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Codex Alimentarius
http://www.codexalimentarius.net/index_en.stm

"The Codex Alimentarius Commission was created in 1963 by FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. The main purposes of this Programme are protecting health of the consumers and ensuring fair trade practices in the food trade, and promoting coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations."

European Food Safety Authority
http://www.efsa.eu.int/

"Set up provisionally in Brussels in 2002, EFSA provides independent scientific advice on all matters linked to food and feed safety - including animal health and welfare and plant protection - and provides scientific advice on nutrition in relation to Community legislation. The Authority communicates to the public in an open and transparent way on all matters within its remit. EFSA?s risk assessments provide risk managers (consisting of EU institutions with political accountability, i.e. European Commission, European Parliament and Council) with a sound scientific basis for defining policy driven legislative or regulatory measures required to ensure a high level of consumer protection with regards to food safety."

Food Standards Agency
http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk

"The Food Standards Agency is an independent food safety watchdog set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food."

Food Safety Authority of Ireland
http://www.fsai.ie/

"The Food Safety Authority of Ireland was established under the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998. The Act was enacted in July 1998 and came into effect on 01 January 1999. The principal function of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is to take all reasonable steps to ensure that food produced, distributed or marketed in the State meets the highest standards of food safety and hygiene reasonably available and to ensure that food complies with legal requirements, or where appropriate with recognised codes of good practice."

Foreign Agricultural Service - part of the USDA
http://www.fas.usda.gov/

"The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) works to improve foreign market access for U.S. products. FAS operates programs designed to build new markets and improve the competitive position of U.S. agriculture in the global marketplace."

School of Food Biosciences University of Reading
http://www.foodlaw.rdg.ac.uk/main.htm

An academic resources page out of the University of Reading supporting food law course work. Includes food law news from UK, Europe, and international.

World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/foodsafety/en/

"WHO provides scientific advice for Member States, other organizations and the public related to the safety of food. Recognizing the global nature of many food safety problems, linking national food safety systems and building the capacity of such systems is also an important task for WHO."