Africa: UN Strengthens Regulations On Melamine, Seafood, Melons, Dried Figs and Labelling

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Rome — The UN food standards body has agreed on new regulations -- including the maximum level of melamine in liquid milk formula for babies -- to protect the health of consumers across the world. Other measures adopted include new food safety standards on seafood, melons, dried figs and food labelling.

The Codex Alimentarius Commission, jointly run by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), sets international food safety and quality standards to promote safer and more nutritious food for consumers worldwide. Codex standards serve in many cases as a basis for national legislation, and provide the food safety benchmarks for international food trade.

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