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Consultation - NZ Codex Strategy

The term ‘Codex’ refers to the outputs and activities of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex). Codex plays a pivotal role in the development of sound international standards and since its establishment in 1962 Codex has established a large body of international standards and related texts for use by member countries for consumer health protection and international trade. The outputs of Codex range from standards for individual commodities, to maximum limits for residues of pesticides and veterinary drugs in foods, to standards and guidelines for food hygiene, nutrition and labelling. Codex also provides an important forum for discussion of contemporary and emerging food safety issues.

New Zealand attaches great importance to the work of and the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is New Zealand’s lead agency for Codex. Since the development of the previous Strategy in 2005 there have been changes in NZFSA’s strategic objectives, together with changes in the Codex system, which necessitate an update of the Codex Strategy and NZFSA invites your comments on the objectives, strategies and actions contained within the updated Strategy.

Closing date

This consultation closed on Friday 18 September 2009.

Consultation documents

• New Zealand's Strategic Objectives in Codex [PDF 115 KB]