From the point of view of its opponents, however, one of the main causes of concern is that the Codex Alimentarius is recognized by the World Trade Organization as an international reference standard for the resolution of disputes concerning food safety and consumer protection.
S točke gledišta protivnika Kodeksa jedan od glavnih uzroka zabrinutosti je taj da je Codex Alimentarius priznat od strane Svjetske trgovinske organizacije kao međunarodni referentni standard za rješavanje sporova o sigurnosti hrane i potrošača.