CODEX DEAL
June 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WORLD food standards organisation Codex Alimentarius has set new guidelines for food irradiation, accepting higher levels that it previously recommended to eliminate bacteria. It also approved general principles on the analysis and management of risks related to biotechnological foods, including pre-market safety evaluations, product tracing for recalls and post-market monitoring.
THE WORLD food standards organisation Codex Alimentarius has set new guidelines for food irradiation, accepting higher levels that it previously recommended to eliminate bacteria. It also approved general principles on the analysis and management of risks related to biotechnological foods, including pre-market safety evaluations, product tracing for recalls and post-market monitoring.
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