Understanding Codex on Video
The following video is part of a short series that explains Codex Alimentarius to a wider audience.
Codex Alimentarius and Trade
Article 1a of the Statutes of the Codex Alimentarius Commission describes the purpose of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme as:
Protecting the health of the consumers and ensuring fair practices in the food trade.
Listen to what Codex delegates have to say about the necessity and importance of Codex for international trade.
In the words of Alice Onyango from Codex Africa: Without food safety nobody is going to trade with you.
Note: in some browsers you may need to wait for the video to completely download before it starts playing.
At the heart of the Codex mandate are the core values of collaboration, inclusiveness, consensus building and transparency. Governmental and non-governmental, public and private organizations alike play a vital role in ensuring Codex texts are of the highest quality and based on sound science.
Codex would have little authority in the field of international standard setting if it did not welcome and acknowledge the valuable contributions made by observers. Expert technical bodies, industry and consumer associations
contribute to the standard-setting process in a spirit of openness, collaboration and transparency.
Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can apply for observer status in Codex in order to attend and put forward their views at every stage of the standard-setting process.
Current Codex Alimentarius Commission
Understanding Codex on Video
The following video is part of a short series that explains Codex Alimentarius to a wider audience.
Codex Alimentarius and Trade
Article 1a of the Statutes of the Codex Alimentarius Commission describes the purpose of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme as:
Protecting the health of the consumers and ensuring fair practices in the food trade.
Listen to what Codex delegates have to say about the necessity and importance of Codex for international trade.
In the words of Alice Onyango from Codex Africa: Without food safety nobody is going to trade with you.
Note: in some browsers you may need to wait for the video to completely download before it starts playing.
Codex and Observer
around the world since ancient times.
We might not always know where it comes from,
but we expect it to be available, safe and of good quality.
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