CODEX REGULATIONS
NIGERIA AFLATOXIN WORKSHOP
ABUJA
NOVEMBER 5TH 2012
UNDERSTANDING CODEX ALIMENTARIUS
 The Codex Alimentarius international food standards,
guidelines and codes of practice contribute to the
safety, quality and fairness of this international food
trade
 Consumers can trust the safety and quality of the
food products available for purchase in the market
 Importers can trust that the food they ordered meet
the required specifications.
NIGERIAN
OFSPS
ANIMAL
SCIENCE
DR.INSTITUTE
G.O.OYEDIJI
SHORT
COURSE
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CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSIONAIMS
• TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF CONSUMERS
AND ENSURE FAIR PRACTICES IN THE
INTERNATIONAL FOOD TRADE
• (Codex Alimentarius is recognized by the WTO
as an international reference point for the
resolution of disputes concerning food safety
and consumer protection)
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CODEX REGULATIONS
• COVER ALL FOODS OF ANIMAL AND PLANT ORIGIN
INCLUDING PRODUCTS AND BY PRODUCTS
• SPECIFIC CODES FOR DIFFERENT FOODS, INGREDIENTS
ETC
• SPECIFIC CODES AND GUIDELINES FOR MITIGATING
SPECIFIC FOOD BORNE HAZARDS SUCH AS AFLATOXIN,
MICROBIOLOGICAL AGENTS ETC.
• RISK ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES ETC
• SPECIFIC CODES AND GUIDELINES FOR PRACTICES IN
THE FOOD CHAIN
CODES AND MANUALS
• PREVENTION AND REDUCTION OF AFLATOXIN
CONTAMINATION IN PEANUTS
• REDUCTION OF AFLATOXIN B1 IN RAW
MATERIALS
• •MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS- PESTICIDES,
ADDITIVES, VETERINARY DRUGS, CONTAMINANTS
ETC
• •VARIOUS STANDARD FOOD SAFETY REFERENCES
CODEX SPECIFIC CODES
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•MEAT PRODUCTS
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•FISH AND FISHERY PRODUCTS
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•MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
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•FOODS FOR SPECIAL DIETARY USES (INCLUDING INFANT FORMULA & BABY FOODS)
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•FRESH AND PROCESSED VEGETABLES, FRUITS AND FRUIT JUICES
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•CEREALS AND DERIVED PRODUCTS, DRIED LEGUMES
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•FATS, OILS AND DERIVED PRODUCTS SUCH AS MARGARINE
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•MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PRODUCTS (CHOCOLATE, SUGAR, HONEY, MINERAL WATER.
CODEX STANDARDS
• CERTAIN PULSES
• NAMED VEGETABLE OILS- PEANUT,COTTON
SEED, PALM KERNEL, SOYBEAN, SESAME SEED,
PALM, COCONUT ETC
• SORGHUM GRAINS
• MAIZE
CODES
• Principles and Guidelines for the Conduct of Microbiological Risk
Management (CAC/GL 63-2007)
• Guidelines for Risk Analysis of Foodborne Antimicrobial Resistance
(CAC/GL 77-2011);
• Principles and Guidelines for the Conduct of Microbiological Risk
Assessment (CAC/GL 301999)
• Code of Practice for Source Directed Measures to reduce
Contamination of Food with Chemicals (CAC/RCP 49-2001)
• Code of Hygienic Practice for Meat (CAC/RCP 58-2005)
• Code of Hygienic Practice for Milk and Milk Products (CAC/RCP 572004)
• Code of Hygienic Practice for Eggs and Eggs Products (CAC/RCP 151976)
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JOINT CODEX FAO/WHO ADHOC
COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL FEEDING
• CURRENTLY WORKING ON GUIDANCE
DOCUMENT FOR PRIORTIZING HAZARDS IN
ANIMAL FEEDING
• MYCOTOXINS ARE LISTED AS HAZARDS
TRANSFERABLE THROUGH ANIMAL FEED VIA
EDIBLE ANIMAL PRODUCTS
IMPORTANT LINKS
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(http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/micro/riskanalysis06.pdf)
OIE Guide to Good Farming Practices for Animal Production Food Safety (FAO/OIE 2009;
(http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Food_Safety/docs/pdf/GGFP.pdf,
http://www.fao.org/docrep/012/i0482t/i0482t00.pdf)
Useful information on assessing relevance to human health is given in
WHO 2009. Principles and Methods for the Risk Assessment of Chemicals in Food (IPCS
Environmental Health Criteria 240). ISBN 978 92 4 157240 8. WHO, Geneva, 2009.
(http://whqlibdoc.who.int/ehc/).
and in reports and monographs from international bodies including
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
(http://www.who.int/foodsafety/chem/jecfa/publications/en/)
Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR)
(http://www.who.int/foodsafety/chem/jmpr/en/),
Joint FAO/WHO expert meetings on microbiological risk assessment (JEMRA)
(http://www.who.int/foodsafety/micro/jemra/en/)
WHO International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) (http://www.inchem.org/)
WHO Concise International Chemical Assessment Documents (CICAD)
(http://www.who.int/ipcs/publications/cicad/)
and/or in the scientific literature.
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