Tools For
Food safety
Effective food safety and quality control systems are key not only to safeguarding the health and well-being of people, but also to fostering economic development and improving livelihoods by promoting access to domestic, regional and international markets.
Select publications
- “CODEX” magazine 2023 – 60 years of standards
The Codex Alimentarius Commission marks its 60th anniversary in 2023. This seventh edition of the CODEX magazine looks back at origins and looks forward to what the future may bring for international food standard setting. - Codex Alimentarius Commission procedural manual
This edition contains an amended section on commodity standards dealing with non-retail containers. It introduces new text regarding criteria and procedural guidelines for Codex committees and ad hoc intergovernmental taskforces working by correspondence. - Food safety implications from the use of environmental inhibitors in agrifood systems
This report offers an overview of how different regulatory frameworks worldwide deal with environmental inhibitors, highlighting at the same time the lack of global harmonization in defining and categorizing these substances. - Foodborne Antimicrobial Resistance: Compendium of Codex Standards
- Food safety and quality resources from FAO

