In addition to standards for specific foods, the Codex Alimentarius contains general standards covering matters such as food labeling, food hygiene, food additives and pesticide residues, and procedures for assessing the safety of foods derived from modern biotechnology.
Osim standarda za određene namirnice, Codex Alimentarius sadrži opće standarde, koji pokrivaju pitanja poput označavanja hrane, higijene hrane, prehrambenih aditiva i ostataka pesticida, kao i procedure za procjenu sigurnosti hrane dobivenih iz suvremene biotehnologije.