News Archive
Antimicrobial Resistance - WHO consultation update |
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1 Mar 2016
Antimicrobial resistance is resistance of a microorganism to an antimicrobial drug that was originally effective for treatment of infections caused by it.
In layman's terms, antomicrobial resistance can be described as "antibiotic resistance".
This occurs when bacteria change and become resistant to the antibiotics used to treat the infection they cause.
Yesterday (29th [...] |
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Kenya takes over FAO/WHO Codex Coordinating Committee for Africa |
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28 Feb 2016
The ceremonial handover of the CCAFRICA Coordinator from Cameroon to Kenya took place on 24th Feb 2016 at the Serena Hotel in Nairobi.
The event was attended by Mr Adan Mohamed (Cabinet Secretary-Ministry of Industry, Investment and Trade), Madam Awilo Ochieng Pernet (Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission), Represenatatives of FAO [...] |
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Q&A with CCMAS Chair Prof Árpád Ambrus |
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21 Feb 2016
"Using appropriate up-to-date, reliable analytical and sampling methods is essential to establishing and maintaining control of food safety."
As CCMAS37 gets underway in Budapest, we spoke to Chairperson Prof. Árpád Ambrus
Q: We have known you as the Codex Chair of this committee since the 30th session in 2009 but what do [...] |
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Understanding Codex on Video - Codex Trust Fund |
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17 Feb 2016
Strengthening national capabilities to participate more effectively in Codex.
Codex Alimentarius and the Codex Trust Fund
Between 2004 and 2015, the FAO/WHO Project and Fund for Enhanced Participation in Codex (Codex Trust Fund) supported over 2300 participants from developing and transition economy countries to participate in the international standard development process, and [...] |
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CCFICS - building greater understanding and achieving consensus |
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5 Feb 2016
Q&A interview with Greg Read, Chair of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS) as the 22nd session of the Committee gets underway in Melbourne.
Thanks for your time Greg.
Q. For those who don’t know you, could you remind us of what you do outside [...] |
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Understanding Codex on Video - Observers |
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2 Feb 2016
The following video is the second part of a short series that explains Codex Alimentarius to a wider audience.
Codex Alimentarius and Observers
There are currently 187 Codex Members in the Codex Alimentarius Commission, but of equal importance to the process of standard setting are the 234 organizations that have observer status [...] |
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Kuwait - WTO Workshop on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures |
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29 Jan 2016
A Regional Workshop on the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures for the Arab Region took place earlier this week in Kuwait.
Members from Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Sudan, Tunisia and UAE participated in this training touching upon all aspects of the implementation of [...] |
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Understanding Codex on Video |
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19 Jan 2016
The following video is part of a short series that explains Codex Alimentarius to a wider audience.
Codex Alimentarius and Trade
Article 1a of the Statutes of the Codex Alimentarius Commission describes the purpose of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme as:
Protecting the health of the consumers and ensuring fair practices in [...] |
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