Delegates of Codex Member Countries discussing food safety and security issues of the African region

The FAO/WHO Codex Regional Coordinating Committee for Africa (CCAFRICA) held its 22nd Session in Nairobi from 16 to 20 January 2017 to discuss food safety and food control issues as well as the emerging needs and challenges the region and its countries are facing. Among them is the pivotal role SMEs are playing in raising food standards and delivering safe and quality food. Participants agreed that SMEs as one of the major actors of the African food systems have a great potential to ensure that people, regardless of rich or poor, have safe, nutritious and affordable food on their plates every day.

The event brought together delegates from 25 CAC Member Countries from Africa and outside the region as well as observer organizations and representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO).