The 47th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission will be held in Geneva, Switzerland from 25–30 November. The plenary sessions will be webcast in all six UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish).
The plenary discussions will take place from 10.00 to 13:00 CET and 15:00 to 18:00 CET from Monday 25 November to Thursday 28 November 2024. Side events will be held on Friday, 29 November. Report adoption will take place on Saturday, 30 November from 10:00 CET.
Technical Codex committees
- Revisions to Standard for Olive Oils and Olive Pomace Oils (CXS 33-1981)
- Revision to the Standard for Named Vegetable Oils (CXS 210-1999): inclusion of Avocado Oil
- Guidelines for Food Hygiene Control Measures in Traditional Markets for Food
- Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Ciguatera Poisoning
- Additions, revisions, and amendments to General Standard for Food Additives (GFSA) (CXS 192-1995) – addition of Jagua Blue
- Revisions to the Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling (CXG 2-1985), Annex I
- Amendment of the Standard for Canned Sardines and Sardine-Type Products (CXS 94-1981)
- Guidelines on the Provision of Food Information for Pre-Packaged Foods
- Guidelines on the Use of Technology to Provide Food Information in Food Labelling
- Revision to the General Standard for the Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods (CXS 1-1985): provisions relevant to allergen labelling
Real-time summaries of key decisions made by the Codex Alimentarius Commission be published on the websites of both FAO and WHO as they happen.
Summaries of key decisions
About Codex
Established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the Codex Alimentarius Commission first met in 1963. It is the United Nations’ body charged with setting food standards to protect consumer health and facilitate fair practices in international food trade.
Comprising 188 Member Countries and 1 Member Organization (the European Union) and 240 Observer Organizations, the Commission meets annually to adopt food safety and quality standards and related recommendations.
Information for journalists
All sessions of CAC47 will be webcast in the six official Codex languages.
Webstream
Please find links to webstreams in all languages in the CAC47 YouTube playlist
