The Codex Alimentarius is a collection of international food standards that have been adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Such standards cover all the main foods and also material used in the further processing of food.
... Codex Alimentarius Commission, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, World Health Organization. PREFACE THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION AND THE FAO / WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME The Codex Alimentarius Commission implements the Joint ...
The joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission is the UN body responsible for establishing international food standards aimed at protecting the health of consumers and ensuring fair practices in the food trade.
This volume contains all the Codex Standards and the Code of Practice adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission in regard to fats and oils. It takes into account those texts adopted at the 24th session of the Commission in July 2001.