Le Comité de coordination pour l’Afrique a été créé par la Commission du Codex Alimentarius en 1972, avec pour mandat «la mise en application d’une coordination générale dans l’élaboration de normes liées à la région de l’Afrique». Le Comité a organisé sa première réunion à la FAO en 1974: 19 pays étaient présents.
Alors que le nouveau coordonnateur régional entamait son mandat, l’Accord portant création de la zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECAf), entré en vigueur au mois de mai 2020, a souligné le besoin d’un système efficace de gestion des mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires, notamment dans le domaine de la sécurité sanitaire des aliments, sur tout le continent alors que ses frontières sont ouvertes au commerce.
Le coordonnateur régional opère au sein du Bureau national de normalisation d’Ouganda, établissement public placé sous l’égide du Ministère du commerce, de l’industrie et des coopératives, qui surveille, dans le cadre de son mandat, la promotion et l’utilisation des normes.
En tant que coordonnateur régional, l’Ouganda souhaite s’impliquer davantage auprès des pays, notamment au travers d’enquêtes, de séminaires web et d’ateliers, afin d’identifier les besoins et les problématiques émergentes, mais aussi sensibiliser aux questions prioritaires de sécurité sanitaire des aliments et aux normes du Codex. Par ailleurs, une étude pilote s’intéressera plus largement à l’état de la sécurité sanitaire des aliments dans la région. En renforçant son engagement auprès d’organismes régionaux tels que l’Union africaine, l’Organisation régionale africaine de normalisation et le secrétariat de la zone de libre-échange continentale africaine, l’Ouganda vise aussi à améliorer le travail de plaidoyer dans la région.
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.
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Dans le cadre de la Journée internationale de la sécurité sanitaire des aliments célébrée le 7 juin 2025, Agro Food Industrie (AFI), filiale du groupe SONOCO basée en Guinée, partage sa participation à cet événement mondial.
À travers une série d’activités de sensibilisation, de formation et de communication interne, l’équipe s’est mobilisée autour du thème 2025 pour renforcer la culture qualité et sécurité des aliments, conformément aux référentiels ISO 9001 :2015 et FSSC 22000 V5.1, récemment obtenus par l’entreprise.
Ces actions ont [...]
A short video to amplify youth perspectives on the importance of food safety, inspired by this year's theme: 'Food Safety; Science in Action, was created by Iradat Bisola Oladejo, a food scientist from Oyo, Nigeria, on the occasion of World Food Safety Day.
In the video, she interviewed young professionals and students from various parts of the world, including Badiora Olanike, a PhD student at Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria; Vania Kwan, a student at the University of British Columbia in [...]
Nutrition and dietetics and public health department students at the Bayelsa Medical University in Yenagoa, Nigeria, planned a campaign to improve awareness of better hygiene and food safety practices among street food vendors. The campaign included the information on the use of clean water and overall safe handling and preparation of food, targeting street food vendors preparing roasted unripened plantains and fish sauce within the municipality, in particular, within the university environment and the surrounding streets.
The university also held a [...]
Un webinaire régional a été organisé pour la commémoration de la journée internationale de la sécurité sanitaire des aliments 2025, intitulé : « le rôle essentiel de la science pour garantir une alimentation saine pour tous en Afrique ».
Date : Jeudi 12 JuinHeure : 11h00-13h30 Accra et Dakar, 14h00-16h30 Heure de Nairobi (EAT), 12h00-14h30 Brazzaville, 13h00-15h30 Johannesburg, Genève et RomeInscrivez-vous ici
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