codex
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈkoʊdɛks/
- Formal
:
códice
- The official language used by Codex to describe the standard is that it is "a maximum level deemed to be as low as reasonably achievable."
- Codex Alimentarius
- Food Chemicals Codex
- Codex standards
And below that we have people working right now on what's we call the Codex.
- And below that we have people working right now on what's we call the Codex.
Examples
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Codex is developing additional guidance to help producers meet the standard.
Academic text (2015) -
The discussion of such a standard will be continued at the next meeting of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food in March 2015.
Academic text (2015) -
Meanwhile, the proposed Codex standard has come under attack by those who say it has no basis in health risk assessment.
Academic text (2015) -
If we could only organize it better, the Codex would be an amazing resource.
Blog text (27) -
Countries must base their SPS measures on Codex standards unless a scientific basis exists for a higher level of protection.
Academic text (1998) -
Codex based its white rice standard on sampling data collected from ten countries in Europe, North America, and Asia.
Academic text (2015) -
However, Codex recommendations are nonbinding; countries can adopt and enforce them at their own discretion.
Academic text (2015) -
The Codex Alimentarius (international food laws) included the HACCP concept along with codes of food hygiene (Codex Alimentarius Commission, 1996).
Academic text (2002) -
According to Angelika Tritscher, the coordinator for risk assessment and management with the WHO Department of Food Safety in Geneva, Codex attempted to set a standard for brown rice and proposed a value of 0.4 mg/kg, but could not reach agreement because of insufficient data on arsenic levels in brown rice occurring globally.
Academic text (2015) -
The Codex is an essential reference for understanding food safety regulations worldwide.
Synonyms
211
2.5
A list of items with details, often in a book
11
8.8
A book or guide that collects and summarizes important facts about a subject
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9.6
A list of medicines approved for use in a hospital or clinic
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9.9
An official list of medicines with instructions for use and quality standards
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4.4
A book that collects original documents and texts for study
A small book you carry to look things up quickly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Codex later came to mean an official book of 'rules' or 'lists', and it is the same root behind the word code, which helps explain its use as a standard reference. So a modern codex can be a formal collection or list of chemicals or medicines that people must follow.