News Archive
TTIP: A Deal in 2016? |
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9 May 2016
On Friday 13th May in FAO HQ, Brian Kilgallen, Policy Officer DG SANTE, European Commission and TTIP SPS Negotiator will give his views on aspects of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership of interest to Codex.
3 years of controversy
After three years controversy surrounds the EU-US TTIP negotiations more than ever. Public concern [...] |
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Q&A with new CCFL Chair Lyzette Lamondin |
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6 May 2016
The Codex Committee on Food Labelling gets underway on Monday 9th May in Ottowa Canada.
This 43rd session will be chaired for the first time by Lyzette Lamondin and so we took this opportunity to find out a little more about our newest Codex Chair.
Q: You are currently an Executive Director [...] |
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Codex in the supply chain |
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22 Apr 2016
It is peak bloom season and a beautiful time of year at the foot of Mt Hood in Oregon USA - about a one hour drive from Portland through the Columbia River Gorge.
A documentary team from Flooded Cellar in the UK is currently filming there to look at Codex Alimentarius throughout [...] |
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Q&A with Dr Wieke Tas |
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1 Apr 2016
The Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF) establishes or endorses permitted maximum levels or guideline levels for contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants in food and feed. The Committee also prepares priority lists of contaminants and naturally occurring toxicants for risk assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food [...] |
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Closer cooperation with ISO on methods of analysis and sampling |
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22 Mar 2016
On March 14th in Geneva, Codex Secretary Tom Heilandt met with Mr Zhang Xiaogang, President of ISO, the International Organization for Standardization which has Observer status in Codex Alimentarius. ISO International Standards ensure that products and services are safe, reliable and of good quality, just as Codex Standards ensure food [...] |
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Video: Nuclear Techniques in Codex |
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18 Mar 2016
The Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture was established by the FAO and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in 1964.
This Division works to support and promote the safe and appropriate use of nuclear and related technologies by the FAO/IAEA Member States in food and agriculture.
This [...] |
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Q&A with CCFA Chair Dr Junshi Chen |
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14 Mar 2016
The Codex Committee on Food Additives works to establish or endorse permitted maximum levels for individual food additives.
The 48th session begins in Xi'an, China on 14th March and we spoke earlier this week to Committee Chairman Dr Junshi Chen.
Q: As Professor at the China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment, [...] |
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Technical Barriers to Trade |
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10 Mar 2016
"Codex standards are developed in an inclusive, transparent process and ideally have been supported by a large international consensus."
Tom Heilandt Codex Secretary
TBT
The World Trade organization's Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement encourages members to base their technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures on international standards in order to facilitate trade.
Speaking [...] |
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