products (overview)
Relevant texts
International Code of Practice General
Principles of Food Hygiene (CAC/RCP 1-1969)
Code of Hygienic Practice for Milk and Milk
Products (CAC/RCP 57-2004)
Relevant on-going work
proposed draft Code of Practice for Powdered
Formulae for Infants and Young Children
Code of Hygienic Practice for Milk and
Milk Products outstanding issues
2,4-D,abamectin*,aldicarb,aldrinanddieldrin,amitraz,azocyclotin,bentazone,bifenthrin,
carbaryl,carbofuran,carbosulfan,chlordane,chlormequat,chlorpyrifos,chlorpyrifos-methyl,
clethodim,clofentezine,cyfluthrin*,cyhexatin,cypermethrin,cyprodinil,cyromazine,DDT,
deltathrin*,diazinon,dichlorvos,dicofol,diflubenzuron,simethipin,dimethoate,
diphenulamine,diquat,disulfoton,dithiocarbamates,endosulfan,ethephon,ethoprophos,
famoxadone,fenamiphos,fenbucanazole,fenbutatinoxide,fenitrothion,fenpropathrin,
fenpropimorph,fenpyroximate,fipronil,fludioxonil,flumethrin,flusilazole,flutolanil,
glufosinate-ammonium,glyphosate,heptachlor,imidacloprid,kresoxin-methyl,lindane,
methamidophos,methidathion,methomyl,methoprene,methoxyfenozide,myclobitanil,
oxamyl,paraquat,penconazole,permethrin,phorate,piperonylbutoxide,pirimicarb,
pirimiphos-methyl,prochloraz,profenogos,propargite,propiconazole,spinosad,
tebuconazole,tebufenozide,terbufos,thiabendazole*,triadimefon,triadimenol,triazophos,
trifloxystrobin,vinclozolin
*- Used also as veterinary drug
Veterinary Drug Residues in Milks
The Codex Alimentarius Commission has established
MRLs in milks for the following 27 veterinary drugs :
albendazole,benzylpenicillin/procainebenzylpenicillin,ceftiofur,
chlortetracycline/oxytetracycline/tetracycline,clenbuterol,
cyfluthrin*,cyhalothrin*,cypermethrinandalpha-cypermethrin,
deltamethrin*,dihydrostreptomycin/streptomycin,diminazene,
doramectin,eprinomectin,febantel/fenbendazole/oxfendazole,
gentamicin,imidocarb,isometamidium,ivermectin,lincomycin,
neomycin,pirlimycin,spectinomycin,spiramycin,sulfadimidine,
thiabendazole*,tilmicosin,trichlorfon(metrifonate)*
.
*- Used also as pesticide
Codex Committee on Nutrition and
Food for Special Dietary Uses
Relevant texts
Codex Standard on Infant Formula (Codex STAN 72-
1981)
Ongoing work
Draft revised Standard for Infant Formulas and
Formulas for Special Medical Purposes intended for
Infants. Final draft of Section A provisions for infant
formulas and Section B provisions for Formulas for
Special Medical Purposes to be submitted for adoption
at 30th CAC (July 2007)
Others
Additives
Codex General Standard for Food Additives GSFA (CODEX STAN 192-1995) -
Food Category 01.0 Dairy Products and analogues
Methods of Analysis
Recommended Methods of Analysis and Sampling
(CODEX STAN 234-1999)
Cooperation between Codex
and OIE