CODEX PROPOSES NEW GLOBAL FOOD HYGIENE STANDARDS
January 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
WORLD food standards body the Codex Alimentarius has released final drafts of three new global food safety guidelines, which it wants to formally approve at a meeting of its ruling commission in Geneva, Switzerland, in June and July. Environmental health officers wanting changes to these proposals would have to route their concerns via the UK government or Codex certified international non-governmental organisations.
These guidelines include:
*A proposed code of practice for guaranteeing hygiene when producing and handling powdered formulae for ...
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