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Congratulations on a successful World Food Safety Day!
The World Food Safety Day call this year to “prepare for the unexpected” was taken up by food safety advocates the world over, in an indication that the Day continues to inspire action on food safety. For six years, the World Food Safety Day campaign has reinforced the message that “food safety is everyone’s business” and the hundreds of events organized on or around the 7 June observance this year amplified that message loud and clear. This year, though, owners, [...]
09 August 2024
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World Food Safety Day/ ACT Project activities in Mongolia
As part of Mongolia’s World Food Safety Day activities, the National Forum on Standards and Food Safety was organized by the National Reference Laboratory for Food Safety (NRLFS) in Ulaanbaatar on 4 June 2024. The event was supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Mongolia (including the FAO-implemented Action to support implementation of Codex AMR Texts (ACT) project) and the World Health Organization (WHO) country office.
The national forum opening remarks were made by Dr [...]
05 August 2024
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CCLAC23/ Meeting concludes successfully from the “centre of the world!”
The Coordinating Committee for the Latin America and Caribbean region has concluded its 23rd session with the adoption of its report and agreement on a number of key points. Opening the final session, Chairperson Rommel Betancourt thanked participants and organizers of the side events organized for Thursday, and also thanked the Codex and CCLAC secretariats and interpreters. Upon adoption of the report and with his last act as Regional Coordinator, Betancourt declared, “We’re going to miss you all!! A big [...]
26 July 2024
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World Food Safety Day/ Egypt celebrates World Food Safety Day
Cairo, Egypt - The Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality, led by Dr Khaled Saufy, convened the Third Egyptian Food Standards Codex Committee meeting this year. The gathering coincided with the global observance of World Food Safety Day, which was celebrated under the theme "Food safety: prepare for the unexpected".
The meeting was also attended by Mr Khalid Al-Zahrani, the Regional Coordinator for the Near East Countries under the Codex Alimentarius. Mr Al-Zahrani has been taking the floor to illustrate the [...]
26 July 2024
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CCLAC23/ Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean to address “vital agenda”
The 23rd session of the Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean (CCLAC) has opened in a virtual session hosted by the Regional Coordinator, Ecuador.
Opening remarks were offered by guests Patricio Almeida, executive director of Ecuador’s Phyto and Zoosanitary Regulation and Control Agency (Agrocalidad), Gherda Barreto, FAO representative in Ecuador and Sonia Quezada, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) representative in Ecuador. Almeida highlighted the importance Ecuador attaches to its role as Regional Coordinator, listing the ways in which [...]
22 July 2024
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World Food Safety Day/ ACT project in Nepal raises awareness among students
In Nepal, World Food Safety Day activities were organized as part of the Action to support implementation of Codex AMR Texts (ACT) project.
As part of the project’s aims to increase awareness about the dangers of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) the World Food Safety Day activities included raising the awareness of the general public and also of a number of college students. These activities supported the national celebrations led by the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) throughout the week [...]
22 July 2024
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DMIA/ Perú celebra
El Ministerio de Salud de Perú - MINSA, a través de la Dirección General de Salud Ambiental e Inocuidad Alimentaria – DIGESA; en conjunto con el Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego, a través del Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria del Perú – SENASA; y, el Ministerio de la Producción, a través del Organismo Nacional de Sanidad Pesquera – SANIPES; organizaron en el mes de junio una “Jornada educativa por el Día Mundial de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos en [...]
18 July 2024
CCLAC23 / "Orgullosos por haber logrado trabajar con la región de una manera fuerte y dinámica"
La 23a reunión del Comité Coordinador FAO/OMS para América Latina y el Caribe (CCLAC23) se llevará a cabo virtualmente, del 22 al 26 de julio de 2024. Mientras los Miembros y Observadores se preparan para la reunión, nos sentamos con Rommel Betancourt, Presidente del CCLAC23, y conversamos sobre la agenda, su experiencia en relación con el trabajo del Codex en la región durante los últimos cuatro años, y mucho más. En esta entrevista, Rommel también comparte algunos recuerdos compartendo sus [...]
17 July 2024
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World Food Safety Day/ The Day becomes a “food safety week” in Oman
This year, the Food Safety and Quality Center (FSQC) in the Sultanate of Oman celebrated World Food Safety Day and also organized a “Food Safety Week 2024” under the theme of “Food Risk Assessment: Partnership - Awareness - Commitment” in the period from 28 April to 4 May.
This annual World Food Safety Day event aims to raise awareness and increase knowledge among society regarding food safety and quality and public health protection, in addition to building and upgrading capacities and [...]
15 July 2024
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Codex and the SDGs – input to the High-Level Political Forum
The Ministerial segment of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) meets this week, to review progress on a cluster of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) was one of the entities invited by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to submit information for this review, in an indication of the impact Codex work has at a global level. The request for information underlines the significance of Codex work to the Sustainable Development Agenda [...]
15 July 2024
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