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Codex Alimentarius
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Codex Commission
Developed Codex in 1962
Subsidiary of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations (UN)and World Health Organization (WHO)
Joint venture between FAO and WHO to formulate internationally accepted food safety standards for protection of human health and to ensure fair trade practices
Codex Alimentarius
Impacted quality and safety of world food supply
Upgraded standards for manufacturing, processing, safety and quality throughout world
Increased international trade 800% since 1962
Contributes to lowering of trade barriers and protectionism
Harmonization of International Trade
Differences in food laws and standards developed independently can cause barriers to trade between nations
Often disguised as health or safety measures but really designed to protect local farm products or consumer misconceptions (Genetic modifications)
Codex Alimentarius
Ensures that products complying with Codex standards can be bought and sold on the international market without compromising health or interests of consumers
Codex standards ensure product is safe internationally
Review of member laws based in internationally accepted scientific and technological standards
Food Additives under the Codex:
Codex General Standard for Food Additives
“any substance not normally consumed as a food on its own and normally constituting a typical food ingredient, whether or not it has any nutritional value, the intentional additional of which to food for a technological purpose in the manufacturing…..or may reasonably be expected to result…in it or its byproducts becoming a component of or otherwise affecting the characteristics of such foods