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CAC – Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO)
- Standards
- 6
- Founded
- 1963
- Headquarters
- Rome, Italy
About the organisation
The intergovernmental body set up by FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and codes of practice: hygiene, HACCP, labelling, additives, contaminants and pesticide and veterinary drug residues.
The WTO SPS Agreement recognises Codex texts as the international benchmark for food safety; importing-country measures based on Codex are presumed SPS-consistent.
Relation with Vietnam
Viet Nam has been a Codex member since 1989 (per the Codex membership list).
CAC standards in the catalogue
| Number | Title | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| CXC 1-1969 | General Principles of Food Hygiene | CAC | Code of practice |
| CXC 80-2020 | Code of Practice on Food Allergen Management for Food Business Operators | CAC | Code of practice |
| CXS 1-1985 | General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods | CAC | Requirements |
| CXS 192-1995 | General Standard for Food Additives | CAC | Requirements |
| CXS 193-1995 | General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed | CAC | Requirements |
| Codex MRLs (pesticides) | Codex Pesticides Residues in Food Online Database | CAC | Requirements |