"The
Codex Alimentarius Commission envisages a world afforded
the highest attainable levels of consumer protection,
food safety and quality. To this end, the Commission will
develop internationally agreed standards and related texts
for use in domestic regulations and international trade
in food that are based on scientific principles and fulfill
the objectives of consumer health protection and fair
practices in trade."
To
fulfill the strategic vision, the following objectives
and priorities are laid down.
All of the objectives listed below are considered to be
equally important to the overall achievement of the strategic
vision.
Objective
1
Promoting
Sound Regulatory Framework
Objective
2
Promoting
widest and consistent application of scientific principles
and risk analysis
Objective
3
Providing Linkages between Codex and other Multilateral
Regulatory Instruments and Conventions
Objective
4
Enhance Capacity to Respond Effectively and Expediously
to New Issues, Concerns And Developments in the Food Sector
Objective 5
Promoting Maximum Membership and Participation
Objective
6
Promoting Maximum Application Of Codex Standards
