CODEX ALIMENTARIUS STANDARDS PUBLIC CONSULTATION – BABY FOOD, SPECIAL NUTRITION, TRACEABILITY

BY KEITH NUTHALL THE WORLD food standards body, the Codex Alimentarius has asked the international food industry - via their governments - to comment on its latest batch of proposed production guidelines, this time focusing on baby food, nutrition and traceability. The deadline for comments on a draft revised standard for processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children falls on March 31. Also another new revised standard, covering infant formula and child food formula for special medical purposes is up for consultation - deadline May 1. This too is ...


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