Multiagency World Food Safety Day webinar announced for the African continent
The FAO & WHO Regional Offices for Africa, World Food Programme, Codex Coordinating Committee for Africa (CCAFRICA) and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) are collaborating to convene a continental webinar in Africa as part of the efforts to commemorate WFSD this year under the theme "Food Standards Save Lives in the African Region".
The purpose of the regional webinar is to celebrate WFSD2023 through discussing collaborative approaches with all stakeholders in the value chain for improving Food Safety systems in all sectors and promoting solutions and ways to better enhance Food Safety in the Continent. The event presents an excellent opportunity to increase awareness and to promote the importance of Food Standards in particular those developed by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and highlight initiatives related to implementation and use of international standards in the different Countries. The Webinar will also touch on the progress made by Codex over the last 60 years reflecting on the future as part of the current global agenda and how it can contribute to the transformation of Food Systems.
Date: Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Time: 11.00–13.30 hours GMT / 13.00–15.30 hours Central African Time (CAT) / 14.00–16.30 East African Time (EAT)
Languages: English, French, Portuguese
Target audience: State and non-state actors in Africa as well as Continental and UN Agencies
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