The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), a gathering of countries to set food safety and labeling standards, has a reputation for being a slow deliberative body focused more on international trade ...

Foreign supermarkets will now be able to label the main ingredient of kimchi containers as “kimchi cabbage” instead of “Chinese cabbage.” This change follows the addition of the term “kimchi cabbage” ...

A Codex committee has made progress on guidelines for preventing and controlling food fraud. The draft guidance has been sent to the Codex Alimentarius Commission for adoption, which will meet in ...

Although Codex Alimentarius was established in 1962, it has risen in prominence in recent years as more countries have aligned their national food standards, particularly in the case of so-called ...

Farming ministers today called for sustainability considerations to feature more prominently when it comes to setting food safety standards for international trade. In conclusions approved at the ...

The Codex Alimentarius Commission adopted more than 20 new and amended food standards during its annual meeting, the food standards body has announced. Among the measures adopted were guidelines on ...

The Codex Alimentarius Commission agreed on a range of standards but had to delay adoption of the final report after running out of time during its latest meeting. The Commission met online in ...

The United Nations’ international food standards-setting body, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, has set the maximum permissible limit for lead in spices and culinary herbs, particularly cinnamon, to ...