The Codex Alimentarius Commission, which is holding its meeting in Rome from November 10 to 14 to adopt food safety and quality standards, has fixed the maximum limit at 2.5 mg/kg for lead in spices ...

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 ...

A member survey has revealed good support for Codex standards, but concerns have been raised again about timeliness. The Codex Alimentarius, or “Food Code” is a collection of international standards, ...

The 47th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC47) was held physically at the Centre International de Conférences (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland, from 25 to 30 November 2024. This session ...

The Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) has finalised and recommended quality standards for five spices -- allspice, juniper berries, star anise, turmeric, and cardamom -- during its ...

India's role in global food safety gained recognition at a recent international meeting. The Codex Alimentarius Commission praised India's millet grain standards. India co-chaired initiatives for ...

Fresh berries are healthy but also prone to microbiological contamination and associated with Hepatitis A, Norovirus, bacteria E.coli and protozoa The UN food standards body Codex Alimentarius has ...

The main session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission could adopt texts relating to E. coli, the use of water in food processing and mycotoxins when it meets later this month. The event, in Rome ...

Karen Hulebak chaired the Codex Alimentarius Commission from 2008 to 2011. The European Union is currently picking an arcane but hugely consequential bureaucratic fight at the United Nations. And if ...