With finalization of standards for vanilla, large cardamom and coriander, CCSHC has finalized standards for 19 spices.

• CCHSC was established in 2013 at India's behest and operates under Codex Alimentarius commission (CAC).
  • India’s Spice board (ministry of commerce and industry),Kochi acts as its secretariat 

About Codex Standards

• Definition: International food texts, i.e. standards, codes of hygienic practice, guidelines etc. established to protect health of consumers and to ensure fair practices in food trade.
  • The collection of food standards and related texts adopted by CAC is known as the Codex Alimentarius (CA).
• Codex texts are not binding on national food legislation and are adopted in most cases by consensus among Members.
  •  However, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) of WTO identifies Codex standards as the international benchmark for food safety.

About CAC (HQ- Rome) 

• Genesis: An international food standards body established jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and WHO in 1963.
• Objective: Protecting consumer’s health and ensuring fair practices in the food trade.
• Members: 189 (188 Member Countries(Including India) and 1 Organization i.e. EU).
• The Commission meets once a year alternating between Geneva and Rome.