Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs:
The 8th Session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH8) concluded successfully in Guwahati.
- It is one of the subsidiary bodies under Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC).
- It is an exclusive committee for spices and culinary herbs to elaborate standards in harmonization with worldwide standards.
- The committee was established in July 2013 by the CAC at its 36th meeting held at Rome.
- India is the host country and the Spices Board, Kochi acts as the secretariat for CCSCH.
- Mandates of Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs:
- To elaborate worldwide standards for spices and culinary herbs in their dried and dehydrated state in whole, ground, and cracked or crushed form;
- To consult, as necessary, with other international organizations in the standards development process to avoid duplication.
- Codex Alimentarius Commission is the international food standards-setting body.
- It was established jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in May 1963.
- Objective is Protecting consumer’s health and ensuring fair practices in the food trade.
- Currently the CAC has 189 Codex Members made up of 188 Member Countries and 1 Member Organization (The European Union).
- The Commission meets in regular session once a year, alternating between Geneva and Rome.
- It is funded through the regular budgets of WHO and FAO.
- Headquarters: Rome.
