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From
the very beginning, the Codex Alimentarius has
been a science-based activity. Experts and specialists
in a wide range of disciplines have contributed
to every aspect of the code to ensure that its
standards withstand the most rigorous scientific
scrutiny.
Much
work is carried out in the form of collaborative
studies between individual scientists, laboratories,
institutes and universities and joint FAO/WHO
Expert Consultations
FAO
and WHO provide expert scientific advice on
many aspects of food quality, safety and nutrition
relevant to the work of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission.
While
not officially part of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission structure, the FAO/WHO Expert Consultations
provide independent scientific expert advice
to the Commission and its specialist Committees
and Task Forces on many aspects of food quality,
safety and nutrition.
A large amount of scientifically based food
data has been generated by expert meetings,
convened and serviced jointly by FAO and WHO.
Two
such groups, the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide
Residues and the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee
on Food Additives, have for many years produced
internationally acclaimed data which are widely
used by governments, industry and research centres.
Their input into the work of the Codex Commission
is of fundamental importance and the publications
resulting from their activities are acclaimed
international references. The evaluations performed
by JECFA, like those performed by JMPR, are
based on the best scientific information available,
comprising inputs from many authoritative sources.
Joint
FAO/WHO Committee On Food Additives
http://www.codexalimentarius.net/jecfa.stm
Joint
FAO/WHO Meetings On Pesticide Residues
http://www.codexalimentarius.net/jmpr.stm
FAO
and WHO maintain separate websites highlighting
the work of Expert Consultations. Reports of
the recent consultations can be accessed through
these sites
FAO
Food Control
http://www.fao.org/es/ESN/Control.htm
WHO
Food Safety
http://www.who.int/fsf/
Some
important recent consultations, which may be
accessed:
Joint
FAO/WHO Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment
http://www.codexalimentarius.net/jemra.stm
Conference
on International Food Trade beyond 2000: Science
based Decisions, Harmonization, Equivalence
and Mutual Recognition, Melbourne, Australia,
11-15 October, 1999
http://www.fao.org/es/ESN/austral/austra-e.htm
First
FAO/WHO Forum of Food Safety Regulators, Marrakesh,
Morocco 28-30 January 2002
http://www.foodsafetyforum.org/global/index_en.htm
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