Codex Executive Committee in Rome appreciates India-led millet standard
At the 88th session of the Codex Executive Committee (CCEXEC88), held at FAO headquarters in Rome from 14 to 18 July 2025, India's leadership on a group standard for whole millet grains was appreciated.
Summary
The 88th session of the Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CCEXEC88), held at FAO headquarters in Rome from 14 to 18 July 2025, appreciated India's leadership in developing a group standard for whole millet grains, approved at CAC47. India chairs the work, with Mali, Nigeria and Senegal as co-chairs. The committee also endorsed new standards for fresh dates, worked on by India, for further approval at CAC48 in November 2025. India will co-chair new work on standards for fresh turmeric and fresh broccoli. India attended as an elected member of the Executive Committee.
Key facts
- Session
- CCEXEC88, FAO HQ, Rome, 14-18 July 2025
- Millet standard
- Group standard for whole millet grains; India chair
- Co-chairs
- Mali, Nigeria, Senegal
- Fresh dates
- Endorsed for approval at CAC48 (November 2025)
- New work
- India to co-chair fresh turmeric and fresh broccoli standards
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Where was the 88th session of the Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CCEXEC88) held in July 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Rome
PIB (Health): CCEXEC88 was held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 14 to 18 July 2025.
India chairs the Codex work on a group standard for which product, with Mali, Nigeria and Senegal as co-chairs?
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Correct answer: A — Whole millet grains
PIB (Health): the work on a group standard for whole millet grains is chaired by India with Mali, Nigeria and Senegal as co-chairs.
Consider the following statements about CCEXEC88 (July 2025): 1. India will co-chair new work proposals on standards for fresh turmeric and fresh broccoli. 2. The new standards for fresh dates were given final adoption at CCEXEC88 itself. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB (Health): India will co-chair new work on fresh turmeric and fresh broccoli, so 1 is correct; the fresh dates standards were endorsed for further approval at CAC48 in November 2025, so 2 is wrong.