Codex scorecard following CAC49
245
Standards
(of which)
11 general subject standards*
234 commodity standards
58
Codes of practice
93
Guidelines
145
Maximum levels (MLs) and guideline levels (GLs) for contaminants in food
covering
18 contaminants
5221
Maximum levels (MLs)
covering
282 food additives (with each group of food additives counted as one additive)
6522
Maximum residue limits (MRLs)
and 63 extraneous maximum residue limits (EMRLs) for pesticide residues
covering
250 pesticides
652
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) for residues of veterinary drugs in foods
13 MRLs marked “unnecessary”
4 MRLs marked “not specified”
2 action levels
covering
85 veterinary drugs
Note:
(*) These include Codex standards (CXS) 1, 106, 107, 146, 180, 192, 193, 206, 234, 239, 346.
Note that CXS 174, 227, 247, 283 are not “general subject” standards even though they have the word ‘general’ in the name of the standard.