{"id":35955,"date":"2018-11-01T12:39:58","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T07:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=35955"},"modified":"2018-11-01T12:39:58","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T07:09:58","slug":"cac-adopts-codex-norms-for-three-spices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/cac-adopts-codex-norms-for-three-spices\/","title":{"rendered":"CAC adopts Codex norms for three spices:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-business\/cac-adopts-codex-norms-for-three-spices\/article19367383.ece\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAC adopts Codex norms for three spices<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Context:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) adopted three Codex standards for black, white and green pepper, cumin and thyme paving the way for a universal agreement on identifying quality spices in various countries.<\/span> <b>Introduction:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CAC cleared these standards at its session held in Geneva.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of spices and culinary herbs is very large \u2013although only 109 spices are notified in the International organisation for Standardisation (ISO) list.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India, which is a major producer and exporter of these spices, played a key role in pushing the entry of these commodities to have Codex standards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was in 2013 that the need for Codex standards for spices and herbs became a matter of concern.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spices Board of India submitted to CAC a proposal for such an exclusive committee for spices and culinary herbs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Meaning of Codex Alimentarius:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Codex Alimentarius or \u201cFood Code\u201d is a collection of standards, guidelines and codes of practice adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Impacts:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will pave the way for a universal agreement on identifying quality spices in various countries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The adoption of Codex standards for the three spices will help to evolve a common standardisation process for their global trade and availability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the adoption of Codex standards, member-nations would now have reference points and benchmarks to align their national standards for spices with Codex.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will bring harmony to the global spice trade and ensure availability of high quality, clean, and safe spices to the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Status in India:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CAC move is considered a crucial endorsement of the India\u2019s initiatives to usher in a common standard across the globe for spices trade.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The adoption of Codex standards by CAC must be read in the context of the efforts put in by New Delhi in arriving at a common code for spices trade.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India conducted three sessions of Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) at Kochi (2014), Goa (2015) and Chennai (2017).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chennai session especially succeeded in achieving this consensus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subsequently, these drafts were placed before the CAC and the member-nations adopted them by consensus.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC):<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The codex Alimentarius Commision (CAC) is an intergovernmental body with over 180 countries, within a framework of the Joint Food Standard Programme established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The purpose of CAC is to protect the health of consumers and ensuring fair practices in the food trade.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Commission also promotes coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Conclusion:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It may be a small initiative considering the number of commodities waiting in the ranks for the standardization process. But still it is very heartening that spices have made a definitive entry into the league of commodities having Codex standards, and India played a key role in achieving this objective.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAC adopts Codex norms for three spices: Context: The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) adopted three Codex standards for black, white and green pepper, cumin and thyme paving the way for a universal agreement on identifying quality spices in various countries. Introduction: The CAC cleared these standards at its session held in Geneva. 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