Codex alimentarius.
By: Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme [and] Codex Alimentarius Commission.
Contributors: Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; World Health Organization
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 68
Subjects: Codex alimentarius.; Food -- Standards.; Food industry and trade -- Standards.
Other titles: Food hygiene, basic texts.
Notes: Includes index.

"ISSN 0259-2916"--P. [4] of cover.

"TC/M/Y53007E/1/03.04/4500"--P. [4] of cover.

The Codex basic texts lay a firm foundation for understanding how rules and regulations on food hygiene are developed and applied. The General Principles of Food Hygiene cover hygiene practices from primary production through to final consumption, highlighting the key hygiene controls at each stage. Also contains the internationally used description of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System, principles for the establishment and application of microbiological criteria for foods, and principles and guidelines for the conduct of microbiological risk assessment.