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Photo, poster and video contest opens in Asia and the Pacific

Anyone in the region under 30 years old can enter the contest called ‘Be young, be food-safe, be heard’. The FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific is calling for submissions of photos or posters that depict a food safety topic or issue that occurs at any point in the food supply chain. Video entries should address a food safety issue that participants face in their daily lives, revealing the habits, practices, behaviours or norms that cause the issue [...]
30 April 2020

COVID-19 / Codex discusses working online

Members of the Codex Executive Committee met up via online video conferencing technology for an informal meeting on 2 April 2020. Discussions revolved around the subsidiary body meetings that have either been cancelled or postponed and how to maintain the momentum of standards development work that is already underway. The Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission Guilherme da Costa, Brazil, said: “This is a completely unexpected situation for us when we take a look at our field of work. Producers, transporters, [...]
17 April 2020

Protecting the food supply chain from COVID-19

In times of self-isolation and quarantine we all rely more than ever on a safe and efficient food supply chain to ensure that food is readily available in every home.  As food shopping in stores and markets becomes more difficult for consumers because of the measures to reduce contact and avoid the person-to-person spread of coronavirus, governments are doing all they can to keep food available on the shelves. To ensure this, the food itself and the people working hard to [...]
08 April 2020

COVID-19 / Maintaining the momentum of Codex work

COVID-19 and the related response from governments across the globe has led to the postponement or cancellation of numerous Codex subsidiary body meetings scheduled to be held in 2020. However, food safety remains an important issue and the Codex Secretariat is working together with Host Secretariats, Chairs of Committees and Chairs/Vice-Chairs of Electronic Working Groups (EWGs) to ensure that the standards development work can continue even if the committees cannot meet this year. Tom Heilandt, Codex Secretary confirmed that electronic working groups [...]
28 March 2020

COVID-19 / Codex Secretary discusses options for meeting schedule

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to interrupt the meeting and events schedules of all organizations worldwide, the Codex Secretariat in conjunction with the governments that host Codex meetings has announced that eight meetings have either been postponed or cancelled, calling into question whether the Codex Alimentarius Commission will go ahead in Rome, Italy in July 2020. In an extended interview, Codex Secretary Tom Heilandt explains the contingency plans being put in place to mitigate the loss of meetings from the Codex [...]
26 March 2020

COVID-19 / Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods postponed

The host secretariat of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF) has confirmed that the upcoming session, due to be held in San Diego, USA from 25-29 May 2020 has been postponed due to the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19. In collaboration with the Codex Secretariat, discussions are underway to explore if the meeting could be rescheduled for early 2021 at the same location. Further details on new dates and on the work of the committee will be published [...]
17 March 2020

新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)/宣布取消三个食典委会议

食典委秘书处与食品污染物法典委员会(CCCF)、食品进出口检验及认证系统法典委员会(CCFICS)、分析和采样方法法典委员会(CCMAS)东道国秘书处商定,鉴于COVID-19疫情的持续发展,宣布取消这三个法典委员会会议。 食典委秘书Tom Heilandt表示,“鉴于形势日益严峻,我们需要向筹备组织和参加这些会议的人士提供确切消息。我们与每一个东道国秘书处都进行了商讨,以了解其国家的实际情况。感谢他们在这一过程中给予的合作。这是一个痛苦的过程,因为在前期会议筹备工作中已经投入了大量工作和资金。” 各法典委员会通常会将其工作和制定的标准提交7月份食典委会议讨论通过。Tom Heilandt表示,“为了最大限度减少延误,我们将与各电子工作组主席联络,并采纳所有必要的建议,以探索通过通信方式开展工作的可能性,以便将各法典委员会的部分工作提交2020年7月召开的食典委第四十三届会议审议,或者至少使这些工作组在各法典委员会会议另行安排召开之前继续开展工作”。 食品中兽药残留法典委员会(CCRVDF)原计划于5月召开会议,略晚于其他法典委员会;因此Heilandt确认,在未来几周内,并最迟于该委员会预定召开前一个月,将与美国东道秘书处进一步协商后做出决定。 食品添加剂法典委员会(CCFA)已经推迟了一次,在与中国东道秘书处进一步磋商后,我们将发布更新通知。关于食典委会议(2020年7月6日至 11日)情况,我们将在未来几周与粮农组织和世卫组织讨论。 食典委主席Guilherme da Costa表示:“我对无法按照原定日程召开所有会议深表遗憾,但值此非常时期,我们认为当前采取的行动是唯一安全和明智的做法。我要感谢所有东道国政府在作出这些艰难决定时给予的积极主动合作,以及其对食典委一如既往的支持。” 一旦食典委会议时间表有进一步更新,我们将随时发布。   关于新型冠状病毒肺炎的详细情况请访问世卫组织网站。
13 March 2020

