CODEX
STANDARDS
Codex,
which is short for "Codex Alimentarius", the Latin
term for "food code" is an international food
standards code developed by the Codex Alimentarius Commission
(CAC), with its secretariat at Rome.
The complete list of standards (including text) adopted
by Codex Alimentarius Commission upto 2001 is also available
on line
A
desired standard can be searched by keywords from this search
option
Besides,
standards belonging to a common subject group have been grouped
and are available in separate volumes of the Codex
Alimentarius. Collectively, the 13 volumes contain
general principles, general standards, definitions, codes,
commodity standards, methods and recommendations.
The
Codex Alimentarius
- Volume
1A - General requirements
- Volume
1B - General requirements (food hygiene)
- Volume
2A - Pesticide residues in foods (general texts)
- Volume
2B - Pesticide residues in foods (maximum residue limits)
- Volume
3 - Residues of veterinary drugs in foods
- Volume
4 - Foods for special dietary uses (including foods for
infants and children)
- Volume
5A - Processed and quick-frozen fruits and vegetables
- Volume
5B - Fresh fruits and vegetables
- Volume
6 - Fruit juices
- Volume
7 - Cereals, pulses (legumes) and derived products and
vegetable proteins
- Volume
8 - Fats and oils and related products
- Volume
9 - Fish and fishery products
- Volume
10 - Meat and meat products; soups and broths
- Volume
11 - Sugars, cocoa products and chocolate and miscellaneous
products
- Volume
12 - Milk and milk products
- Volume
13 - Methods of analysis and sampling
These
can be ordered from:
Sales
and Marketing Group,
Information Division,
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
Vialle delle Terme di Caracelle,
00100 Rome,
Italy
