U.S. Codex & Codex Alimentarius
THE U.S. CODEX OFFICE
The U.S. Codex Office is an interagency partnership that engages stakeholders in the development and advancement of science-based food standards for the benefit of the United States and the worldwide community.
Codex News
The U.S. Codex Office publishes a biweekly electronic newsletter highlighting activities in Codex. This includes outcomes of recent committee meetings and outreach events, deadlines for comments to Circular Letters and other documents, and registration information for new Electronic and Physical Working Groups. You may subscribe to receive email notification when a new issue has published.
Committees and Task Forces
The Codex Alimentarius Commission accomplishes its work through Committees hosted by member governments. Learn about each of the general subject committees, commodity committees, task forces, and regional coordinating committees.
Codex Delegation Reports
U.S. delegates to Codex Committees prepare reports of the Sessions.
Related Federal Register Notices
An annual Federal Register notice describes all Codex activities and Federal Register notices are prepared prior to public meetings.
Public Meetings
Public meetings are held prior to Codex Committee sessions to inform those interested and take public comment on issues.
U.S. Codex Strategic Plan 2012-2017
Plan presents a shared vision and a clear strategy to guide the future of U.S. Codex.
Additional Codex Resources
Links to other agencies or international groups involved in Codex activities.
CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
Member Countries
More than 180 countries are members of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
Commission Meeting Schedule
Codex Committee meeting dates, locations and provisional agendas are posted on the Codex Alimentarius website.
Codex Publications
All Codex texts are publicly available from the www.codex alimentarius.org website.
Short URL for this page: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/codex