“Not only was this session the first full Codex committee meeting held by correspondence, it also took place during the very challenging and unexpected COVID-19 pandemic.” reflected Richard Boyd, Chairperson of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (CCPFV) as he concluded the 29th Session of the CCPFV on July 29th 2020.  Having worked by correspondence from January to July 2020, the Committee proposed five standards for adoption by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. These include standards for dried fruits, [...]

The ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic has brought challenges to our way of living, interacting and working. The way we have worked internationally to date has been turned on its head. With the cancellation of almost all physical Codex meetings for 2020, it is now essential to look to new ways of continuing the work. The 79th session of the Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission successfully met virtually between 13 and 20th July 202. In the current context, if [...]

La soixante-dix-neuvième session du Comité exécutif de la Commission du Codex Alimentarius (CCEXEC) a recommandé que des textes essentiels du Codex sur l’hygiène alimentaire et la gestion des allergènes alimentaires, ainsi qu’une série de normes produits régionales et mondiales – visant des produits comme le kava, la sauce au piment, le kiwi, l’ail ou encore l’igname – soient transmis pour adoption à la prochaine session de la Commission, la quarante-troisième. Cette session aura lieu en ligne à partir de la [...]

Bajo el nombre “Importancia de los métodos oficiales del Codex Alimentarius y su uso a nivel nacional e internacional”, se realizó ayer el seminario organizado por la Agencia Chilena para Calidad e Inocuidad Alimentaria (ACHIPIA), el Instituto Interamericano  de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), el Instituto de Salud Pública (ISP), el Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG) y la empresa Granotec. El objetivo de la actividad consistió en demostrar la importancia  de los métodos oficializados y utilizados por el Codex Alimentarius [...]

To celebrate World Food Safety Day (WFSD) in 2020, the Sichuan Agricultural University made a video combining their education and research on food safety with the WFSD theme, introducing the importance of basic education on food safety. The knowledge would be leveraged to promote greater awareness of food safety among more people. The university students also published a video on WeChat to reach an even wider audience, and help spread the news about WSFD and raise public awareness of food safety. [...]

Lors d’un séminaire en ligne le 14 juillet 2020 intitulé « Action conjointe face à la Covid-19 :  renforcement de notre réponse mondiale », ont été présentés les sept principaux domaines d’intervention mis en place par la FAO en réponse à la crise de la Covid-19, accompagnés d’un message clair : il n’est pas possible de conserver le statu quo. Si nous continuons comme si de rien n’était, nous assisterons à de lourdes pertes humaines. Le directeur général de la FAO, QU Dongyu, a [...]

Moment historique pour la Commission du Codex Alimentarius : le Comité exécutif (CCEXEC) a inauguré sa soixante-dix-neuvième réunion en ligne en raison de la pandémie actuelle de Covid-19. Lors de quatre sessions en ligne réparties sur sept jours (du 13 au 20 juillet 2020), le comité examinera des normes proposées à l’adoption ainsi que des suggestions de nouveaux travaux, soumises par les comités ayant pu se réunir avant qu’il ne devienne impossible de voyager en mars de cette année et que toutes [...]

The Ministry of Public Health of Qatar organized a series of initiatives in celebration of World Food Safety Day that made news headlines in June 2020. During a webinar a draft Arab food safety policy was presented. The Arab Food Safety Team of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States had tasked Qatar with preparing the initial draft, which is ‘to provide the technical basis for joint coordination and standardization of procedures among the competent authorities in the [...]

In observance of World Food Safety Day, the Sociedad de Inteligencia Competitiva and Le Cordon Bleu University, both based in Peru, carried out awareness-raising activities in June 2020 to promote food safety, and enhance human development as well as the competitiveness of the country. The activities culminated on 24 June (Farmers’ Day) with a virtual forum called "Food Safety, Everyone’s Business", like the 2020 global campaign theme, for which more than 750 people registered including private sector representatives, researchers, government [...]

The National Drugs and Food Authority (BPOM) in Indonesia held a webinar on 10 June entitled "World Food Safety Day: Safe Food in Markets" to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of this UN Day. Those participating included key partners in food safety practice in Indonesia and the keynote address was given by FAO Representative in Indonesia, Stephen Rudgard. Read the full report on the FAO Indonesia website.