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Article: CODEX ALIMENTARIUS: EURO 40 MILLION TO HELP POOR COUNTRIES MEET FOOD STANDARDS.
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- Europe Environment
- Article date:
- March 7, 2003
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The new trust fund will help some 120 developing countries to collaborate more in international regulation on food safety. "This will permit all Codex members to improve the quality and safety of their food, and operate more effectively on the international food market", According to WHO Director General Gro Harlem Brundtland. If food standards are not applied correctly, risks of the propagation of food-related illnesses multiply accordingly, as demonstrated recently by the mad cow crisis, dioxin contamination and listeria in dairy products. The harmonisation of standards also contributes to the implementation of a stable and non discriminatory commercial system. FAO ...