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Welcome to the upgraded Codex Alimentarius website!

28/08/2026

The upgraded Codex Alimentarius website has been launched in all six United Nations languages, with new features, updated functionalities and more secure and faster access to the Codex Alimentarius itself.The...

Introducing four new committee Chairpersons, starting with CCPFV

27/08/2026

New work on a group standard for millets and on camel milk has seen the reactivation of the Codex Committee on Cereals, Pulses and Legumes (CCCPL) and the Codex Committee on Milk and Milk products (CCMMP)...

CAC49 / New and revised science-based standards now added to the Codex Alimentarius

12/07/2026

The 49th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has concluded with adoption of some key texts or revisions of texts, the election of Spain as the new host country to the Codex Committee on...

The Codex Alimentarius Commission strategic plan 2026–2031 is online in six languages

08/07/2026

The Codex Alimentarius Commission strategic plan 2026–2031 has been published in all six UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) and is now available for download. The Strategic...

CAC49 / Groundbreaking guidelines set to fundamentally change food allergen labelling

07/07/2026

The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has agreed at its 49th Session in Geneva this week to adopt groundbreaking guidelines on the use of food labelling known as “precautionary allergen labelling”. When...

CAC49 / The Codex family meets to adopt new texts, reflect, and look ahead

06/07/2026

The FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has started its 49th session in Geneva, Switzerland ahead of a week of discussions on the adoption of texts and revisions of texts, and other matters relevant...

CCEXEC90 / Executive Committee wraps up 90th session ahead of Codex Alimentarius Commission

03/07/2026

The 90th session of the Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius (CCEXEC) has concluded with the adoption of the report. This Session has paved the way for discussions at the 49th session of the Codex...

CAC49 / The road to the 49th Commission meeting

23/06/2026

The 49th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) is just around the corner and, with it, a swathe of new texts that are up for adoption, together with revisions of and amendments to existing...

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