Numerous new food safety standards adopted at 2009 CAC meeting
04 September 2009
The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) recently adopted more than 30 new international standards, codes of practice and guidelines to improve worldwide food safety and protect the health of consumers.
These include the reduction of acrylamide in food; reduction of contamination with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; prevention of Ochratoxin A contamination in coffee; Powdered follow-up formulae, and Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat food.
The CAC also adopted regional standards for ginseng products, fermented soybean paste and gochujang.
“The standards and guidelines adopted this week will make a positive impact on the lives of people around the world,” said CAC Chairperson Karen Hulebak. “The Commission is working faster than ever before to address the most pressing food safety challenges we face.”
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