Codex Alimentarius

Figure 9: Graph of Estimated Health Risk Index of PTE in Waterleaf Figure 10: Graph of Estimated Health Risk Index of PTE in Pumpkin Figure 11: Graph of Estimated Health Risk Index of PTE in Spinach Figure 12: Graph of Estimated Health Risk Index of PTE in Okro Figure 13: Graph of Estimated Health Risk Index of PTE of Celosia 4.0 Conclusion Relatively high levels of PTE (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn) were observed in the vegetables studied, with the most of the values obtained…

product. They stated that 70 picogram/kg is the normal level of dioxin that can be ingested over lifetime without showing any clinical symptoms. Furthermore, WHO, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), through the Codex Alimentarius Commission, has implemented a “Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Dioxin and Dioxin-like PCB Contamination in Foods and Feed”. This document provides direction to national and regional authorities on precautionary…

The human race is increasingly facing adverse situation that hinder it from evolving and moving forward. The most recent challenge comes in the form with the lack of sufficient arable land that would be needed in order to produce enough food for the ever increasing number of humans on Earth. According to the projections published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the number of human beings on Earth is expect to rise above the nine billion mark by 2050. As such, there are those who…