Food & Beverage Litigation & Regulatory Update

Tag: codex

  • U.S. Codex Delegates Schedule Meeting to Discuss Dairy Issues

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Food Safety and the Agricultural Marketing Service have announced a January 13, 2010, public meeting in Washington, D.C., to provide information and receive comments on draft U.S. positions to be discussed at the 9th Session of the Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products (CCMMP) February 1-5 in…

  • Stephen Lendman, “Codex Alimentarius (CA) Threatens Human Health,” Health, August 24, 2009

    According to a researcher with a non-profit think tank that focuses on curbing “globalization,” the Codex Alimentarius Commission is controlled by corporate interests and thus poses a threat to consumer health and fair trade practices in the food market. According to Stephen Lendman of the Montreal-based Centre for Research on Globalization, genetically modified (GMO) foods and…

  • HHS Announces Public Meeting to Discuss Codex Session on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Department of Agriculture and Office of the Acting Secretary for Food Safety have announced a public meeting to address an upcoming session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the international food standards body established by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization. Slated…

  • HHS Announces Public Meetings to Discuss Codex Sessions on Fresh Produce, Fisheries

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Office of the Acting Secretary for Food Safety have announced two public meetings to address upcoming sessions of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the international food standards body established by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization. Slated…

  • Codex Issues More Than 30 New Food-Related Rules

    During a recent week-long meeting in Rome, Italy, the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) adopted more than 30 standards and guidelines designed to protect consumers’ health, such as cutting the levels of potential cancer-causing chemicals and bacteria in foods. Among the rules adopted by the joint body of the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)…

  • USDA Announces Meeting on Codex Agenda Targeting Veterinary Drug Residues

    The Office of the Acting Deputy Undersecretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Food and Drug Administration have announced a public meeting on April 29, 2009, to discuss draft U.S. positions for the 18th Session of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF) slated for May 11-15, 2009,…

  • HHS Announces Meeting to Discuss Draft Positions for Codex Food Labeling Committee

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Agriculture, and Food and Drug Administration have announced an April 7, 2009, public meeting to discuss agenda items and draft positions for the Codex Alimentarius Commission’s 37th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labeling (CCFL) slated for May 4-8, 2009, in Calgary, Canada. The…

  • USDA Announces Public Meeting to Address Codex Agenda

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced a public meeting on March 5, 2009, to discuss agenda items and draft U.S. positions for the Third Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF) slated for March 23-27, 2009, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Part of the Codex…