Codex strengthens food-safety regulations
The Codex Alimentarius Commission, jointly run by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), on July 4 announced new food-safety regulations, including the...
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Codex Alimentarius adopts new limits on fruit, vegetables and fish, salt and fat labelling, hygiene and carcinogenic contaminants
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As production systems change and the food chain lengthens to meet the needs of a globalized industry, the potential for contamination at different points along that chain also changes. To address this,...
View ArticleThe science that leads to Codex food safety standards
Two officers illustrated for the Codex Alimentarius Commission, during its 40th session, the way FAO and WHO work together to provide the scientific advice on which Codex food safety standards are...
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