The Codex Alimentarius Committee is a United Nations body under the World Health Organisation and the Food and Agriculture Organisation. Baby foods come under the scope of several standards relating to product composition and labelling and IBFAN briefs member states on its concerns. Marketing activities are not otherwise addressed by Codex.

IBFAN's Codex Working Group

Papers for the Codex meeting in Bonn, November 2005

IBFAN comments on Infant Formula Appendix 4(a) (Word document)
IBFAN comments on Infant Formula Appendix 4(b) (Word document)
IBFAN comments on Draft Revised Standard for Processed Cereal-Based Foods For Infants and Young Children(Word document)
ICDC briefing on outrageous health claims (pdf file)

Papers for the Codex meeting in Bonn, Germany 1-7 November 2003

Press Release 7 November 2003

IBFAN briefing on health claims for foods - October 2003 (1.6 MB pdf) - for the same briefing without pictures click here (32 kb pdf)

IBFAN's Comments on the Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Processed Cereal-Based Foods for Infants and Young Children - October 2003 (25 kb pdf)

IBFAN (INFACT Cananda) Comments on the Proposed Draft Revised Standard for Infant Formula Alinorm 03/26A Appendix II - October 2003 (25 kb pdf)

IBFAN Comment on Option A (including infant foods for special medical purposes) - October 2003 (25 kb pdf)

IBFAN Report on the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses Berlin, Germany 26-30 November, 2001.