News Archive
Decisions from Day 1 of the Codex Alimentarius Commission |
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27 Jun 2016
Here is a summary of the main decisions taken today at #CAC39.
Guidelines for the control of Salmonella in beef and porkAGREED - 27 June 2016Beef and pork meat can be contaminated with various bacteria including non-typhoidal Salmonella. Salmonella, which causes diarrhoeal disease, is one of the most frequent causes of [...] |
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Codex Executive Committee concludes 71st Session |
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24 Jun 2016
The Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission met in Rome this week at FAO Headquarters.
This committee is tasked with strategic planning and programming. It is also responsible for carrying out a critical review of the standards proposed by Codex committees to the Commission for adoption. The review is non [...] |
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39th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission |
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18 Jun 2016
Delegates from 188 Member Countries will be meeting in Rome from June 27 for 5 days of discussion and debate at the 39th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission to adopt new international standards and guidelines regarding food safety and fair practices in food trade.
This annual meeting is an opportunity to adopt [...] |
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World Day Against Child Labour 2016 |
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8 Jun 2016
This year the World Day Against Child Labour, to be celebrated on June 12, concerns children operating in supply chains.
FAO estimates that nearly 60% of child labourers work in agriculture: a sector defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as activities in agriculture, hunting forestry, and fishing.
Not all work done [...] |
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Codex and OIE Promoting Standard Development Together |
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30 May 2016
The Codex Chairperson Awilo Ochieng Pernet attended the 84th General Session of the OIE in Paris on 25th May 2016 where she gave a speech and also participated in a Panel discussion which brought together representatives of the FAO, WHO, the World Bank and the WTO.
Excellent Collaboration
On this occasion, the [...] |
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Opening of the 84th OIE General Session |
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23 May 2016
Delegates from the 180 Member Countries of the OIE are meeting in Paris for six days of discussion and debate at the 84th General Session of the OIE World Assembly of National Delegates, to adopt new international standards and guidelines for animal health and welfare.
Paris, 22 May 2016
Chaired for the [...] |
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Talk Codex: webinar with FAO Food Safety Network |
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12 May 2016
The Food Safety Technical Network (FSTN) is holding the first of a series of meetings/webinars on Codex issues that are of relevance to FSTN work and their interactions with country counterparts.
It will take place on Thursday 12th May 2016, from 14:00 – 15:00 CET
During this first event Sebastian Hielm, David [...] |
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#CodexCAC39 Instagram competition |
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10 May 2016
Codex Alimentarius launches the #CodexCAC39 Instagram contest
Post a photo, raise awareness on the importance of Codex.
At the Codex Alimentarius Commission in Rome this June we would like to give our Codex Community the opportunity to highlight why Codex is important in their country.
We are launching the #CodexCAC39 contest on Instagram [...] |
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