新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情(COVID-19)/食典委会议时间表更新

食典委会议汇集了来自世界各地的专家;根据2020年会议时间表,在五大洲的多个国际地点共安排了15个法典委员会会议。在COVID-19疫情爆发后,粮农组织对其员工(包括食典委秘书处在内)提出内部指导意见,差旅安排将仅限于“重大任务和具有紧迫时效性的重要差旅”。因此,计划于2020年3月27-29日在法国举行的法典委员会东道国秘书处研讨会现已推迟。 粮农组织还推迟了3月份在意大利罗马粮农组织总部召开的外部与会人员超过50人的所有会议。 那么,在食品法典委员会于7月份召开会议之前,面对至少还要召开6次会议的食典委日程安排该如何处置?食典委秘书Tom Heilandt介绍了当前的状况,谈及未来几个月可能采取的应急预案。 问:首先,食典委会议时间表上列出的会议情况如何? Heilandt:世卫组织目前仍建议不要对爆发COVID-19疫情的国家采取旅行限制,这意味着食典委会议可以按计划进行。然而,正如添加剂委员会和农药残留委员会一样,我们与国家主管部门一道,着眼于公共卫生利益,这就是这两个会议推迟的原因。 问:许多国家都在取消或推迟大型活动。食典委会议属于大型集会的定义范畴吗? Heilandt:尽管世卫组织没有对大型集会进行量化界定,但该定义涉及的是“参加人数可能会使主办活动的社区或国家的规划和应急资源紧张”的活动。我个人认为,计划于2020年在各地召开的各法典委员会会议不属于这样的定义范畴。然而,粮农组织3月份推迟了所有超过50名外部与会人员参加的会议,因此我们正在与东道秘书处密切合作,以便就我们自身的会议时间表作出明确的决定。 问:如果不能在7月份的食典委会议前召开各法典委员会会议,因此不能通过有关标准,会发生什么情况? Heilandt:我们已经在与粮农组织和世卫组织进行初步讨论,以便在这种情况出现时加以处理。 问:鉴于当前粮农组织已经对工作人员进行旅行限制,你认为一个没有食典委秘书处参加的食典委会议能继续进行吗? Heilandt:我已经和粮农组织法律部谈过,他们认为,没有食典委秘书处参加,会议就不能进行。关于即将举行的通用原则法典委员会会议,我们与法国保持经常联系,并将在所有问题上遵循东道国政府和粮农组织/世卫组织的决定。 问:食典委自身会议会被取消或推迟吗? Heilandt:我们希望在未来几周内对7月份可能出现的情况有一个更清晰的了解,一旦有情况更新,我们将马上通过食典委成员和观察员的官方渠道,通过我们的推特账户和食典委网站发布。   更多内容 世卫组织新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情(COVID-19)最新情况
13 March 2020

新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)/食典委会议时间安排更新

食典委秘书处和各法典委员会东道国秘书处正在监测COVID-19疫情的发展情况,并评估对即将召开的食品法典会议可能造成的影响。  原定于2020年3月至6月举行的所有食品法典会议最新情况都将于第一时间公布,另外最迟将于2020年3月20日(星期五)提供进一步情况更新报告。   更多内容 请访问世卫组织网站COVID-19最新情况
12 March 2020

Codex Committee on General Principles / meeting postponed

Due to the exceptional circumstances related to the expansion of the COVID-19 outbreak in France and in different parts of the world, serious consideration had to be given regarding the scheduled Codex Committee on General Principles (CCGP), due to be held in Bordeaux from 23-27 March 2020. The host government, France, through the CCGP Secretariat and in agreement with the Codex Secretariat regret to announce that CCGP32 has therefore been postponed. Information regarding new dates and the venue will be published as [...]
06 March 2020