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PEssential Tool for Food Safety
PART IIntroduction
The Codex Alimentarius
The Codex mission (CAC) was established in 1962 as a joint venture between FAO and WHO
What is Codex?
The Codex Alimentarius is a collection of food standards, presented in an uniform manner.
Codex objectives
The establishment of codes of practices and standards to protect consumers’ health and to ensure fair practices in the food trade
To provide guidance for the establishment and/or harmonization of legal requirements, to facilitate international food trade.
CODEX ALIMENTARIUSFAO/ WHO Program on Food Standards
The world population has the right to access food that is safe and nutritious
Codex Alimentarius Scientific Rationale
Technical consultation with experts
Biotechnology and food safety
Risk analysis and food standards
Evaluation of consumption and exposure assessment
Animal feed and food safety
Codex and WTO
International bodies recognized by WTO:
International Phytosanitary Protection Convention (IPPC)
anization of Epizooties(OIE)
The Codex Alimentarius
The Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measurements (SPS Agreement) and Codex
SPS: ....“measures necessary to protect human, animal and plant life and health.”....
Codex: Protection of consumers’ health