The Codex Alimentarius Austriacus is a collection of standards, guidelines and product descriptions for a variety of foods. It was originally established by the

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in 1891 and is still in use today. The Codex Alimentarius Austriacus standards are primarily the product of a voluntary effort of experts in the food industry and universities. While the standards laid out in the codex were not legally enforceable, they were nonetheless used by the courts to determine the identity and quality of a variety of food products.Randell, A
Codex Alimentarius: how it all began

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of the

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website. Accessed 1 January 2009.

History

Until the Mid 20th Century, the Codex Alimentarius Austriacus was not well-known beyond the German-speaking countries of Europe. It subsequently lent its name to the international

Codex Alimentarius The Codex Alimentarius () is a collection of internationally recognized standards, codes of practice, guidelines, and other recommendations published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations relating to food, food production ...

Commission, the current international food codex collaboratively worked out by the

and the

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. Consisting of three volumes, the

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was finished sometime between 1910 and 1917 by O. Dafert. It lacked actual integration into Austrian law until 1975. The idea of a Europe-wide Codex Alimentarius based on the Austrian model was actively pursued by Hans Frenzel of Austria between 1954 and 1958. Frenzel's work culminated in the creation of the Council of the

Codex Alimentarius Europaeus The codex (plural codices ) was the historical ancestor of the modern book. Instead of being composed of sheets of paper, it used sheets of vellum, papyrus, or other materials. The term ''codex'' is often used for ancient manuscript books, with ...

in June 1958, under the joint sponsorship of the International Commission on Agricultural Industries and the International Bureau of

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. In 1975, the committee for the Codex Alimentarius Austriacus was reorganized to conform with

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n food laws, which have a reputation of being some of the strictest food laws in the world.

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All chapters of the Codex Alimentarius Austriacus
Austrian cuisine Food safety 1897 establishments in Austria-Hungary Establishments in the Empire of Austria (1867–1918)

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