Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 24 / Trend U. Ismayilova /
The Azerbaijani State Standardization, Metrology and Patents Committee has approved two more state food standards.
The committee has adopted the AZS 539-2011 "Apple Juice" and AZS 541-2011"Mixed Fruit Juices" standards. Both were developed on Codeks Alimentarius standards.
The committee coordinates the process of introducing food standards in accordance with the recommendations of Codeks Alimentarius, ISO, and HACCP, as well as EU standards, into the national system of standards upon an Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers' order dating to July 23.
The new standards will be applied from February.
Azerbaijan is a member of the Codeks Alimentarius program. It is a joint U.N.-WHO program on food product standards.