Part 1. Standards and Related Texts Adopted at Step 8 as Final Texts
| Standards and Related Texts | Reference | Status |
| Food additive provisions of the General Standard for Food Additives | ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 83 and Appendix X | Adopted |
| Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Aflatoxin Contamination in Tree Nuts | ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 132 and Appendix XXI | Adopted |
| Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Tin Contamination in Canned Foods | ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 166 and Appendix XXV | Adopted |
| Maximum Levels for cadmium in wheat grain; potato; stem and root vegetables; leafy vegetables; and, other vegetables | ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 175 and Appendix XXVI | Adopted |
| Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products (section on Aquaculture) | ALINORM 05/28/18; para. 59 and Appendix II | Adopted |
| Amendment to the Standard for Salted Fish and Dried Salted Fish of the Gadidae Family | ALINORM 05/28/18; para. 34 and Appendix IV | Adopted |
| Code of Hygienic Practice for Meat | ALINORM 05/28/16; para. 67 and Appendix II | Adopted with amendments (see para. 50) |
| Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements | ALINORM 05/28/26; para. 35 and Appendix II | Adopted with amendments (see para. 54) |
| Maximum Residue Levels for Pesticides | ALINORM 05/28/24; paras 77 – 213 and Appendix II | Adopted (with the exception of MRLs for deltamethrin in leafy vegetables and carbosulfan in mandarin and potato) (see para. 55) |
| Interim Maximum Residue Levels for Pesticides | ALINORM 05/28/24; paras 189 – 203 and Appendix V | Adopted |
| Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs | ALINORM 05/28/31; para. 92 and Appendix II | Adopted |
| Codex General Standard for Fruit Juices and Nectars | ALINORM 05/28/39; para.103 and Appendix II | Adopted with amendments (see paras. 61 and 67 – 68) |
| Minimum Brix Level for Reconstituted Juice and Reconstituted Purée and Minimum Juice and/or Purée Content for Fruit Nectars (% v/v) grape, guava, mandarine/tangerine, mango, passion fruit and tamarind (Indian date) juices/nectars | ALINORM 05/28/39; para. 104 and Appendix III | Adopted |
| Methods of Analysis endorsed for inclusion in commodity standards and/or in Codex STAN 234–1999: Standard for Olive Oils and Olive Pomace Oils; general methods for processed fruits and vegetables; and specific standards for Processed Fruits and Vegetables | ALINORM 05/28/23; paras. 53–83 and 88 and Appendix III | Adopted |
Part 2. Standards and Related Texts Adopted at Step 5 and Step 8 as Final Texts with Recommendation to Omit Steps 6 and 7
| Standards and Related Texts | Reference | Status |
| Food additive provisions of the General Standard for Food Additives | ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 83 and Appendix X | Adopted |
| Amendments to the International Numbering System for Food Additives | ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 88 and Appendix XIII | Adopted |
| Specifications for the Identity and Purity of Food Additives arising from the 63rd JECFA meeting | ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 114 and Appendix XVI | Adopted |
| Revision of the Preamble of the General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Foods (GSCTF) (N09-2004) | ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 128 and Appendix XIX | Adopted |
| Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products (Shrimps and Prawns; Cephalopods; Transport; Retail; and relevant Definitions) | ALINORM 05/28/18; para. 91 and Appendix III | Adopted with amendments (see para. 47) |
| Standard for Rambutan | ALINORM 05/28/35; para. 89 and Appendix VI | Adopted |
| Principles for Electronic Certification | ALINORM 05/28/30; para. 37 and Appendix II | Adopted (for inclusion as an annex to CAC/GL 38-2001) (see para. 48) |
| Amendment to the Standard for Named Vegetable Oil; Amendement of Sesameseed Oil | ALINORM 05/28/17; para. 45 and Appendix III | Adopted |
| Regional Guidelines for Codex Contact Points and National Codex Committees (Near East Region) | ALINORM 05/28/40; para. 66 and Appendix V | Adopted |
| Maximum Residue Levels for Pesticides | ALINORM 05/28/24; paras 77 – 213 and Appendix III | Adopted |
| Maximum Residue Levels for Pesticides - Spices | ALINORM 05/28/24; Paras 177 – 182 and Appendix IV | Adopted |
| Guidelines on the Use of Mass Spectrometry (MS) for Identification, Confirmation and Quantitative Determination of Residues | ALINORM 05/28/24; para. 228 and Appendix X | Adopted |
| New Codes and Numbers for Commodities with Adopted MRLs | ALINORM 05/28/24; para. 268 and Appendix XI | Adopted |
| Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs | ALINORM 05/28/31; para. 92 and Appendix III | Adopted |
| Code of Practice to Minimize and Contain Antimicrobial Resistance | ALINORM 05/28/31; para. 117 and Appendix VIII | Adopted |
| Minimum Brix Level for Reconstituted Juice and Reconstituted Purée and Minimum Juice and/or Purée Content for Fruit Nectars (% v/v) lemon, lime, orange and pineapple juices/nectars | ALINORM 05/28/39; para. 105 and Appendix IV | Adopted with amendments (see paras. 67 - 68) |
Part 3. Standards and Related Texts Adopted at Step 5 of the Accelerated Procedure
