In April 2024, the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF) agreed to establish a Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Cadmium Contamination in Foods. The Code of Practice is intended to provide guidance to countries and industry on measures to prevent or reduce cadmium in foods in the areas of source-directed measures, agriculture and aquaculture techniques, drinking water, food ingredients and processing, and production and use of food packaging and storage products. The Code of Practice is expected to be finalised in 2027.
Further information is available by contacting the SafeFish Secretariat at info@safefish.com.au.
