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FAO/WHO Food Control System Assessment Tool |
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19 Jul 2017
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have jointly developed a tool to help countries assess their National Food Control Systems (NFCS). The tool is to be launched publicly soon, as its second pilot version has been successfully implemented.
Ensuring investment leads [...] |
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Codex and AMR: from commitment to action |
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17 Jul 2017
Three international organizations called for increasing efforts towards reducing foodborne antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at a side event at the 40th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
Representatives of the three organizations that make up the Tripartite collaboration on AMR – the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the [...] |
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Billions benefit from the work of Codex |
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17 Jul 2017
In Geneva delegates from 136 countries are meeting to approve international food standards to protect consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade.
Codex: one of the most successful joint ventures in the UN system.
Oleg Chestov
As CAC40 opened today in Geneva, Dr Oleg Chestnov, WHO Assistant Director-General, Noncommunicable Diseases and [...] |
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40th Codex Alimentarius Commission begins in Geneva Monday 17th |
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16 Jul 2017
More than 50 standards and 30 new work proposals to be examined at CAC40
More than 600 delegates from over 120 countries will gather in Geneva this week to take important decisions on international food safety standards.
Over 50 standards will be examined together with more than 30 proposals for development of [...] |
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Food standards can make global food trade more inclusive |
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13 Jul 2017
Food safety and food standards are crucial to unlock the potential of an important tool to fight hunger, which is trade.
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva.
Trade in food is difficult to imagine without standards. Food standards give confidence to consumers about the safety, quality and authenticity of what they eat. [...] |
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FAO Conference adopts draft resolution for a World Food Safety Day |
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6 Jul 2017
World Food Safety Day will raise awareness of the global threat posed by foodborne diseases and reinforce the need for governments, the food industry and individuals to do more to make food safe and prevent these diseases.
Ren Wang Director FAO Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection
Yesterday (Wednesday 5th July) the [...] |
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The role of standards in a changing world |
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26 Jun 2017
If they are to be used, standards will have to keep up with what is happening on the market.
Dr Howard Porter, CEO of BEAMA and board member of ORGALIME.
BSI Conference
Standards increasingly matter wherever you go and whatever you do. On Thursday 22nd of June, the BSI Group hosted a one [...] |
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It’s time for fixed definitions for food fraud and food integrity |
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20 Jun 2017
We need a food supply system that produces safe food, produces nutritious food, and also produces authentic food, which is free of fraudulent activity.
Dr Chris Elliot
Food fraud is the intentional adulteration of food for financial gain. This can include deliberate substitution, dilution, counterfeiting, or misrepresentation of food, ingredients or packaging; [...] |
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