| Standards and Related Texts | Reference | Status |
| Revised Table 1 of the Recommended International Code of Practice for the Storage and Transport of the Edible Fats and Oils in Bulk | ALINORM 05/28/17; para. 52 and Appendix II | Adopted |
| Standards and Related Texts | Reference | Status |
| Draft revised Preamble of the GSFA | ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 64 and Appendix VII | Adopted |
| Draft Maximum Level for Total Aflatoxins in unprocessed almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios | ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 141 and Appendix XXII | Adopted |
| Draft Maximum Levels for Cadmium in marine bivalve molluscs (excluding oysters and scallops) and in cephalopods (without viscera) and in polished rice | ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 175 and Appendix XXVI | Adopted |
| Draft Standard for Sturgeon Caviar | ALINORM 05/28/18; para. 148 and Appendix VI | Adopted |
| Draft Guidelines on the Application of General Principles of Food Hygiene to the Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Readyto-eat Foods | ALINORM 05/28/13; para. 98 and Appendix II | Adopted |
| Draft Principles and Guidelines for the Conduct of Microbiological Risk Management | ALINORM 05/28/13; para. 132 and Appendix III | Adopted |
| Draft Code of Hygienic Practice for Eggs and Egg Products | ALINORM 05/28/13; para. 156 and Appendix IV | Adopted |
| Draft Amendment to the Standard for Named Adopted Vegetable Oils; Inclusion of Rice Bran Oil | ALINORM 05/28/17; para. 43 and Appendix V | |
| Draft Regional Standard for Canned Humus with Tehena (Processed Chick Peas with Tehena) | ALINORM 05/28/40; para. 34 and Appendix II | Adopted |
| Draft Regional Standard for Canned Foul Medames (Processed Fava Beans) | ALINORM 05/28/40; para. 43 and Appendix III | Adopted |
| Draft Regional Standard for Tehena | ALINORM 05/28/40; para. 53 and Appendix IV | Adopted |
| Draft Codex Standard for Processed Tomato Concentrates | ALINORM 05/28/27; para. 48 and Appendix II | Adopted |
| Draft Codex Standard for Preserved Tomatoes | ALINORM 05/28/27; para. 76 and Appendix III | Adopted |
| Draft Codex Standard for Certain Canned Citrus Fruits | ALINORM 05/28/27; para. 89 and Appendix IV | Adopted |
| Draft Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides | ALINORM 05/28/24; Appendix VI | Adopted |
| Draft MRLs for Pesticides for Dried Chili Peppers including the MRL for Spices 183 – 188 | ALINORM 05/28/24; paras 179; and Appendix VII | Adopted |
| Draft Guidelines on the Estimation of Uncertainty of Results | ALINORM 05/28/24; para. 192 and Appendix XII | Adopted |
| Draft Risk Analysis Principles Applied by the Committee on Pesticide Residues | ALINORM 05/28/24; para. 209 and Appendix XIII | Adopted |
| Draft Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs | ALINORM 05/28/31; Appendix V | Adopted |
| Standards and Related Texts | Reference |
| Food additive provisions in the General Standard for Food Additives | ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 49 and Appendix XI |
| General Principles for the Use of Food Additives | CAC/MISC 1 - 1972; ALINORM 05/28/12; para. 55 |
| Recommended International Code of Practice for Shrimps and Prawns | CAC/RCP 17-197818; ALINORM 05/28/18, para. 91, Appendix III |
| Recommended International Code of Practice for Cephalolods | CAC/RCP 37-19891; ALINORM 05/28/18, para. 91, Appendix III |
| Recommended International Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Meat | CAC/RCP 11-1976, Rev. 1 (1993) |
| Recommended International Code of Hygienic Practice for Game | CAC/RCP 29-1983, Rev. 1 (1993) |
| Recommended International Code for Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Inspection of Slaughter Animals and for Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Judgment of Slaughter Animals and Meat | CAC/RCP 41-1993 |
| Recommended International Code of Hygienic Practice for Processed Meat and Poultry Products | CAC/RCP 13-1976, Rev. 1 (1985) |
| Recommended Code of Hygienic Practice for Poultry Processing | CAC/RCP 14-1976 |
| Recommended International Code of Practice for the Production, Storage and Composition of Mechanically Separated Meat Intended for Further Processing | CAC/RCP 32-1993 |
| General Principles for Meat Hygiene | CAC/GL 52-2003 |
| Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides(with the exception of MRLs for deltamethrin (135) in leafy vegetables) | ALINORM 05/28/24; Appendix VIII |
| Maximum Residue Limits for Carbadox | ALINORM 05/28/31; para. 27 |
| All individual standards for fruit juices and nectars and related texts, including provisions for methods of analysis and sampling, as contained in Volume 6 of the Codex Alimentarius19 | ALINORM 05/28/39; para. 106; CX/STAN 44 through 49 (1981) , CX/STAN 63 through 64 (1981), CX/STAN 82 through 85 (1981), CX/STAN 101 (1981), CX/STAN 120 through 122 (1981), CX/STAN 134 (1981), CX/STAN 138 through 139 (1983) CX/STAN 148 through 149 (1985) CX/STAN 161 and 164 (1989) CAC/GL 11 and 12 (1991) |
18 To be replaced by revised provisions in the Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products
| RESPONSIBLE COMMITTEE | STANDARD AND RELATED TEXTS | JOB CODE20 |
