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JECFA - Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) is an international expert scientific committee administered jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). JECFA serves as an independent scientific committee which performs risk assessments and provides advice to FAO, WHO and the member countries of both organizations. The requests for scientific advice are for the main part channelled through the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) in their work to develop international food standards and guidelines under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme.

Updated on: 06-05-2013
50th anniversary homepage
30 Apr 2013 - 
The 50th anniversary celebrations for Codex have already started in many countries – please visit [...]
Procedural Manual - 21st edition
29 Apr 2013 - 
The 21st edition of the Procedural Manual is available in the Procedures & Strategies section [...]
Directors General of FAO and WHO plan to address CAC36
29 Apr 2013 - 
The Directors General of FAO (Jose Graziano da Silva) and WHO (Margaret Chan) plan to [...]
CAC35 related material
24 Jul 2012 - 
Audio recordings of the 35th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission are here available in [...]
News releases on the 35th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
12 Jul 2012 - 
UN food safety body sets limits on veterinary growth promoting drugRelease issued 06 July 2012 [...]