Q. The “Codex Alimentarius Commission” is associated with which of the following institution?

[A] Food and Agriculture Organization

[B] World Bank

[C] UNEP

[D] UNDP

Answer: A
Notes:

Explanation: The Codex Alimentarius Commission established by FAO and WHO is an international food standard setting body.

  • It has recently adopted three Codex standards for black, white and green pepper, cumin and thyme owing to India’s efforts to benchmark global spices trade.
  • With the adoption of codex standards, spices have been included for the first time as commodities that will have universal standards.

Source: FORUMIAS