Chile joined the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the Codex Alimentarius Commission with the symposium “60 años del Codex Alimentarius, construyendo normas que salvan vidas. La experiencia de Chile”. The celebration was opened by a video on Codex and its mechanisms along with a presentation by Diego Varela, Executive Secretary of ACHIPIA and Vice-President of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. "Codex has been fundamental in the establishment of the production and trade system. This system has allowed for great growth [...]

The National Health and Agri-Food Safety Service (SENASA) of Honduras held a workshop to familiarize government officials, industry and academia with the text and tools contained in the guidelines for the safe use and reuse of water in food production and processing, which are up for adoption at the upcoming Codex Alimentarius Commission meeting (CAC46). Work to develop these guidelines for the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) was led by Honduras, together with Chile and the European Union. Mirian Bueno, [...]

Bolivia's National Codex Alimentarius Committee, with the support of the Codex Trust Fund and PANAFTOSA-PAHO/WHO, conducted a initiative aimed at raising awareness and expertise on Codex standards with a series of workshops held between June and September 2023. The workshops, titled "Strengthening of Capacities in Codex Alimentarius Topics," were held in the cities of Trinidad, Tarija, Sucre, Potosí, and Oruro. The initiative was attended by more than two hundred participants representing various sectors including food Industries, food laboratories, municipal autonomous governments, municipal [...]

On 12 and 13 September, the Regional Coordinator of CCLAC organized a virtual seminar titled "Measurement Uncertainty in the Codex Alimentarius". The seminar created a space for technical exchange among those working in metrology institutes and in laboratories involved in health, agriculture or the environment in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The event sought to promote an understanding of the concept of measurement uncertainty and its importance in analytical results, the most common sources of uncertainty in the laboratory, and [...]

The Latin America and Caribbean Region (CCLAC), with the support of the Codex Secretariat and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), held a virtual workshop con Codex and its tools, with interpretation in Spanish, English and French, on 31 August and 5 September 2023. More than 200 delegates participated each day. The topics covered during the webinar included the foundations of Codex, its importance in contributing to ensuring food safety and fair practices in food trade. The Codex process [...]

FOOD SAFETY RISK MANAGEMENT - EVIDENCE-BASED DECISIONS Establishment of Maximum Limits for Chemical Contaminants in Food (ML) Quito, Ecuador | June 19 to 23, 2023 The World Health Organization (WHO), the Department of Nutrition and Food Safety (NFS) and the Region, the Pan American Center for Foot and Mouth Disease and Veterinary Public Health of the Pan American Health Organization (PANAFTOSA/SPV-PAHO), are committed to supporting Codex Alimentarius Member States in making more informed decisions on food safety and food risk management. The role of [...]

Omex Alimentaria the Mexican fresh foods company in Ayotlán, Jalisco, celebrated World Food Safety Day for the first time this year with employees and their children. The activities were organized with the aim of reinforcing the culture of safety across the organization. Juan Pablo Galindo Vázquez, Manager of Quality Management Systems and Jorge Nephtali Trinidad Sánchez, Human Capital Manager, opened the event by speaking about the importance of food safety and joint participation in the food chain. A knowledge rally was held [...]

Colombia celebrated World Food Safety Day 2023 with a webinar and a video by a famous young farmer to promote "Food safety is everyone's business". Almost one hundred people attended the event online on 7 June 2023, and the influencer reached over 637 000 followers on Instagram. “During the webinar, we discussed myths and truth about food safety, the importance of good farming and good agriculture practices, sanitary regulations in Colombia, the five keys to safer food, and international projects in [...]

More than a hundred people attended a high-level World Food Safety Day 2023 event at the Ministry of Rural Development and Lands in La Paz, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, on 7 June 2023. The participants stressed the importance of food production following international standards and continuing activities such as raising awareness among producers, food processors, and consumers. Moreover, a food fair exhibited products from twelve different producers, and there were plays for children highlighting the five keys to safer [...]

In April 2023 the Peruvian General Directorate of Environmental Health and Food Safety - DIGESA, organized a ceremony and conferences the celebrate the 60th anniversary of Codex. Staff at DIGESA celebrate the Codex 60th anniversary in Peru. Those taking part included Jorge Villena Chávez, former Director General of DIGESA, who initiated Codex work in Peru and was also their first national Codex Chairperson.   Learn more about the event (Spanish) Photo credit Main photo Jorge Villena Chávez with Libia Carlota Liza Quesquén from the Codex Contact [...]