Difference between revisions of "Codex Alimentarius"
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125 Kingsway | 125 Kingsway | ||
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London WC2B 6NH | London WC2B 6NH | ||
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Fax 1 +44 20 7276 8376 | Fax 1 +44 20 7276 8376 | ||
E-mail 1 codex_fsa@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk | E-mail 1 codex_fsa@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk | ||
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E-mail 2 bill.knock@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk | E-mail 2 bill.knock@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 22 September 2009
Established in 1963 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO. The Codex Alimentarius Commission, is a body run by the World Health Organisation and the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organisation to determine the quality and safety of food. According to its website, 'the main purposes of this programme are protecting health of the consumers and ensuring fair trade practices in the food trade, and promoting coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations.'[1]
Contact
National Codex Contact Point
Food Standards Agency
115B Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London WC2B 6NH
Phone 1 +44 20 7276 8161
Fax 1 +44 20 7276 8376
E-mail 1 codex_fsa@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
E-mail 2 bill.knock@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Notes