Codex scorecard following CAC49

245

Standards

(of which)

11 general subject standards*

234 commodity standards

58

Codes of practice

93

Guidelines

145

Maximum levels (MLs) and guideline levels (GLs) for contaminants in food

covering

18 contaminants

5221

Maximum levels (MLs)

covering

282 food additives (with each group of food additives counted as one additive)

6522

Maximum residue limits (MRLs)

and 63 extraneous maximum residue limits (EMRLs) for pesticide residues

covering

250 pesticides

652

Maximum residue limits (MRLs) for residues of veterinary drugs in foods

13 MRLs marked “unnecessary”
4 MRLs marked “not specified”
2 action levels

covering

85 veterinary drugs


Note:

(*) These include Codex standards (CXS) 1, 106, 107, 146, 180, 192, 193, 206, 234, 239, 346. Note that CXS 174, 227, 247, 283 are not “general subject” standards even though they have the word ‘general’ in the name of the standard.

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