Editing Codex Alimentarius Austriacus

The '''Codex Alimentarius Austriacus''' is a collection of standards, guidelines and product descriptions for a variety of foods. It was originally established by the [[Austrian-Hungarian Empire]] in 1891 and is still in use today.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170518122512/ftp://ftp.fao.org/codex/Publications/understanding/Understanding_EN.pdf Understanding The Codex Alimentarius (Third Edition)] Published by the [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] of the [[United Nations]] and the [[World Health Organization]], 2006. Accessed 4 January 2008.</ref> The Codex Alimentarius Austriacus standards are primarily the product of a voluntary effort of experts in the food industry and universities. While the standards laid out in the codex were not legally enforceable, they were nonetheless used by the courts to determine the identity and quality of a variety of food products.<ref name="codex">Randell, A. [http://www.fao.org/docrep/v7700t/v7700t09.htm Codex Alimentarius: how it all began]. [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] of the [[United Nations]] website. Accessed 1 January 2009.</ref>{{food safety}}

== History ==

Until the mid-20th century, the Codex Alimentarius Austriacus was not well-known beyond the German-speaking countries of Europe. It subsequently lent its name to the international [[Codex Alimentarius]] Commission, the current international food codex collaboratively worked out by the [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] and the [[World Health Organization]].<ref name="codex" /> Consisting of three volumes, the [[Codex]] was finished sometime between 1910 and 1917 by [[O. Dafert]]. It lacked actual integration into Austrian law until 1975.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}} The idea of a Europe-wide Codex Alimentarius based on the Austrian model was actively pursued by Hans Frenzel of Austria between 1954 and 1958. Frenzel's work culminated in the creation of the Council of the [[Codex Alimentarius Europaeus]] in June 1958, under the joint sponsorship of the International Commission on Agricultural Industries and the International Bureau of [[Analytical Chemistry]].<ref name="codex" /> In 1975, the committee for the Codex Alimentarius Austriacus was reorganized to conform with [[Austria]]n food laws, which have a reputation of being some of the strictest food laws in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geneticallymodifiedfoods.co.uk/austria-gm-food-bans.html|title=Austria and GM Food Bans|website=www.geneticallymodifiedfoods.co.uk}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Codex Alimentarius]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080518082326/http://www.lmsvg.net/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,45/func,select/id,2/ All chapters of the Codex Alimentarius Austriacus]}}

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