Съгласно Правилата за дейност, CAC е оправомощена да създаде два вида помощни органи:
| CAC | Комисия по Кодекс алиментариус |
| CCEXEC | Изпълнителен Комитет на Комисията по Кодекс алиментариус |
| General Subject Committees | |
| CCCF | Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods |
| CCFA | Codex Committee on Food Additives |
| CCFH | Codex Committee on Food Hygiene |
| CCFICS | Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems |
| CCFL | Codex Committee on Food Labelling |
| CCGP | Codex Committee on General Principles |
| CCMAS | Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling |
| CCNFSDU | Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses |
| CCPR | Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues |
| CCRVDF | Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods |
| Commodity Committees | |
| CCFFP | Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products |
| CCFFV | Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables |
| CCFO | Codex Committee on Fats and Oils |
| CCPFV | Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables |
| CCS | Codex Committee on Sugars |
| ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Forces | |
| TFAF | Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Animal Feeding |
| FAO/WHO Coordinating Committees | |
| CCAFRICA | FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Africa |
| CCASIA | FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Asia |
| CCEURO | FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Europe |
| CCLAC | FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean |
| CCNASWP | FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for North America and South West Pacific |
| CCNEA | FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Near East |
При разработването на стандарти Комитетите на Кодекс прилагат анализ на риска и разчитат на независими научни съвети, предоставяни от експертни органи/комитети, организирани от FAO/WHO.