The Codex Secretariat can confirm that the 52nd meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA), originally scheduled to take place in Lanzhou, China from 2 to 6 March 2020 has been postponed due to the situation regarding the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

In collaboration with the China National Health Commission and the CCFA Host Secretariat, the Codex Secretariat is exploring whether the meeting could be held in China, at a location to be confirmed, from 22 to 26 June, 2020 with the working groups taking place on 19 to 20 June.

Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues - update

Information and updates regarding the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR), scheduled to meet in Guangzhou, China from 30 March to 4 April 2020 will be published as soon as they become available following close monitoring of the situation and in collaboration with Chinese authorities via the CCPR Host Secretariat.

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