News Archive
Improving access to meeting documents |
|
2 Oct 2015
New pages go live
On 1st October the Codex Secretariat published a new version of the Codex meetings page as part of a continued move towards better visibility, access and availability for working documents.
Users will now be able to see an "electronic" agenda for Codex meetings and quickly download the documents [...] |
|
2015 Commission Report published in all languages |
|
1 Oct 2015
The Final Report of the 38th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission has now been published in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian and Chinese on the Codex website.
Summary of the 38th Session
The Commission:
Adopted new and revised food quality and safety standards and related texts for application by Governments and inclusion [...] |
|
2015 Joint FAO/WHO meeting on pesticide residues |
|
28 Sep 2015
Geneva, 15-24 September
The Joint FAO/WHO meeting on pesticide residues (JMPR) is an international expert scientific group administered jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
JMPR has met regularly since 1963 and is responsible for the safety risk assessment of pesticide [...] |
|
Workshop on food safety to improve public health and international trade |
|
16 Sep 2015
17-18 September 2015, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Globalization and increased regional trade among countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States has meant a shift – from foods produced and consumed locally to greater food diversity and more foods traded internationally. As a result, countries are eager to increase their knowledge of [...] |
|
FAO Regional Training Workshop in Tokyo |
|
9 Sep 2015
Enhancing Effective Participation in Codex Activities in ASEAN Countries
Tokyo, 8-11 September 2015
The FAO Regional Training Workshop is organised within the framework of the activities of the FAO Regional project "Support to Capacity Building and Implementation of International Food Safety Standards in ASEAN Countries".
The project, funded by Japan, aims at supporting [...] |
|
The work of a Food Standards Officer |
|
8 Sep 2015
Interview with Patrick Sekitoleko
Just before he left for a meeting in Goa India, we spoke to Patrick about his work as a Food Standards officer in the Codex Alimentarius Secretariat.
Where are you from Patrick?
I come from Uganda
When did you join Codex?
I joined the Codex Secretariat in April 2013.
What is your [...] |
|
World Water Week |
|
28 Aug 2015
Food safety, including water safety, is at the heart of Codex work to protect the health of consumers
Awilo Ochieng Pernet Chairperson, Codex Alimentarius Commission
World Water Week in Stockholm is the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues. Its aim is to foster new thinking and develop solutions to the [...] |
|
New Codex Standards online |
|
17 Aug 2015
Post Commission is a busy time for the Codex Alimentarius Secretariat. In this two part interview, we caught up very briefly with the Codex Secretary Tom Heilandt and Senior Food Standards Officer Annamaria Bruno for an update on work within the Secretariat.
Part one: Codex Secretary Tom Heilandt
In part one the [...] |
|