CODEX ALIMENTARIUS

The Codex Alimentarius Commission was created in 1963 by FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. The main purposes of this Programme are protecting health of the consumers and ensuring fair trade practices in the food trade, and promoting coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations.

NEWS

GSFA ONLINE 2008

The updated version of the GSFA Online, incorporating the outcome of the 31st Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, is now available on Codex website in English, French, Spanish and Chinese (new).

ADVANCE COPY OF CAC31 REPORT

The advance copy of the report of the 31st Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in English is available here.
The final version will be available in September - other language versions in November.

Codex E-Learning

A new e-learning course for enhancing participation in Codex has been launched. Please follow the new link on the right-hand side of this page

Warning: This is the only official website of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Unofficial websites using similar domain names (URLs) exist. The information contained in unofficial websites is not guaranteed by the Codex Alimentarius Commission nor by FAO or WHO and in no way commits the Commission, FAO or WHO.

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