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A commitment to food safety in Paraguay with Codex |
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16 Oct 2017
Asunción, Paraguay
The Codex Committee on Food Labelling (CCFL) is tasked with drafting “provisions on labelling applicable to all foods,” which makes it one of the areas in Codex that directly and visibly touches all our lives almost every time we make a food purchase.
The permanent hosts of CCFL, Canada, are [...] |
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Safer Food Training for effective participation in Codex |
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11 Oct 2017
Bangkok October 11 2017
In some ways the premise is very simple: build stronger Codex coordination at the country level, use Codex standards in national legislation, and then begin to influence which standards are developed in Codex to protect the needs of consumers or to seize a particular trade opportunity.
However the [...] |
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Codex standards for safe food and access to trade |
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2 Oct 2017
Experts meet in Kampala to discuss standards for fresh fruits and vegetables
Kampala, 2nd October 2017 – Experts in food and agriculture sector are meeting in Kampala for a week to discuss standards for fresh fruits and vegetables including garlic, potatoes and eggplants, kiwi fruits and fresh dates.
Codex Committee on Fresh [...] |
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FAO and EU to intensify collaboration on AMR |
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30 Sep 2017
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), José Graziano da Silva, and the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Vytenis Andriukaitis, agreed Friday to intensify collaboration between their two organizations on food security and the fight against waste and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in [...] |
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As a group we have much to achieve |
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27 Sep 2017
As the Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission began its three-day meeting in Rome, new Chair, Mr Guilherme da Costa, spoke of the goals for Codex under his leadership.
I believe in working together as a group and we have much to achieve.
Guilherme spoke of the need to prioritise and [...] |
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ISO: open minded for change |
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22 Sep 2017
Open minded, Open for Change
Foresight activities, attracting new experts, cooperation with other organizations and the Technical Committee of the future are the four key topics ISO and its members will strive to accelerate in the coming years.
Dr Zhang Xiaogang, ISO President
40th ISO General Assembly
Participants from over 130 countries gathered at [...] |
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New Chair and Vice-Chairs to focus on strengthening participation in Codex |
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29 Aug 2017
Rome
Tuesday 29th August 2017
In a letter to all member countries sent via the six Regional Coordinators, the Chair and Vice Chairs of the Codex Alimentarius Commission have outlined their goals and aspirations as officers of the Commission.
Below is the complete text of the letter.
A NOTE FROM CODEX CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIRS
It [...] |
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CAC40 Chairperson’s Side Event |
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22 Jul 2017
Ms Awilo Ochieng Pernet, Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, opened the last side event of its 40th Session, which was about enhancing regional dialogue, collaboration and cooperation on Codex food safety standards.
A panel of speakers featuring Canada, Chile, China, Estonia, India, Iran, Kenya, Morocco, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, the [...] |
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