FALSE: In June 2005 the U.S. was forced to accept Codex Alimentarius regulation of vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements. OUTDATED: Bills proposing the regulation of dietary supplements are ...

Standards on the control of STEC, for water reuse and the use of remote audits were adopted at the latest Codex Alimentarius Commission session. Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for zilpaterol ...

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 ...

What started out as a conventional UN bureaucracy has become the subject of wild speculation and fear - just what is the UN's Codex Alimentarius, and what does it mean for our food and health? Imagine ...

The United Nations (UN; New York) agency that sets food standards—the Codex Alimentarius (Latin for 'Food Code,' commonly called 'Codex' for short)—recently reached an impasse on the labeling of food ...

In a significant move, the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) adopted three Codex standards for black, white and green pepper, cumin and thyme paving the way for an universal agreement on identifying ...

Scott Tips is president of the National Health Federation, a legitimate advocate of food consumer rights. He has for years been fighting powerful lobbyists as they try and influence regulators around ...

WASHINGTON, July 11, 2012 -The Codex Alimentarius Commission, the United Nations food standards body, agreed Friday on a set of residue limits for the veterinary drug ractopamine in animal tissues.

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, ...

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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 ...