Introduction to Key Areas of work in Codex
Codex sets standards for nearly 200 food products and has over 120 guidelines and codes of practice on a vast range of issues linked to food safety, quality and trade.
The work of Codex on key issues can have considerable impact on the safety of the food we eat.
Codex scorecard
Updated December 2023 at the 46th Codex Alimentarius Commission
- 87 Guidelines
- 57 Codes of Practice
- 237 Standards (of which) 12 General subject standards and 225 Commodity standards
- 133 Maximum Levels (MLs) and Guideline Levels (GLs) for contaminants in food covering 18 Contaminants
- 4693 MLs covering 393 food additives or groups of food additives
- 6384 Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) and 63 Extraneous Maximum Residue Limits (EMRLs) for pesticide residues covering 248 Pesticides
- 639 Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for residues of veterinary drugs in foods covering 83 veterinary drugs, 13 Risk Management Recommendations (RMRs) and 65 with numerical MRLs
