Which of the following is NOT a type of Codex committee?

• A. Consumer health committees
• B. General subject matter (food hygiene, residues, etc)
• C. Commodity committees
• D. Regional coordinating committees

Answer: (A)

Codex organizes its work through three main forms of committees: general subject matter committees that tackle broad topics like food hygiene and residues, commodity committees that focus on specific foods or groups of foods, and regional coordinating committees that help coordinate activities across different parts of the world. Consumer health committees do not exist as a formal category within the Codex committee structure. Public health and consumer protection are addressed within the established committees and through involvement of consumer representatives, but there isn’t a standing “consumer health” committee type. So, the option describing consumer health committees is not a type of Codex committee.