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Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CJW-735)
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Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods |
| Code |
CJW-735 |
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| Sessions and documents |
View documents of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods |
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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 establish or endorse permitted maximum levels or guidelines levels for contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed;
- to prepare priority lists of contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants for risk assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives;
- to consider methods of analysis and sampling for the determination of contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed;
- to consider and elaborate standards or codes of practice for related subjects; and
- to consider other matters assigned to it by the Commission in relation to contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed.
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| Membership |
Open to all Members of the Commission |
| Chairperson |
Ms Sally Hoffer |
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| Languages |
English, French and Spanish |
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CX/CF |
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| Contact information/email |
[email protected] or [email protected]
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| Web site |
CODEX Alimentarius |
| First Session |
April 2007 |
| Pattern of sessions |
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 |
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| Remarks |
- Host Government: Netherlands
- Before 2007, the Codex Committee on Food Additives and the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods were jointly combined in the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants.
- Subsidiary Body of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission
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