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Codex Alimentarius

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Codex Alimentarius
a document entitled 'Recommended International Codes of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Meat, for Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Inspection of Slaughter Animals and for Processed Meat Products' published by FAO/WHO in 1976.


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More than 30 new international standards, codes of practice and guidelines to improve worldwide food safety and protect consumer health were released in July by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization in 1953 established the Codex Alimentarius Commission to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Program.
Earlier, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the World Health Organization and the UN said in a joint statement that pork and pork products, handled in accordance with good hygienic practices recommended by the WHO, FAO, Codex Alimentarius Commission and the OIE, will not be a source of H1N1 flu infection.
 
 
 
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