El Comité Coordinador para Asia se creó en el 11.º período de sesiones de la Comisión del Codex Alimentarius celebrado en Roma (Italia), en julio de 1976. Su primera reunión se celebró en Nueva Delhi (India) en enero de 1977.
El coordinador regional opera desde el Centro Nacional de China para la Evaluación de Riesgos de Inocuidad de los Alimentos.
Las principales prioridades de China como coordinador son aumentar la participación en las reuniones del Codex, apoyar la priorización del trabajo del Codex en la región, mejorar la armonización de las normas de inocuidad de los alimentos y acelerar la revitalización del comité coordinador compartiendo información y comunicando periódicamente novedades sobre cuestiones relativas a la inocuidad alimentaria en la región.
China desea asimismo promover la colaboración con las organizaciones observadoras y favorecer una comunicación eficiente y eficaz entre los miembros regionales de la FAO, la OMS y la Secretaría del Codex.
India’s Council of Agricultural Research – Central Institute of Fisheries Education (ICAR-CIFE) is organizing a national webinar on "Pertinent issues in food safety and hygiene." There will also be an educational exhibition and demo on the occasion of World Food Safety Day, 7 June 2024.
The exhibition aims to spread awareness on the importance of safe food and hygienic practices, detection of food adulterants and public health issues associated with the consumption of unsafe food.
Link: https://www.cife.edu.in/pdf/Events/Food%20safety%20day-event-31-5-2024.pdf
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In connection with the World Food Safety Day celebrations, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (ICAR-CIFT) is organizing a Webinar with the title: "Emergency preparedness for unexpected food safety challenges".
This webinar aims to invite attention and mobilize activities for preparedness for unexpected food safety challenges.
Date: 7 June 2024Time: 09:30 Cochin, India (06:00 CEST)Link: https://cift.res.in/world-food-safety-day-2024
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In line with this year’s World Food Safety Day theme, “Food safety: prepare for the unexpected,” the Future Ready Food Safety Hub (FRESH) is organizing a live online panel discussion featuring food safety experts from around the world. The event will be moderated by FRESH Director, Prof. William Chen, to discuss global perspectives on anticipating and managing food safety risks.
Date: 7 June 2024Time: 16:00 Singapore Time (10:00 CEST)Registration link: https://bit.ly/WFSDSingapore*Language: EnglishInformation on speakers: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7201139697299988480/
*Note: The webinar recording will be shared [...]
The Food Safety Management Association (JFSM) will be hosting an event titled "World Food Safety Day 2024" where individuals involved in food safety across the food chain can learn and share together. Participation is free, and attendees can join either in person or online. Additionally, there will be dedicated time for participant networking at the venue. We encourage everyone to participate enthusiastically and invite others to join as well.
The Keynote speech will be title: "A Technician's Perspective on Food Safety [...]
India’s young food safety ambassador has recorded a video message in line with this year’s World Food Safety Day theme, “food safety: prepare for the unexpected”.
Ojasvini Naik said in her message: “If it is not safe, it is not food but sometimes foodborne illnesses and diseases can be caused due to unexpected events.”
For that reason, the young food safety advocate said, we all need to be prepared for the unexpected. She goes on to offer some food safety tips we [...]
The FAO-implemented and Republic of Korea-funded Action to support implementation of Codex AMR Texts (ACT) project has conducted a pilot exercise in Nepal to assess the country’s legislation as it pertains to Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Antimicrobial Use (AMU) in the country. The exercise involved an assessment tool, known as the ACT Tool, that helps to identify the strengths in a country’s legislation relevant to AMR and AMU, as well as aspects of legislation that could be improved. This tool [...]
On 15 May, Masanori Kotani, President and Secretary General of Japan’s Food Safety Management Association (JFSM) delivered an online lecture to second-year students at Hokkaido Shizunai Agricultural High School on food safety and the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) “5 keys to safer food”, information on the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points food food safety system and on the World Food Safety Day theme for 2024 and slogan. Following the last year’s lecture, the session included quizzes, which helped make [...]
The second Asia-Pacific Food Regulatory Authority Summit (APFRAS), convened by the Government of the Republic of Korea, is taking place in Seoul, Republic of Korea this week. Several Asia-Pacific countries are participating in the meeting, including Australia, China, New Zealand and the International Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), representing Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. Corinna Hawkes, Director of the FAO Division of Agrifood Systems and Food Safety and Codex Secretary ad interim is attending as a [...]
Corinna Hawkes, the Codex Secretary ad interim and Director of the FAO Division of Agrifood Systems and Food Safety, delivered the opening speech at the Republic of Korea’s Food Safety Day, this week. This 23rd celebration of Korea Food Safety Day is celebrated under the slogan “Together for food safety, Healthy South Korea!” and is the largest commemorative event in Korea’s food safety calendar.
The event themes this year are digital food safety management, regulatory science using new technology and ensuring [...]
The first in a new series of “Success Stories” has been published to promote the work of the FAO-implemented and Republic of Korea-funded Action to support implementation of Codex AMR Texts (ACT) project.
The story from Pakistan recounts the positive impacts of the awareness raising efforts about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that have taken place at grassroots level, where livestock carers – who are mostly women – have learnt about the need for responsible and prudent use of antimicrobials in animals.
Each story [...]