The CCEURO Region - Regional Coordinator Germany
In 1964, at its second session, the Codex Alimentarius Commission established the Coordinating Committee for Europe to succeed the 'European Council of the Codex Alimentarius' and to replace the 'Advisory Group for Europe' set up at its first session in 1963.
The first meeting of the Coordinating Committee for Europe took place in July 1965 in Berne, Switzerland and was attended by 16 countries from the region.
The current coordinator, Germany, is based in the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL).
Germany’s main priorities as coordinator are to:
- reduce barriers to active participation of Members of the region in Codex work;
- increase the awareness of the role of Codex and food safety in general in the transition towards sustainable food systems; and
- promote the use of Codex standards in priority areas such as antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
In addressing these priorities, the coordinator will use synergies from international and regional level activities of the Codex Secretariat, FAO and WHO as well as Codex Observers.
News from the region
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A lesson in food safety for World Food Safety Day
At a school in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, students celebrated World Food Safety Day this year by learning all about the WHO’s Five Keys to Safer Food. They then made posters and videos about what they had learned in order to raise awareness in their families and amongst their peers.
The activities were an initiative from Corbridge Middle School’s science teacher, Meryl Batchelder, who said “Our Year 7 pupils love getting creative in science. Raising awareness [...]
04 July 2022
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Cleaning and disinfection essential for food safety
(See French version below)
GSF - World Food Safety DayFrom farm to fork, the Food Safety Culture is the first the concern of the consumer. Without effective cleaning and disinfection, there is no risk-free production. Within GSF, a cleaning and service provider in the food industry, the question is at the heart of our concerns. For that, the Group carries out various actions dedicated to food safety, proof of its commitment.Thus, GSF promoted an Elearning challenge on food safety, which goal [...]
22 June 2022
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More than 2900 food industry professionals attended FoodFakty Safety Week – an annual event celebrating World Food Safety Day in Poland
FoodFakty Safety Week was the biggest event in Poland celebrating the World Food Safety Day. The idea behind it was to create a space for debate, bringing in a wide array of knowledge backgrounds and perspectives around food safety by inviting participants involved in various stages of food production and distribution.
FoodFakty Safety Week 2022 took place on 6–10 of June and comprised daily webinars and Q&A sessions. Lectures were given by over 40 experts from governmental authorities, public institutions, universities [...]
21 June 2022
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Observing World Food Safety Day in Georgia
The United States Department of Agriculture funded Safety and Quality Investment Project, in collaboration with development stakeholders and relevant Government of Georgia institutions, including LEPL National Food Agency marked the World Food Safety Day in Mziuri Park of Tbilisi on 7 June 2022.
The event was conducted with an objective to raise public awareness and promote safe food. The event inspired action to help prevent, detect, and manage foodborne risks, that contribute to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market [...]
20 June 2022
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To protect lives: an event to raise awareness of the role of the food sector in the day-to-day life of society
Veraliment, a professional training and food safety culture organization, held its fourth annual virtual event for World Food Safety Day in a live webinar. The event aimed to raise awareness about the mission of all professionals in the food sector to protect the lives of the millions of people who eat every day.
Numerous actors from the food sector participated, both directly and in deferred interviews. “Scientific knowledge will guide us in how to anticipate and prepare for future challenges” stressed [...]
19 June 2022
Delegates from European Union involved in Codex Alimentarius meet face-to-face
On 9 June 2022, the European Union (EU) held a working group on international food and agricultural question and Codex Alimentarius. This meeting was a follow-up to the Council conclusions on the participation of the European Union in the Codex Alimentarius adopted by the EU’s agriculture ministers on 21 February 2022.
This meeting marked the return to face-to-face exchanges in Brussels between delegates of the EU Member States, the General Secretariat of the Council and the European Commission, after two years [...]
17 June 2022
Looking at the past, present and future of European food control
On 10 June, the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia and the WHO Regional Office for Europe hosted a World Food Safety Day webinar about the past, present and future of food safety.
The event was moderated by Mary Kenny, Food Safety and Consumer Protection Officer, FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia and Peter Sousa Hoejskov, Technical Officer for Food Safety and Zoonotic Diseases, WHO Regional Office for Europe, and guests included Džemil Hajrić, Director, Food Safety [...]
17 June 2022
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Food Safety in Europe and Central Asia: Past, present and future
The FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia and the WHO Regional Office for Europe will present a World Food Safety Day webinar under the title “Food Safety in Europe and Central Asia: Past, present and future” on Friday, 10 June. The event will take place live on Zoom in English and Russian.
Recognizing this year’s World Food Safety Day theme, “Safer food, better health" the event will highlight the vital role of food safety in saving lives of millions, [...]
10 June 2022
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Workshop for World Food Safety Day in Kazakhstan
A scientific and methodological workshop dedicated to World Food Safety Day was held on 7 June, 2022 on the topic: “Safety and quality of various nuts” at the basis of NJSC Kazakh Agrotechnical University named after. S. Seifullin (KazATU). The workshop participants were represented by the KazATU (teaching staff, undergraduates), heads of food markets laboratories, a major supplier of nuts to the markets of Nur-Sultan, WHO international consultant (Eronimas Maskeliunas), consultant of the WHO country office, Kazakhstan Codex Alimentarius Team.
The [...]
09 June 2022
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Sustainable Development Goals for children – an initiative in Türkiye
Sustainable Development Goal 2 is about ending hunger, achieving food security and good nutrition, and supporting sustainable agriculture. The purpose of World Food Safety Day celebrations is to raise people's awareness of food safety issues, show how to prevent disease through food safety, discuss collaborative approaches to improved food safety across sectors, and promote solutions and ways to improve food security.
For this purpose, Hasan Polatkan Primary School students in Kayseri province Melikgazi district; Celebrated with the theme of "Safer food, [...]
08 June 2022
Video Message
CCEURO Coordinator
All information on Codex is public and free.
For regional enquiries contact:
CCEURO Secretariat
German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Wilhelmstrasse 54, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49 30 18 529 4065
Email: [email protected]