Context:
India participated in 44th Session of CCNFSDU, held in Dresden, Germany.
CCNFSDU:
- One of the active Codex Committee.
- Functions –
- Studies specific nutritional problems assigned to it by Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) and advise CAC on general nutrition issues.
- Drafts general provisions, as appropriate, concerning the nutritional aspects of all foods.
- Develop standards, guidelines or related texts for foods for special dietary uses, in cooperation with other committees where necessary.
- Endorse provisions on nutritional aspects proposed for inclusion Codex standards, guidelines and related text.
- India’s Representatives – Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and the Ministry of Women and Child Development
- Joint Statement on Healthy Diet Principles – During the session, FAO/WHO announced plans for a Joint Statement on Healthy Diet Principles.
Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC):
- An international food standards body established in 1963.
- Established jointly by – WHO and FAO.
- Headquarters – Rome
- Members – 189 members (including India).
- Objective – To protect consumer’s health and ensure fair practices in food trade.
- Codex Alimentarius (Food Code) – A collection of standards, guidelines and codes of practice adopted by the CAC.
- Codex standards are voluntary.
- CAC standards are recognized by the World Trade Organization (WTO) for resolving trade disputes.
Source: PIB
Previous Year Question
With reference to ‘Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion’, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. This initiative aims to demonstrate the improved production and post-harvest technologies, and to demonstrate value addition techniques, in an integrated manner, with a cluster approach.
2. Poor, small, marginal and tribal farmers have a larger stake in this scheme.
3. An important objective of the scheme is to encourage farmers of commercial crops to shift to millet cultivation by offering them free kits of critical inputs of nutrients and micro irrigation equipment.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2016 Prelims]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Statement 3 is not correct. The scheme does not encourage farmers of commercial crops to shift to millet cultivation.
