratory quality standards and methods of analysis. The guidelines provide a framework for the implementation of quality assurance measures to ensure the competence of testing laboratories involved in the import and export control of foods. They are intended to assist countries in then-fair trade in foodstuffs and to protect consumers. 

Beyond national approvals the Codex Alimentarius is developing a General Standard for Food Additives which will be the applicable basis for international trade. All and only sweeteners endorsed for food use by JECFA are/or will be listed in this standard. For bulk sweeteners the standard has progressed to permanent while the part dealing with intense sweeteners is still under discussion. 

Purity criteria are published by JECFA as well as by national authorities. The JECFA specifications33 may be endorsed by the Codex Alimentarius as advisory specifications which means that they are equivalent to a Codex Alimentarius standard. In the EU a directive laying down special criteria of purity for sweeteners for use in foodstuffs with subsequent amendments sets the purity standards,31 while in the USA criteria may be listed in conjunction with the approval. Normally a monograph of the Food Chemicals Codex34 is considered the applicable basis for assessment of purity. 

The process of evaluation starts at a meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (CCFAC). The Committee,... 

Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, Codex Alimentarius Commission Procedural Manual, Eleventh edition, FAO and WHO, Rome 2000, ISBN 92-5-1004402-3. (The tenth edition is on the Codex www-pages at http // fao.org/docrep/W5975E/W5975E00.htm)... 

The Codex Alimentarius is a collection of internationally adopted food standards presented in a uniform manner.6 These food standards aim to protect the consumer s health and ensure fair practices in the food trade. The Codex Alimentarius also includes provisions of an advisory nature in the form of codes of practice, guidelines and other recommended measures. Codex standards contain requirements for food including provisions for food additives. 

The standards and limits adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission are intended for formal acceptance by governments in accordance with its general principles. Codex Alimentarius permits only those antioxidants which have been evaluated by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) for use in foods. Antioxidants may be used only in foods standardised by Codex. The antioxidant provisions of Codex Commodity Standards are included in and superseded by the provision of this Standard. Food categories or individual foods where the use of additives are not allowed or are restricted are defined by this Standard. The primary objective of establishing permitted levels of use of antioxidants in various food groups is to ensure that the intake does not exceed the acceptable daily intake (ADI). 

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