Codex Alimentarius

TIL: International food standards are publicly available through the Codex Alimentarius: Standards | CODEXALIMENTARIUS FAO-WHO

“…the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), a body established in early November 1961 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), was joined by the World Health Organization (WHO) in June 1962, and held its first session in Rome in October 1963.” - Codex Alimentarius - Wikipedia

Got onto this because I’ve been learning about trans fats created by hydrogenation processes. The WHO estimated in 2018 that trans fats leads to 500,000 deaths from cardiovascular disease each year. - WHO plan to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from global food supply