| CCFO | Proposed Draft Amendment to the Codex Standard for Named Vegetable Oil; Amendment to Total Carotenoids in Unbleached Palm Oil - Accelerated Procedure | N01-2005 |
| CCFFP | Proposed Draft Code of Practice on the Processing of Scallop Meat | N02-2005 |
| CCFFV | Proposed Draft Standard for “Bitter” Cassava Proposed Draft Principles for the Application of Traceability/Product | N03-2005 |
| CCFICS | Tracing in the Context of Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems | N04-2005 |
| CCFICS | Proposed Draft Revision of the Codex Guidelines for Generic Official Certificate Formats and the Production and Issuance of Certificates | N05-2005 |
| CCASIA | Proposed Draft Regional Standard for Non-Fermented Soybean Products | N06-2005 |
| CCFAC | Proposed Draft Revision of the “Class Names and International Numbering System for Food Additives - CAC/GL 36-1989 | N07-2005 |
| CCFAC | Proposed Draft Appendix to the Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Aflatoxin Contamination in Tree Nuts to address additional measures for the prevention and reduction of Aflatoxins in Brazil Nuts | N08-2005 |
| CCFAC | Proposed Draft Code of Practice for the Reduction of Chloropropanols during the Production of acid-Hydrolyzed Vegetable Proteins (HVPs) and Products that Contain acid-HVPs | N09-2005 |
| CCFL | Proposed Draft Definition of Trans-Fatty Acids (Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods and the the Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling) - Accelerated Procedure | N10-2005 |
| CCPR | Proposed Draft Revision of the MRL Elaboration Procedure | N11-2005 |
| CCPR | Priority List of Chemicals for Evaluation and Re-evaluation by JMPR | Ongoing |
| CCRVDF | Priority List of Veterinary Drugs requiring Evaluation or Re-evaluation | Ongoing |
| CCGP | Proposed Draft Amendments to the Rules of Procedure: duration of the term of office of the Members of the Executive Committee | Procedure |
| RESPONSIBLE COMMITTEE | STANDARD AND RELATED TEXTS |
| CCRVDF | Draft and proposed draft MRLs for phoxim (in cattle tissues and cow's milk), cefuroxime (in cow's milk), cypermethrin (in sheep tissues) and alphacypermethrin (in cattle and sheep tissues and cow's milk) |
| CCPFV | Draft Standard for Soy Sauce |
| CCGP | Revision of the Definition of “Food” in the Procedural Manual |
| Code | Subsidiary Body | Host | Status |
| CX 703 | Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products | New Zealand | Active |
| CX 708 | Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate | Switzerland | Sine die |
| CX 709 | Codex Committee on Fats and Oils | United Kingdom | Active |
| CX 710 | Codex Committee on Sugars | United Kingdom | Sine die |
| CX 711 | Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants | The Netherlands | Active |
| CX 712 | Codex Committee on Food Hygiene | United States of America | Active |
| CX 713 | Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables | United States of America | Active |
| CX 714 | Codex Committee on Food Labelling | Canada | Active |
| CX 715 | Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling | Hungary | Active |
| CX 716 | Codex Committee on General Principles | France | Active |
| CX 718 | Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues | The Netherlands | Active |
| CX 719 | Codex Committee on Natural Mineral Waters | Switzerland | Sine die |
| CX 720 | Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses | Germany | Active |
| CX 722 | Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products | Norway | Active |
| CX 723 | Codex Committee on Meat Hygiene | New Zealand | Sine die |
| CX 728 | Codex Committee on Vegetable Proteins | Canada | Sine die |
| CX 729 | Codex Committee on Cereals, Pulses and Legumes | United States of America | Sine die |
| CX 730 | Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods | United States of America | Active |
| CX 731 | Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables | Mexico | Active |
| CX 733 | Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection Systems | Australia | Active |
Ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force established by the 27th Session of the Commission
CX 802 ad hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods derived from Biotechnology Japan
The FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission is the unique United Nations body responsible for establishing international food standards aimed at protecting the health of consumers and ensuring fair practices in the food trade. The food standards, codes of practice and other guidelines and recommendations adopted by the Commission form the Codex Alimentarius: the international food code. The Codex Alimentarius Commission envisages a world afforded the highest attainable levels of consumer protection, including food safety and quality. The 28th Session, held from 4 to 9 July 2005, adopted a number of new or revised standards and related texts as well as several amendments to the Rules of Procedure, pursuant to the process of reform of its structure and procedures to meet the increased expectations of governments and stakeholders for increased efficiency and relevance of its work. This is the report of that meeting, adopted by the Commission itself on its closing day. It includes a full list of all participants and a list of all the standards and related texts adopted by the Commission.
