В 1976 году в Риме Координационный комитет по Латинской Америке, основанный двумя годами ранее по итогам 10-й сессии Комиссии “Кодекс Алиментариус”, провел первое заседание с участием восьми стран региона. Однако уже на третьей сессии этого Комитета было выдвинуто предложение изменить его название на более точно отражающий состав стран-членов в регионе текущий вариант: Координационный комитет по Латинской Америке и странам Карибского бассейна. Предложенные изменения были утверждены Исполнительным комитетом, выступавшим от имени Комиссии, на 31-й сессии в 1984 году.
Регион Латинской Америки и стран Карибского бассейна занимает важное место в глобальных процессах производства и торговли пищевыми продуктами. В нем производится достаточно продовольствия как для собственного потребления, так и на экспорт, при этом его водных и земельных ресурсов достаточно для дальнейшего роста объемов производства.
Помимо огромных запасов природных богатств в регионе наблюдается расцвет сельскохозяйственной отрасли и особенно важного для местных жителей семейного фермерского хозяйства. Необходимо привлекать внимание к проблеме и укреплять меры безопасности пищевых продуктов на уровне всех регионов, чтобы гарантировать здоровье потребителей и справедливые и равные условия торговли.
Штаб-квартирой регионального координатора, которым выбран Эквадор, стало Агентство по фитосанитарному регулированию и контролю за здоровьем животных (AGROCALIDAD) при Министерстве сельского хозяйства и животноводства. Поставленные координатором цели включают повышение сплоченности стран в регионе и организацию взаимопомощи для преодоления региональных проблем и поиска решений общих задач.
Кроме того, координатор надеется укрепить сотрудничество между странами и расширить участие развивающихся стран в работе Комиссии и ее вспомогательных органов.
Students of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the National University of Salta, Argentina, are invited to take part in a poster competition on the subject of “Food safety is everyone’s business” or “food safety: prepare for the unexpected”
Submission: 20–30 August 2024Evaluation by juries: 2–6 September 2024Award ceremony: 9 September 2024
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World Food Safety Day events this year
FAO has launched its ambitious and wide-ranging global information system aimed at developing and strengthening operational national surveillance systems so they can efficiently contribute to generating reliable and timely antimicrobial resistance (AMR) evidence in animals and food at national, regional, and global levels. As part of the launch, FAO is calling on its Members to participate in the first InFARM annual open call for data in 2024.
The InFARM system consists of an IT platform and related FAO activities and builds [...]
The most recent cases of foodborne disease outbreaks internationally and their possible solutions will be discussed from the point of view of food technologists, taking into account the new challenges posed by climate change and the new realities of globalization in food production and distribution.
Date: 15 June 2024Time: 08:30–12:00 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (14:30–18:00 CEST)Place: Bejuma Chamber of Commerce, Bejuma Carabobo State, Venezuela.
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Lima, 12 June 2024
Within the framework of World Food Safety Day, the Ministry of Production (Produce), through the National Fisheries Health Organization (SANIPES), appointed the first five school leaders of food safety in the Institución Educativa Mercedes Cabello Carbonara, located in the Rímac district.
The young leaders, who will be representatives of their respective secondary school grades - from the first to the fifth - will act as spokespersons to raise awareness about foodborne diseases. Likewise, they will have the great [...]
Codex texts impact positively on consumer health and the international food trade when they are applied and used to guide food safety authorities and food businesses on good practices and safe maximum levels (MLs) of contaminants, additives and pesticide and veterinary drug residues. Occasionally, though, the very existence of or inclusion in a Codex standard can have far reaching positive impacts at a social and environmental level, as well as in terms of consumer health and the economy. And so [...]
In Mexico City the MacMa marketing company held a “Quality and Safety Fair” on 7 June to commemorate World Food Safety Day. Through various recreational activities, staff food safety knowledge was reinforced, to ensure the wellbeing of clients and consumers.
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World Food Safety Day events this year
Kay foods in Mexico ran a number of events for staff for World Food Safety Day in order to strengthen knowledge about food safety among staff.
The day’s events involved a conference under the theme “Towards the consolidation of a culture of food safety in Kay foods,” where Dr Juan Antonio Cortes Ruiz, National Technological Research Professor of Mexico, Technological Institute of Mazatlán led proceedings.
Staff then participated in a wide range of food safety-based games that helped improve knowledge in a [...]
A workshop on the evaluation of food safety and quality, was held in Cuba 20–24 May at the Central Agricultural Health Laboratory Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Havana, Cuba. Experts and specialists from all the provinces of the country attended, as well as officials from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Codex Cuba Secretary. The event was also attended virtually by experts and directors of the Pan American Center for Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Veterinary Public Health (PANAFTOSA), Dr C. Susana [...]
On 7 June 2024, the company Via Rovigo Distribution, located in the city of Sertãozinho, state of São Paulo, celebrated World Day of Food Safety.
Activities included lectures on Foreign Materials, an information mural and a special gift. The celebration ended with snacks, as every party should. The actions were carried out under the slogan of the World Food Safety Day Campaign: "The Food Safety is Everyone’s Business."
The company has 160 employees, and 100% of them participated in the day’s activities, [...]
Grupo Jumex in Mexico celebrated World Safety Day by displaying a “Safety Expo”, where, based on the information displayed on the WHO website, the Group's Plants expose safety issues and promote the culture of the importance of ensuring the safety of food products.
Areas such as Internal Communication, Human Capital, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing and Technical Management worked together for this campaign. This year, 6 local plants, 4 foreign plants, 6 support areas and 4 invited suppliers participated. The local plants, foreign [...]