El Comité Coordinador para África fue creado por la Comisión del Codex Alimentarius en 1972, con el mandato de ejercer “la coordinación general en la preparación de normas relativas a la región de África”. El comité celebró su primera reunión en la FAO en 1974, con la asistencia de 19 países.
Al iniciarse el mandato del nuevo coordinador regional, el Acuerdo sobre la Zona de Libre Comercio Continental Africana (AfCFTA, por sus siglas en inglés), que entró en vigor en mayo de 2020, ha reforzado la necesidad de contar con un sistema eficiente y eficaz para gestionar las medidas sanitarias y fitosanitarias, en particular la inocuidad alimentaria, en todo el continente a medida que sus fronteras se abren al comercio.
El coordinador regional tiene su sede en la Oficina Nacional de Normalización de Uganda, un organismo estatutario dependiente del Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Cooperativas que supervisa, en el marco de su mandato, la promoción y el uso de las normas.
Como coordinador regional, Uganda tiene la intención de colaborar estrechamente con los diferentes países a través de encuestas, seminarios web y talleres para identificar las necesidades y los nuevos problemas, y generar conciencia sobre los temas prioritarios en materia de inocuidad de los alimentos y sobre las normas del Codex. También se analizará la situación de la inocuidad de los alimentos en la región en términos más amplios a través de un estudio piloto. Al fortalecer la colaboración con organismos regionales como la Unión Africana, la Organización Africana de Normalización y la Secretaría de la Zona de Libre Comercio Continental Africana, Uganda pretende asimismo mejorar la labor de incidencia en la región.
With the support of the Independent Regulatory Authority for Health (ERIS), Cabo Verde has been strengthening its national capacities in Codex Alimentarius matters through the FAO/WHO Codex Trust Fund II (CTF II).
This video is one of the outcomes of the activities carried out under the Cabo Verde CTF II Project. It seeks to raise awareness about the importance of Codex and its work, whose standards are recognized worldwide as the key references for food producers, regulatory authorities, consumers, and the [...]
Nigeria's Codex Contact Point convened a training programme for new National Codex Committee (NCC) members on understanding the structure and functioning of Codex. This was followed by the 3rd quarter, 2025 NCC meeting as scheduled in the NCC 2025 meetings work plan.
The first day of the two-day programme included the training of NCC members on theoretical and practical sessions, covering important aspects to increase their knowledge and skills required to effectively contribute to Codex work.
The 3rd quarter NCC meeting was convened [...]
Zambia, with support from the Codex Trust Fund and African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), held a hands-on training 29-31 July 2025, in Livingstone, Zambia, to equip national key stakeholders and experts with practical knowledge and skills on Codex procedures and the use and application of electronic working tools.
The hybrid session was facilitated by Hakim Mufumbiro, the Coordinator of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Africa (CCAFRICA), John Oppong-Otoo, Food Safety Coordinator at AU-IBAR, Benoit Gnonlonfin from the Centre [...]
A regional East African Community (EAC) Training of Trainers (ToT) session on data generation to support Codex standards setting activities was held in Zanzibar, Tanzania, 23–25 July 2025. The event was supported by the Codex Trust Fund group project as well as the EAC Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP II), which is implemented through the International Trade Centre.
The ToT was facilitated by the Global Food Regulatory Science Society, which is led by former Codex Alimentarius Commission Vice-Chairperson, Prof. Samuel Godefroy. [...]
Rasaq Oke, food technologist from Fooddotcomacademy Services in Nigeria, contributed to a food safety workshop organized by the Lagos State Safety Commission with the theme "Food Safety First: Protecting Consumers, empowering Industries" where he spoke on "The Critical Role of Science in Ensuring a Safe Food for in Nigeria" as a Guest Speaker.
He said: “We believed that to bolster consumer protection and strengthen food industry standards, concerted efforts from all stakeholders (experts, regulators and industry leaders, etc) across Nigeria’s food value [...]
OSOA FOODS, a Nigerian food processing consultancy, celebrated World Food Safety Day 26 June in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Abuja, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Lagos State Ministry of Health, Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, Lagos State Safety Commission, Lagos State Waste Management Agency (LAWMA), Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency, Small and [...]
The Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST), Lagos Chapter, participated in the celebration of World Food Safety Day 2025 with several activities focused on creating awareness about safe food practices. These activities were aimed at informing the general public, market vendors, students, and small businesses on the importance of food safety in everyday life.
These included:
Market Advocacy at Sunday Market, Ogba.
On Wednesday 4 June 2025, in collaboration with the London Professional Training Centre (LPTC) and the Ministry of Health [...]
A young food safety enthusiast has created a food safety vide aimed at children to raise awareness about food safety on the occasion of World Food Safety Day.
The videos are shared across social media platforms
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Nairobi, Kenya
In Kenya, this year’s WFSD celebrations were spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, in collaboration with key players of the National Food Control System. The event brought together government ministries, departments and agencies, the private sector, development partners, and scientific institutions in a coordinated effort to promote food safety across the nation.
Virtual Webinars to Galvanize Scientific Collaboration
The national World Food Safety Day celebrations were held on 6 June. The week leading up to World Food Safety [...]
Lusubilo Mwamakamba (WHO AFRO), Hakim Mufumbiro (CCAFRICA), Sansan Kambire (FAO RAF)
To mark World Food Safety Day 2025, the Regional Offices for Africa of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO RAF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the African Union–InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), and the FAO/WHO Codex Coordinating Committee for Africa (CCAFRICA) jointly hosted a regional webinar on 12 June 2025.
The webinar brought together stakeholders from across Africa’s food sector, including representatives from government competent authorities, academia, research [...]
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