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Two observers on working virtually and the value of global standards
The International Fruit and Vegetable Juice Association (IFU) represents producers, associations, traders, machinery and packaging producers and public and private scientific institutions from around the world. As a worldwide association, IFU has faced similar challenges to Codex when it comes to arranging meetings. “Unfortunately, our physical meetings and events were all cancelled so we moved to remote meeting. It’s not the same so we try and have shorter sessions … at different times to try and enable all time zones [...]
28 September 2020
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Codex approves regional standard for kava products for use as a beverage
The Codex Alimentarius Commission approved a standard for kava products for use as a beverage when mixed with water today.
“The work started way back in 2004 in Apia, Samoa, and has taken 16 years to get here,” explained the representative of Vanuatu on behalf of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for North America and South West Pacific (CCNASWP), the region where the standard will be used.
Kava is part of the culture and the economy of the Pacific Islands. The root of [...]
25 September 2020
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An inspiring overview of World Food Safety Day 2020
At today’s opening of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the release of a new report about World Food Safety Day 2020. “Under the theme ‘Food safety, everyone’s business’, the WHO-led event focused on building and maintaining safe food in marketplaces,” he said, referring to the UN Day while holding up a copy of the report for participants to see.
The report, World Food Safety Day 2020 - Overview of an inspiring virtual celebration, offers a [...]
24 September 2020
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Virtual Commission opens with an emphasis on innovation
The Directors-General of FAO and WHO, the parent organizations of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, set the stage for five days of decision-making on food standards with a message about getting ‘better’. More than 800 registered delegates joined the first-ever virtual Commission, now in its 43rd session, held remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In congratulating the Commission for ‘jumping into the digital world’, FAO Director-General Dr QU Dongyu noted that science is the driving force for setting Codex food standards. “When [...]
24 September 2020
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#CodexCAC43: First ever virtual session
At 12:00 CET on Thursday 24 September 2020, the Directors-General of FAO and WHO will welcome over 600 delegates to the first ever virtual session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission - CAC43.
Following an overwhelmingly positive response from Member Countries, the two-thirds majority required to ensure the 43rd meeting could go ahead, have affirmed their belief that Codex international food safety standards have a vital role to play for consumers in every home. The standards, guidelines and codes of practice that [...]
23 September 2020
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Le compte à rebours est lancé pour la première session virtuelle de la Commission du Codex Alimentarius
Habituellement, à l’approche de la réunion annuelle de la Commission du Codex Alimentarius, des centaines de délégués prennent la route, allant parfois jusqu’à traverser la moitié du globe, pour assister à une semaine complète de réunions plénières à Genève ou à Rome.
Cette année, alors que le coup d’envoi de la quarante-troisième session de la CCA est prévu le 24 septembre 2020, la préparation logistique ne sera pas focalisée sur les visas et les bagages égarés comme à l’accoutumée, mais plutôt sur les [...]
21 September 2020
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Teaming up for Food Safety with the Global Food Safety Initiative
In the two short years since the World Food Safety Day was created, we have already seen the engagement and momentum that this campaign can garner from all corners of the industry and around the world. Food safety truly is everyone’s business, and it is heartening to see WFSD participation from the private sector and public sector alike. At the end of the day, we are all consumers and can all join forces behind the vision of safe food for [...]
21 September 2020
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La répétition générale de la Commission attire plus de 300 personnes
Le séminaire Web organisé par le Secrétariat du Codex a remporté un franc succès ce vendredi 11 septembre 2020 : 86 pays ainsi que l’Union européenne y ont assisté, tout comme 34 organisations observatrices. Un pic d’audience recensant plus de 300 spectateurs a d’ailleurs été enregistré.
Dès l’ouverture de la session, Guilherme Da Costa, président de la Commission du Codex Alimentarius (Brésil), a souhaité rendre hommage aux Points de contact du Codex mondiaux pour leur rôle clé dans la gestion de l’aspect pratique des travaux menés par [...]
16 September 2020
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Codex announces webinar for delegates to prepare for first virtual Commission
As Codex Members and Observers prepare to take part in the first ever virtual session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which starts on 24 September 2020, the Codex Secretariat has organized a training webinar to prepare delegates for the online meeting.
This webinar will take place on Friday 11 September 2020, at 12.00 (CET). Delegates will hear from the Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, Guilherme Da Costa and from Codex Secretary, Tom Heilandt, how it was possible to arrange for [...]
10 September 2020
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Codex standards and regional committees key to FAO COVID-19 response on trade and food safety
The COVID-19 pandemic will have an unprecedented impact on global and regional trade. According to the World Trade Organization, world merchandise trade in 2020 could fall by as much as 32 percent.
New policy guidance, part of the FAO COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme, describes how the current economic recession is raising serious concerns about hunger and malnutrition. It goes on to explain how ad-hoc trade restrictions, including food safety measures that may not be science based, have worsened the situation [...]
03 September 2020
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