Compendium of Quality Standards

Codex Alimentarius Commission
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Malaysia

The Codex Alimentarius Commission (codex alimentarius means 'food code' in Latin) was created by the United Nations to protect the health of consumers, ensure fair food trade practices, and promote coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international organisations. Codex has produced many quality standards for ASEAN produce. These can be obtained from www.codexalimentarius.net

The following standards for fresh produce have been developed under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and are referenced here with their permission for the purpose of serving as a help guide for ASEAN producers. Participation in the development of UNECE standards is open to all members of the United Nations and comments from ASEAN countries are invited. The UNECE Standards are widely applied in international trade, for example 36 of the marketing standards mandatory in the European Union have been harmonized with these standards.

The following links refer to the indicated standards.

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Standard layout for UNECE Standards

Fruits and melons

Annonas	Chestnuts	Pineapples
Apples	Fresh figs	Plums
Apricots	Kiwifruit	Raspberries
Avocados	Mangoes	Strawberries
Bilberries and blueberries	Melons	Table grapes
Cherries	Peaches and nectarines	Watermelons
Citrus fruit	Pears

Vegetables

Artichokes	Chicory (Witloof)	Peas
Asparagus	Cucumbers	Early potatoes
Aubergines	Courgettes	Ware potatoes
Beans	Cultivated mushrooms	Radishes
Broccoli	Fennel	Ribbed celery
Brussels sprouts	Garlic	Rhubarb
Cabbages, Headed	Horse-radish	Scorzonera
Carrots	Leeks	Spinach
Cauliflowers	Lettuce and endives	Sweet peppers
Chinese cabbages	Onions	Tomatoes

Acknowledgement

UNECE standards are updated regularly and are freely available from the UNECE website. For further information about the standards and the possibility to participate in the standardization work please contact UNECE directly at:

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Agricultural Standards Unit,
Palais des Nations,
Ch – 1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
Email: agristandards@unece.org
Telephone: +41 (0) 22 917 2450
Facsimile: +41 (0) 22 917 0629
Website: www.unece.org/trade/agr

The following link opens a list of standards and their abstracts from the Malay Department of Standards and includes several standards relating to the quality of fresh fruits and vegetables

67 Food Technology

Further information and a copy of the standards in full can be obtained from: 

SIRIM Berhad 
Information Resource Section 
Building 1, 1 Persiaran Dato’ Menteri, Section 2 
P. O. Box 7035, Section 2 
40911 Shah Alam, Selangor 
MALAYSIA 
Telephone + 6 03 5544 6113/5544 6118
Facsimile + 6 03 5544 61144/5544 6146
Email isd_resource@sirim.my, 
Website www.sirim.my

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