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Codex spices committee meets in Guwahati

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Codex spices committee meets in Guwahati (GS3 · Food standards, 13 October 2025)

What happened

  • The 8th session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) opened in Guwahati, with 140 delegates from 40 nations; the Spices Board of India is its Secretariat [PIB].

Background

  • The Codex Alimentarius Commission is a joint FAO-WHO body that sets food standards [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Codex standards decide what passes at foreign ports; India hosting the spice committee helps its exporters.

How to use this in Mains

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  1. As per PIB (2025-10-13): the 8th session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) opened in Guwahati, with 140 delegates from 40 nations; the Spices Board of India is its Secretariat.
  2. Codex standards decide what passes at foreign ports; India hosting the spice committee helps its exporters.
Quotable data point

The 8th session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) opened in Guwahati, with 140 delegates from 40 nations.

PIB: MoHFW: 8th CCSCH session, 13 Oct 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: Codex.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

CCSCH Secretariat

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Codex is a joint body of

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Venue of 8th session

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: MoHFW: 8th CCSCH session, 13 Oct 2025

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