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CCFH54/ Meeting concludes in Nairobi with agreements on revisions, guidelines and new work

The Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) has concluded its 54th session, which was held for the first time in Kenya, co-hosted by the United States of America and Kenya. At the conclusion of her first meeting as Committee Chairperson, Dr Evelyne Mbandi said she was delighted “on how we made progress through the items on our very full agenda.” The agenda addressed the outstanding annexes to the two sets of CCFH guidelines adopted last November at the 46th Codex Alimentarius [...]
15 March 2024

Regional CCLAC workshop held on the work of the Codex Alimentarius

  The Codex Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean (CCLAC) concluded its "Regional Workshop for the Socialization of the Work of the Codex Alimentarius in the CCLAC Countries 2022-2024", organized by the Regional Coordinator, Ecuador. The purpose of the workshop was to share experiences and activities related to Codex work among the different countries of the region, such as strengthening the capacities of national committees, initiatives to promote inclusiveness within each of the countries, holding events, the participation of [...]
13 March 2024

CCFH54/ A “meeting of two firsts” opens food hygiene discussions in Kenya

The 54th session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) opened on Monday to start a week of discussions around completion, revisions and progress of several Codex texts. CCFH is hosted by the Government of the United States of America and the Committee is meeting for the first time in Nairobi, Kenya, with Kenya’s Professor George Akoo Abong co-chairing alongside Dr Evelyne Mbandi, who heads up a CCFH session for the first time. The high-level opening ceremony heard from Dr [...]
11 March 2024

CTF/ National Codex Committee of Uzbekistan visits CCEURO Coordinator Germany

Anne Beutling and Vanessa Beier, Germany, Coordinator for Europe From 4–6 March 2024, the current CCEURO Coordinator, Germany, hosted a study visit for a four-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Uzbek Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Health. The visit was made possible thanks to the Codex Trust Fund (CTF). The delegation’s main interest concerned guidance and practical lessons learnt by Germany in its establishment of a national food control system, in particular as regards food safety aspects related [...]
11 March 2024

World Food Safety Day theme unveiled

The theme for this year’s World Food Safety Day campaign has been launched today as "Food safety: prepare for the unexpected". The campaign this year will explore the different ways in which we can all ensure preparedness for unexpected food safety incidents, which can range from a power outage at home to an international food safety alert or foodborne disease outbreak. International systems are in place to ensure the fast exchange of information in the event of a food safety alert, and [...]
07 March 2024

In conversation / Codex podcast on food hygiene standards setting, with CCFH co-Chairs

In the runup to the 54th session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH54), the Codex Secretariat has spoken with the Chairperson, Dr Evelyne Mbandi and co-Chairperson, Professor George Ooko Abong in a new podcast now online. In the podcast, the co-Chairs speak about the importance of CCFH and the work that will be covered by this meeting, which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, 11-15 March 2024 – just the second time CCFH has been co-hosted in Africa. As [...]
06 March 2024

In conversation/ Emilio Esteban: “The work that Codex does is so fundamental to safe food for the entire planet”

Dr Emilio Esteban has been involved in Codex for a long time, having chaired the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) for many years. In a recent video interview with him, he explained why, although he has now been promoted to Under Secretary for Food Safety of the United States Department of Agriculture, Codex will remain an important part of his work. In the interview, he also talks about the legacy he leaves to his CCFH successor, Dr Evelyne Mbandi, and [...]
27 February 2024

CCFO28/ “One of the most fruitful sessions of CCFO” concludes in Kuala Lumpur

The 28th session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils (CCFO) adopted its meeting report on Friday 23 February having agreed on all agenda items. The meeting successfully concluded discussion on all five proposed new oils on the agenda and, in the words of Chairperson Ms Norrani Eksan, “We even managed to conclude discussion on the longstanding item of revision of the Standard for Olive Oils and Olive Pomace Oils, acknowledging more data will become available in the future,” [...]
23 February 2024

CCFO28 convenes in Malaysia to progress current work and consider future plans

The Codex Committee on Fats and Oils (CCFO) convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today at the start of its 28th session. The session was opened by Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly bin Ahmad, Minister of Health of Malaysia, who welcomed delegates back to the first in-person CCFO meeting since the virtual session held during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. The Minister congratulated Codex for 60 years of “laying the foundation of the safety and quality of food” and reminded delegates that [...]
19 February 2024

The updated General Standard for Food Additives database is now online

The General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) describes the conditions under which food additives may be used in all foods. It is the biggest document in the Codex Alimentarius and is updated each time the Codex Alimentarius Commission adopts new maximum levels (MLs) for the use of relevant food additives. Codex’s Food Standards Officer, Lingping Zhang, has this week distributed the update of the related GSFA database, an online tool that makes food additive MLs more accessible to Members. She has [...]
15 February 2024
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