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Article: Setting Standards for Food Quality.(Codex Alimentarius Commission)(Brief Article)
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- UN Chronicle
- Article date:
- December 22, 1999
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"Codex" is a shorthand way of referring to the joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission and to its main body of work--a collection of international standards for food quality and safety that protect consumers and facilitate international trade. The words Codex Alimentarius are Latin and mean "food law" or "food code". The Codex Alimentarius Commission bas been developing international food standards since 1963, shortly after the establishment of a joint Food Standards Programme by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAQ) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
The work of Codex is the preparation of international food standards, ...