Codex scorecard following CAC48
238
Standards
(of which)
11 general subject standards*
227 commodity standards
58
Codes of practice
91
Guidelines
145
Maximum levels (MLs) and guideline levels (GLs) for contaminants in food
covering
18 contaminants
5134
Maximum levels (MLs)
covering
394 food additives or groups of food additives
6522
Maximum residue limits (MRLs)
and 63 extraneous maximum residue limits (EMRLs) for pesticide residues
covering
250 pesticides
647
Maximum residue limits (MRLs) for residues of veterinary drugs in foods
covering
85 veterinary drugs
13 risk management recommendations (RMRs)
67 with numerical MRLs
Note:
(*) These include Codex standards (CXS) 1, 106, 107, 146, 180, 192, 193, 206, 234, 239, 346.
Note that CXS 174, 227, 247, 283 are not “general subject” standards even though they have the word ‘general’ in the name of the standard.