Speaking on 29 September 2021 at the opening of an FAO/OIE/WHO webinar entitled “One Health Approach to AMR Mitigation and Safer Food in the Asia-Pacific Region”, Codex Secretary Tom Heilandt said the tripartite One Health approach to mitigation of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and safer food was “the only approach that promises success”. In highlighting the decisive moment for Codex and AMR he encouraged Codex Members to ramp up their efforts to complete the work of the AMR taskforce – due to begin [...]

Over 400 delegates gathered online for the opening session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling (CCFL) which runs from 27 September to 7 October 2021, hosted, since its inception in 1965, by Canada. Harpreet Kochhar, Associate Deputy Minister of Health Canada, welcomed delegates and described Canada’s relationship with the committee as one of the country’s longest standing and most significant international engagements in food and nutrition. “Making decisions and choices about food is an important aspect of daily life. International labelling [...]

The 46th session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling (CCFL46), hosted by Canada, will get underway virtually on 27 September and conclude on 7 October 2021. Topics on the agenda include: labelling of non-retail containers, front of pack nutrition labelling, allergen labelling and guidance on e-commerce. CCFL46 was postponed from 2020 to 2021 due to the pandemic which allowed for extra time to further develop the agenda items.  Ahead of the meeting, Chairperson Kathy Twardek, Canada said: “A great deal [...]

In officially opening the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) on 23 September 2021, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said: “Food is life, food is hope. Changing food systems is not only possible but necessary, for our planet, for people, for prosperity.” Everyone must take action to transform the way the world produces, consumes, and thinks about food. “Food Systems can and must play a leading role in realizing the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda,” he said. Although it did [...]

A webinar held on 20 October 2021 demonstrated to an online audience of over 150 how Codex Observers can contribute to the work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Hosted by the Codex Secretariat as part of a series of live online events, the webinar was an opportunity for a wide variety of observer organizations to explain and discuss how they contribute to Codex work. The 240 Observers in Codex are made up of UN agencies, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations (from [...]

The Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products begins its 35th session on Monday 20 September 2021. Meeting for the first time by correspondence via the Codex online platform, CCFFP35 will evaluate if the Standard for Canned Sardines and Sardine-Type Products (CXS 94-1981) can be amended to include the fish species S. lemuru (Bali Sardinella) in the list of Sardinella species. Norway hosts the fish committee and Chairperson Vigdis Veum Møllersen spoke to the Codex Secretariat about the work ahead: Q: How [...]

The Codex Committee on Food Additives has adopted its final report confirming consensus reached on recommendations that include over 500 food additive provisions already in the Codex step procedure and 90 proposed provisions that will all now proceed for consideration by the Codex Alimentarius Commission in November 2021. The committee, hosted by China, met virtually from 1 to 10 September 2021 and emboldened by the support from the Executive Committee maintained its word that the business of debating and agreeing on [...]

今年至少有90个国家举办了300多场活动来庆祝世界食品安全日。一份24页的报告记录了政府当局、食品链参与者、消费者、学术界和其他方努力促进食品安全的活动，这些活动提供了丰富的信息，体现了创造性和包容性。这份报告以联合国所有六种官方语言提供，于9月7日在由食典委推特账户@FAOWHOCodex发起的24小时“食品安全专题推文”期间发布。 每小时发布的专题推文摘要展示了构成《2021年世界食品安全》活动的众多视频、照片、比赛、网络研讨会和其他活动，以及有关食品安全的“常青信息”。 上述报告简要介绍了2021年世界食品安全日，其中包括一系列活动和相关媒体报道、在社交媒体上产生的影响力以及关于世界食品安全日重要性的论述。这次活动的口号“食品安全，人人有责”和今年的主题“保障食品安全，构筑健康未来”激发了在线讨论、讲座、视频、讲习班、员工培训、学校课程和竞赛。 在世界食品安全日的第三年庆祝活动中，特别令人瞩目的是信息的传达非常富有创意。除了为比赛制作的海报和照片之外，社交媒体平台还发布了无数GIF图片、动画和图像。这些努力最终惠及了亿万在线用户 — #WorldFoodSafetyDay标签的曝光量高达3.112亿次。 报告的最后一篇文章提醒读者，世界食品安全日旨在推动全年努力，以促进和确保所有人的食品安全。 世界食品安全日由联合国粮食及农业组织（FAO）和世界卫生组织（WHO）在食典委秘书处和国际食品安全当局网络（INFOSAN）秘书处的支持下共同主办。   用以下语言阅读报告文本：阿拉伯语、中文、英文、法语、俄语、西班牙语

At midnight on 7 September 2021 the deadline passed for Codex Members to express their agreement that the Codex Alimentarius Commission could hold its forty-fourth session virtually and proceed with elections for the appointment of new officers. With 135 of the 126 preferences required, countries have once again endorsed the move to meet virtually to address priority matters. Voting will be conducted by appointment, through a physical secret ballot in Geneva, following the modality adopted by the recent FAO Conference for [...]

A webinar open to both Members and Observers will take place on Monday 20 September 2021 from 12:00 to 14:00 CEST and will provide an opportunity to engage with a variety of Codex observer organizations from the 240 currently accredited to the Codex Alimentarius Commission. “We see on a daily basis the contribution experts from observer organizations bring to Codex meetings and working groups and we are fully aware that without their contributions Codex may not be in a position to [...]