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Food Law News - FAO / WHO / WTO / Codex - 2022
FAO News Item, 22 November 2022
CODEX - Codex Alimentarius Commission: 21-25 November 2022 - Updates of decisions being taken at the 45th session of the UN food standards body
The United Nations food standards body, the Codex Alimentarius Commission is meeting both physically and virtually on 21 - 25 November 2022 to adopt food safety and quality standards. The Commission report will be adopted on 12 - 13 December 2022 virtually.
Charged with protecting consumer health and ensuring fair practices in the food trade, the Codex Alimentarius Commission is a joint initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Decisions taken at the 45th session of the Commission will be published below as they are made.
Maximum Levels for Aflatoxins in Certain Cereals and Cereal-Based Products including Foods for Infants and Young Children
- ADOPTED- 22.11.2022
- Aflatoxins are considered the most important naturally occurring group of mycotoxins in the world’s food supply. Rice, wheat and sorghum in particular contribute significantly to aflatoxin exposure in some parts of the world, where these cereals are consumed as staple foods. As such, these Maximum Levels for aflatoxins in maize grain destined for further processing, flour, meal, semolina and flakes derived from maize, husked and polished rice (excluding parboiled rice), cereal-based food for infants and young children and sorghum will help to reduce contamination and the foodborne illness that comes with that.
For previous news item on this topic, see:
- 21 November 2022 CODEX - Codex Alimentarius Commission: 21-25 November 2022 - Updates of decisions being taken at the 45th session of the UN food standards body
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