- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) inaugurated the fifth session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH).
- CCSCH was established under Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC).
- CCSCH was established to develop and expand worldwide standards for spices and culinary herbs.
- It was formed in 2013 with India as the Host and Spices Board India serving as the secretariat of Committee.
Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC)
- It was set up in 1963.
- It is an intergovernmental body established jointly by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO).