News Archive
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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Bolivia symposium: the work of Codex in food safety |
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21 Oct 2016
In order to strengthen the Codex Alimentarius work in Bolivia, the Bolivian Codex Commitee (CNCA) organized a 2 day symposium involving country authorities, food producers, laboratory experts, exporters, universities, consumers and the Chair of Codex Alimentarius Mrs. Awilo Ochieng Pernet. The symposium demonstrated the work of Codex in Food Safety.
First [...] |
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Committee on veterinary drugs begins in Houston |
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16 Oct 2016
The Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF) began work in 1986 hosted by the USA. CCRVDF determines priorities for the consideration of residues of veterinary drugs in foods and recommends maximum levels (known as MLs) of such substances. The committee also develops codes of practice and considers methods [...] |
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World Food Week 10-16 October 2016 |
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10 Oct 2016
WORLD FOOD DAY
FAO celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October to commemorate the founding of the Organization in 1945. Events are organized in over 150 countries across the world, making it one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. These events promote worldwide awareness and action [...] |
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