Although Codex Alimentarius was established in 1962, it has risen in prominence in recent years as more countries have aligned their national food standards, particularly in the case of so-called ...

A Codex committee has made progress on guidelines for preventing and controlling food fraud. The draft guidance has been sent to the Codex Alimentarius Commission for adoption, which will meet in ...

The third round for countries to apply for support from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Codex Trust Fund is now open. The Codex Alimentarius, ...

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM — International food safety authority Codex Alimentarius (Codex) has adopted a framework that encompasses four different technologies for producing steviol glycosides, a move that ...

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) participated in the forty-eighth session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which was recently held in Rome, the Italian capital, with representatives from ...

In a historic first, the United Arab Emirates has been elected as the Geographic Representative for the Near East at the ...

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health participated in the forty-eighth session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which was recently held in Rome, the Italian capital, with representatives ...

The United Nations advisory body on food safety, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, has adopted a landmark agreement on how to assess the risks to consumers from foods derived from biotechnology, ...

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The US Pharmacopoeial Convention (USP) has been granted observer status by the Codex Alimentarius Commission - a Standards-Setting Body for guidance on international Food Standards. With this, the USP ...

The Trump administration wants the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues to pump the brakes on a proposal to update the methodology used to determine pesticide risks and is seeking more information ...

Farming ministers today called for sustainability considerations to feature more prominently when it comes to setting food safety standards for international trade. In conclusions approved at the ...