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Use and implementation of Codex, IPPC and WOAH standards: How do the three sisters monitor the impact of their work?

Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 8 p.

Author FAO; WHO; WOAH;

Publisher FAO ; WHO ; World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) FAO estimates that one-third of trade in food and agriculture takes place within global value chains and crosses at least two borders. To protect trillions of dollars in worldwide exports of food and agricultural products from unsafe or poor-quality food and the spread of pests and diseases, trading nations rely on the implementation of globally agreed standards set by three international entities: the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the International Plant Protection Convention and the World Organisation for Animal Health, known collectively as “the three sisters”. This document examines how and why each of the three sisters monitors, the use and impact of their standards, and what challenges they face in carrying out these monitoring activities. Also explored are the outcomes and information that have emerged from monitoring that improve trade harmonization and that ultimately will leave no one behind. This publication makes a case for the engagement of memberships in setting and implementing standards, and for supporting the monitoring activities that promise to improve the impact of international standards.

Statutory body / Meeting title Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC)

Language English

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