News Archive
Codex begins new work on antimicrobial resistance |
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28 Nov 2016
In London this week, Codex will take the lead on food safety and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as technical experts from Codex member countries set the course to combat this global threat.
The meeting, hosted by the United Kingdom in collaboration with the United States and Australia will take place from 29 [...] |
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Chile - Raising consumer awareness about safe and nutritious food |
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24 Nov 2016
The Codex Chairperson Mrs Awilo Ochieng Pernet and the Codex Secretary Mr Tom Heilandt met with the communications team from the Chilean Agency for Food Safety and Quality (ACHIPIA) to learn about the Chilean experience in raising consumer awareness about the importance of food safety and nutrition.
Tom Heilandt (Codex); Michel [...] |
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Codex Regional Meeting begins in Chile |
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21 Nov 2016
These meetings provide an incredibly important opportunity for dynamic discussion on major and emerging food safety and quality issues facing the region.
Dr Kazuaki Miyagishima - WHO
The 20th meeting of the Codex Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean (CCLAC) began today in Viña del Mar, Chile. Nearly 100 delegates from [...] |
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The Protocol on Water and Health 4th Session |
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16 Nov 2016
Codex Chairperson Moderates the High-Level Special Session on “Moving Forward on the Water and Sanitation Agenda in the Pan-European Region” at the 4th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Water and Health - Geneva, 14th November 2016.
The Codex Chairperson Mrs Awilo Ochieng Pernet officiated as [...] |
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World Antibiotic Awareness Week 14-20 November 2016 |
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14 Nov 2016
Handle antibiotics with care
Antibiotic resistance happens when bacteria change and become resistant to the antibiotics used to treat the infections they cause. It is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security and development today.
How can antibiotic resistance spread in food?
When antibiotics are given to food producing animals [...] |
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Codex Chairperson praises work of Codex Secretariat |
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7 Nov 2016
Los Angeles USA
48th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
The Codex Secretariat is commited and dedicated to serving the Codex community
Chair - Codex Alimentarius Commission
In the speech that she delivered at the Official Welcome Reception organised by the United States Codex Office on the occasion of the 48th Session [...] |
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Codex Committee on food hygiene |
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4 Nov 2016
The food hygiene committee CCFH has been meeting since 1964 and is responsible for drafting basic provisions on food hygiene applicable to all food.
People have the right to expect the food they eat to be safe and suitable for consumption. Foodborne illness and foodborne injury are at best unpleasant; at worst, they [...] |
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Pesticide Maximum Residue Levels Workshop - WTO |
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25 Oct 2016
Maximum residue levels (MRLs) for pesticide residues and residues of veterinary drugs are the maximum concentrations of residues to be legally permitted in or on a food. MRLs for pesticides may also be applicable to animal feeds.
MRLs are set by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Draft MRLs for adoption by the Commission [...] |
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