14 July 2005

Feature Great expectations interactive feature Ask the expert How safe is traditional medicine?

WHO/Chris Black Local volunteers spread messages about Marburg haemorrhagic fever

Codex adopts more than 20 food standards
12 July 2005 -- During its annual meeting, the Codex Alimentarius Commission adopted more than 20 new and amended food standards. The food standards body also set new guidelines on vitamin and mineral food supplements, and created a task force aimed at minimizing antimicrobial resistance.
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