FSM 375: This UN Commission Helps Ensure Worldwide Food Safety

Transcript [ Music ] Welcome to Food Safety in a Minute. Established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization, this special Commission develops international food standards, guidelines, and codes of practice to protect consumer health while promoting fair practices in food trade. This past October the Codex Alimentarius Commission celebrated its 80th anniversary. During their last conference, they updated and adopted more than 500 food additive provisions, recommended practices to reduce aflatoxins and established maximum levels for lead in some spices and herbs. Learn more about this Commission by visiting the Food and Agriculture Organization and visiting their official website. Links appear in the printed text of this episode. From Washington State University. I’m Susie Craig. [ Music ] Resources Benedetti, Alessandra. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Codex Alimentarius Commission meets at FAO as Organization marks 80 years of Action on Food Safety (10/11/25). https://www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/codex-alimentarius-commission-meets-at-fao-as-organization-marks-80-years-of-action-on-food-safety/en?utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io&utm_campaign=newsletter. Accessed online 1/9/26. Codex Alimentarius International Food Standards website: https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius. Assessed online 1/9/26. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAO-WHO 48th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission Adopts New Standards. https://www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/fao-who-48th-session-of-the-codex-alimentarius-commission-adopts-new-standards/en. Accessed online 1/9/26.