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ISDI webinar on the new Codex Standard for Follow-up Formula - 10 July 2024
ISDI – the International Special Dietary Foods Industries, a Codex Observer, is running a webinar on 10 July 2024, 12.00-13.00 CEST, entitled Understanding and implementing the new Codex standard for follow-up formula.
Following opening remarks by Steve Wearne, Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the webinar will provide an overview of the new Standard, what it means for ‘formula for older infants’ (6-12 months) and ‘product for young children’ (12-36 months), and considerations for the implementation of the new Standard, including [...]
26 June 2024
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Sarah Cahill appointed new Codex Secretary: “Build, support, develop: together”
Sarah Cahill has been appointed as the new Secretary of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
Before joining the Codex Secretariat in 2018, where she served as a Senior Food Standards Officer for six years, Sarah Cahill led the FAO Secretariat of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA), responsible for overseeing the provision of scientific advice on microbiological hazards in a wide range of foods, from fresh produce to meat and fish. Her wide experience also comprises working on [...]
26 June 2024
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World Food Safety Day/ Multiagency webinar reiterates importance of investing in preparedness for food safety on the continent
By Lusubilo Witson Mwamakamba (WHO AFRO), Sansan Kambire (FAO RAF) and Hakim Mufumbiro (CCAFRICA)
The world in general, and Africa in particular, has shown enthusiasm and exceptional mobilization to commemorate World Food Safety Day around the theme “Preparing for the unexpected". This year once again the Regional Office for Africa of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAORAF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the African Union-InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the [...]
25 June 2024
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New International FAO Antimicrobial Resistance System (InFARM) launched and call for data announced
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 [...]
21 June 2024
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World Food Safety Day/ Food safety awareness campaign in 30 schools in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia
On the occasion of the World Food Safety Day, the Food Safety Agency in Sidi Bouzid governorate, Tunisia, has launched an extensive awareness campaign under the theme "Getting ready for the unexpected."
More than 4 000 students across 30 schools celebrated World Food Safety Day to better prepare for the unexpected. The campaign is a significant initiative that not only commemorates World Food Safety Day, but also aims to instill essential knowledge about safe food handling among students.
The active involvement of [...]
19 June 2024
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World Food Safety Day/ Codex Trust Fund advocacy workshop in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste has been implementing a Codex Trust Fund project under the guidance of WHO since 2022. An advocacy workshop on Codex was organized 12–14 June in Dili as a part of World Food Safety Day celebrations. There were 46 participants representing the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Coordinating Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Public Works, private sector representatives and United Nations agencies. The World Food [...]
19 June 2024
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The European Food Safety Authority podcast: Prepared for the unexpected
In celebration of World Food Safety Day on 7 June, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has released a new podcast episode entitled Prepared for the Unexpected.
The episode explores the importance of identifying the source of foodborne disease outbreaks to ensure consumers are protected, and how the teams in place respond to food safety incidents and stay prepared.
The episode is hosted by Edward Bray, Communications Officer in EFSA’s Communication Unit, with the participation of Eleonora Sarno, Scientific Officer in [...]
18 June 2024
World Food Safety Day/ Learning, knowledge and awareness raising in India
Food Safety Works, a food safety consultancy firm, observed World Food Safety Day with different activities through various platforms creating awareness about food safety and managing unexpected incidents that can hamper the food safety management system. These activities kicked off in the last week of May and built up to the occasion of World Food Safety Day on 7 June.
On World Food Safety Day itself, Food Safety Works conducted a knowledge session on ‘Food Safety: Don’t Get Caught Off Guard.’ [...]
18 June 2024
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World Food Safety Day/ Zimbabwean food safety expert spreads awareness, inspires action
Zimbabwean food quality and monitoring expert, Ellina Fanizani Chakawodza, celebrated World Food Safety Day this year by conducting “food handler education” with food business people around her, sharing “how we can always remain prepared and be able to control any food incidences that may arise during production.” She was motivated, she said “by the lack of knowledge on what food safety is in many food service businesses.”
Chakawodza has said she aims to promote World Food Safety Day every year “to see food safety [...]
16 June 2024
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World Food Safety Day/ Qatar company simulates the unexpected for staff awareness
The Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC) Qatar held its annual World Food Safety Day celebration across all facilities this year. The company focuses on empowering staff and customers by applying global food standards, with a view to continual improvements. One of those “improvements” is to ensure World Food Safety Day is observed as one of the organization’s annual celebrations.
This year’s celebrations included unscheduled drills and simulations on all food warehouse sites, in line with this year’s World Food Safety Day theme, [...]
16 June 2024
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