The following video is part of a short series that explains Codex Alimentarius to a wider audience.

Codex Alimentarius and Trade

Article 1a of the Statutes of the Codex Alimentarius Commission describes the purpose of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme as:

Protecting the health of the consumers and ensuring fair practices in the food trade.

Listen to what Codex delegates have to say about the necessity and importance of Codex for international trade.

In the words of Alice Onyango from Codex Africa: Without food safety nobody is going to trade with you.

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