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Codex - International Food Standards
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​​​​​There are currently ten Codex committees in operation that develop general standards and guidelines that cut across industry. They are listed below:

  • Task force on antimicrobial resistance
  • Contaminants in food
  • Food additives
  • Food hygiene
  • Food import and export certification and inspection systems
  • Food labelling
  • General principles
  • Methods of analysis and sampling
  • Nutrition and foods for special dietary uses
  • Pesticide residues
  • Residues of veterinary drugs in food

There are currently four active commodity committees in operation that that develop specific standards and guidelines related to food commodity groupings (others have completed their main tasks and have been adjourned until further notice).

  • Fats and oils
  • Fresh fruits and vegetables
  • Processed fruits and vegetables
  • Spices and culinary herbs
  • Sugars (adjourned)
  • Vegetable proteins (adjourned)
  • Natural mineral waters (adjourned)
  • Milk and milk products (adjourned)
  • Meat hygiene (adjourned)
  • Fruit and vegetable juices (adjourned)
  • Fish and fishery products (adjourned)
  • Cocoa products and chocolate (adjourned)
  • Cereals, pulses and legumes (adjourned)
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