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Codex Alimentarius

Meaning in food science & technology, with examples

nounCommon term

In food science & technology, Codex Alimentarius means: The collection of international food standards, guidelines and codes of practice created by the FAO and the WHO to protect consumers' health and support fair food trade.

In Turkish: Codex Alimentarius, Uluslararası Gıda Kodeksi

How it is used

Often just called 'Codex'. Its texts cover food hygiene (including the HACCP guidelines), additives, contaminants, pesticide residues and labeling. Countries use them as a reference for national law, and the World Trade Organization refers to them in trade disputes. The name is Latin for 'food code'.

Example sentences

  1. If the importing country has no rule for this contaminant, we follow the Codex Alimentarius limit.

  2. Our HACCP system follows the Codex Alimentarius general principles of food hygiene.

Common collocations

  • Codex standard
  • Codex Alimentarius Commission
  • Codex guidelines
  • code of practice
  • Codex limit
  • HACCPHazard Analysis and Critical Control Points: a preventive system that identifies food safety hazards and controls them at specific steps of production, based on seven principles.
  • maximum residue limitThe highest legally allowed level of a pesticide or veterinary drug residue in or on a food when the substance is used correctly.
  • food additiveA substance that is not normally eaten as a food by itself but is added in small amounts for a technical purpose, such as preserving, coloring, thickening or sweetening.
  • good manufacturing practiceA set of basic rules and procedures for buildings, equipment, staff, hygiene and documentation that make sure food is produced consistently and safely.

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