News Archive
Codex: the standard by which we measure success - Emilio Esteban |
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14 Nov 2017
How can we change but remain the same?
Dr Emilio Esteban is Executive Associate for Laboratory Services in the United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service, and chairs the Codex Committe on Food Hygiene currently meeting in Chicago USA.
As I sit today, living the 49th session of the [...] |
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Steve Wearne talks AMR for Codex |
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13 Nov 2017
Steve Wearne is Director of Policy and Science Group at the UK Food Standards Agency and In July 2017 he was elected as Vice Chair of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. He also chaired the 2016 Codex physical Working Group on antimicrobial resistance in London.
Steve Wearne - Vice chair Codex Alimentarius [...] |
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Technical Barriers to Trade meeting at WTO in Geneva |
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8 Nov 2017
WTO Members are meeting this week in Geneva to discuss technical barriers to trade. Specific trade concerns on food labelling, food certification, nutrition, organic production, alcoholic drinks and halal foods are on the agenda and all areas where Codex standards can help ensure fair practices in trade.
What are Technical Barriers [...] |
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Meet the JECFA experts |
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2 Nov 2017
The Source of Scientific Evidence for Codex Work on Veterinary Drug Residues.
The 85th meeting of the FAO/WHO Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), dedicated to veterinary drug residues, was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 17 to 26 October 2017 (see our news article on the subject here). The meeting [...] |
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A collective effort: Liberia launches National Codex Committee |
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30 Oct 2017
Every country needs a good policy on food safety legislation.
Liberia launched its National Codex Committee in August of this year in what the Director of County Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Cuallau Jabbeh Howe described as a 'collective effort'. “Every country needs a good policy on food [...] |
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The role of Codex in Agriculture and Trade |
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27 Oct 2017
Every two years, the Inter-American Board of Agriculture, a specialised agency of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), brings together the Ministers of Agriculture of its 34 member countries from North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. IICA works to support the efforts of its members on agricultural [...] |
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Scientific basis of Codex work on veterinary drug residues |
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19 Oct 2017
Geneva, Switzerland
The FAO/WHO Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) provides independent scientific advice to Codex on the safety of food additives, contaminants and residues of veterinary drugs. JECFA scientific advice on residues of veterinary drugs allows the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF) to recommend [...] |
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Promoting equitable business practices without neglecting consumer health |
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18 Oct 2017
Paraguay is currently hosting the Codex Committee on Food Labelling.
Oscar Stark, Vice Minister of Industry and Commerce, spoke to the Codex Secretariat and underlined the importance of harmonizing food labeling laws and having a scientific basis for standards.
Interview in Spanish only. See link.
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