Publications
Procedural Manual
The Procedural Manual of the Codex Alimentarius Commission sets out the basic Rules of Procedure, procedures for the elaboration of Codex standards and related texts, basic definitions and guidelines for the operation of Codex committees.
This edition incorporates the new layout of Codex texts. It also amends the section on commodity standards dealing with non-retail containers; introduces text on working by correspondence and presents a new annex on extrapolation of maximum residue limits of veterinary drugs.
Main Release
Report
Foodborne antimicrobial resistance
Compendium of Codex standards
This new compendium of Codex texts to support countries in the fight against foodborne antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Study
Hygienic food, healthy sales
HACCP implementation
This case study demonstrates the impact that adoption of science-based food standards can have.
Magazine
CODEX
A year of virtual reality
This issue of CODEX tells the story, committee by committee, of the commitment by global experts, host governments and the Codex family of Members and Observer organizations to ensure that the 44th Codex Alimentarius Commission would take place and have over 30 texts to adopt, protecting health and facilitating trade.
Report
Implementation Report
Codex Strategic Plan 2014-2019
In 2013 the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) approved its most ambitious plan to date: the Codex Strategic Plan 2014-2019.
Report
Codex Trust Fund
Year in Review 2018
The Codex Trust Fund (CTF) supports developing and transition economy countries to participate fully and effectively in Codex.
Magazine
Food Hygiene at 50
In 1964, nine Codex Alimentarius Commission Member countries and a number of Observer organizations gathered in Washington DC, United States of America to begin building consensus on how to produce food hygienically and, where feasible, set limits for microbial counts in foods.