Codex Alimentarius - Report of the Thirty-First Session

JOINT FAO/WHOFOOD STANDARD PROGRAMME
COMMISSION DU CODEX ALIMENTARIUS


Report of the Thirty-First Session

Geneva, 30 June - 4 July 2008

 

World Health Organization (WHO)
Food and Agriculture Organziation of the United Nations (FAO)
Rome, 2008

ABSTRACT

The Codex Alimentarius Commission held its Thirty-first Session at the International Conference Centre, Geneva, Switzerland, from 30 June - 4 July 2008. Dr Claude J. S Mosha (United Republic of Tanzania), Chairperson of the Commission, presided over the Session assisted by the Vice-Chairpersons, Dr Karen Hulebak (United States of America) and Dr Wim van Eck (The Netherlands). The Session was attended by 505 delegates from 138 Member countries and 1 Member Organization, 44 international governmental and non-governmental organizations, including UN agencies. A list of participants, including the Secretariat, is given in Appendix I to this report.

The Codex Alimentarius Commission is an intergovernmental body with over 170 members, within the framework of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO). The main result of the Commission's work is the Codex Alimentarius, a collection of internationally adopted food standards, guidelines, codes of practice and other recommendations, with the objective of protecting the health of consumers and ensuring fair practices in the food trade.

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