Title
39th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
Description
Delegates from 188 Member Countries will be meeting in Rome from June 27 for 5 days of discussion and debate at the 39th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission to adopt new international standards and guidelines regarding food safety and fair practices in food trade. This annual meeting is an opportunity to adopt new international standards on topics including:
Delegates and members will also learn which countries will be the first beneficiaries of the new Codex Trust Fund which will help countries build their capacity to engage effectively in the work of Codex. In addition, there will be side-events on whole genome sequencing and food safety and the global burden of Follow the work of the Commission on the Codex, FAO and WHO websites and on social media @FAOWHOCodex, @FAOnews and @WHO with hashtag #CAC39.
News date
18/06/2016
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