Area
Bilateral/Multilateral
Commodity Group
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Commodity
Vegetable oils
Date
01/07/2019
Policy Category
Other
Policy Instrument
Food standards
Description
The WHO/FAO Codex Alimentarius Commission approved a number of revisions to its Standard for Named Vegetable Oils, concerning, inter alia, high-oleic palm oil, virgin palm oil, crude palm kernel oil, palm superolein, and flax/linseed oil. Moreover, the body issued a code of practice for the reduction of 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD esters) and glycidyl esters (GEs) in refined oils and food products made with refined oils.
Notes
In July, the WHO/FAO Codex Alimentarius Commission approved a number of revisions to its Standard for Named Vegetable Oils, concerning, inter alia, high-oleic palm oil, virgin palm oil, crude palm kernel oil, palm superolein, and flax/linseed oil. Moreover, the body issued a code of practice for the reduction of 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD esters) and glycidyl esters (GEs) in refined oils and food products made with refined oils. Although Codex standards and codes of practice are not binding, the WTO recognizes them as international reference in trade disputes concerning food safety and consumer protection.
