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Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CJW-712)
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Codex Committee on Food Hygiene |
| Code |
CJW-712 |
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| Sessions and documents |
View documents of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene |
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| Legal Framework |
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Article of Constitution
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Rule XI-1 (b) of the Rules of Procedure of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
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Rules of Procedure
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The Rules of Procedure of the Commission shall apply mutatis mutandis to its subsidiary bodies. (Rule XI.11)
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| Category |
Cat. 1 |
| Purpose |
- To draft basic provisions on food hygiene applicable to all food;
- to consider, amend if necessary and endorse provisions on hygiene prepared by Codex commodity committees and contained in Codex commodity standards, and
- to consider, amend if necessary, and endorse provisions on hygiene prepared by Codex commodity committees and contained in Codex codes of practice unless, in specific cases, the Commission has decided otherwise, or
- to draft provisions on hygiene applicable to specific food items or food groups, whether coming within the terms of reference of a Codex commodity committee or not;
- to consider specific hygiene problems assigned to it by the Commission;
- to suggest and prioritize areas where there is a need for microbiological risk assessment at the international level and to develop questions to be addressed by the risk assessors; and,
- to consider microbiological risk management matters in relation to food hygiene and in relation to the risk assessment of FAO and WHO.
(The term "hygiene" includes, where necessary, microbiological specifications for food and associated methodology.) |
| Secretary |
Ms Marie Maratos |
| Membership |
Open to all Members of the Commission |
| Chairperson |
Mr Emilio Esteban |
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| Languages |
English, French and Spanish |
| Document symbol |
CX/FH |
| Frequency of Sessions |
Every 12 to 18 months |
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| Contact information/email |
[email protected] or [email protected]
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| Web site |
CODEX Alimentarius |
| First Session |
May 1964 |
| Pattern of sessions |
1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 |
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