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Codex filming in Lebanon
A camera crew from Flooded Cellar are currently in Lebanon making a video for Codex that looks at the relevance and importance of Codex standards, guidelines and codes of practices to the Near East region.
The video will include interviews with government representatives, technicians from the national food safety committee, representatives from research and the Ministry of Agriculture, as well as those involved in food production, right along the food chain to restaurants and consumers. The video will examine Good Hygienic [...]
02 November 2015
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WHO: safer food for all
CCAFRICA was central in development of WHO :Safer Food For All document which is aimed to simplify application of the HACCP Principles in Small and Medium Enterprises(SMEs). CCAFRICA closely collaborated with WHO in the exercise.
31 October 2015
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Codex Training Workshop
Chilean Agency for Food Safety and Quality ACHIPIA
Thursday May 14, 2015 - Santiago, Chile
The Codex training workshop was organized by the Secretariat of the National Committee of Codex, in response to a request that emerged in the National Codex Committee (NCC), based on the need to reaffirm the knowledge on the functioning of Codex, both for members of the CNC and for the coordinators of the the National Codex Subcommittees.
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20 May 2015
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Near East Committee guiding strategy and regional standards
The Eighth session of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near East (CCNEA) took place in FAO HQ Rome from 1-5 June. Regional coordinating committees are responsible for defining the problems and needs of the region concerning food standards and food control and are also tasked with developing regional standards for food products that move exclusively or almost exclusively in intra-regional trade. Chairperson Mrs Léna Dargham described the meeting as “an important forum to discuss regional concerns and challenges about [...]
12 May 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioi-klobJUU
World Health Day in Peru
The Codex Secretariat in Peru has put together a wonderful video from World Health Day on April 7th which exactly captures the spirit the work Standard setting and Codex does in contributing to #safefood.
You will see some familiar Codex faces and many of those who work behind the scenes in Peru.
Importantly, the video also captures stall holders and vendors at work - all part of the process of ensuring that food is in every home safely.
17 April 2015
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Costa Rica & Belize: 2 is better than 1
Belize Internship in Costa Rica.
Within the framework of twinning project of CCLAC and with the support of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), in November 2014, three officials visited Costa Rica from Belize for the purpose of perform an internship to receive a training on management and planning of Codex Alimentarius.
This internship was aimed at:
Strengthening the management capabilities of the contact point and the Belize National Codex Committee, through an exchange of experiences between Costa Rica and Belize.
Identifying [...]
07 April 2015
https://youtu.be/CXGLtdyyYH0
Codex in the Cook Islands
The succcess of tourism in the Cook Islands has led to an increasing dependence on food imports. Harmonising national food safety standards with those of the Codex Alimentarius will enable the islands to better protect their communities and the tourist industry.
The ministries of health, agriculture and fisheries combine to cover all aspects of food safety and quality from the field to the table.
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18 February 2015
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