The CCEURO Region - Regional Coordinator Germany
In 1964, at its second session, the Codex Alimentarius Commission established the Coordinating Committee for Europe to succeed the 'European Council of the Codex Alimentarius' and to replace the 'Advisory Group for Europe' set up at its first session in 1963.
The first meeting of the Coordinating Committee for Europe took place in July 1965 in Berne, Switzerland and was attended by 16 countries from the region.
The current coordinator, Germany, is based in the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL).
Germany’s main priorities as coordinator are to:
- reduce barriers to active participation of Members of the region in Codex work;
- increase the awareness of the role of Codex and food safety in general in the transition towards sustainable food systems; and
- promote the use of Codex standards in priority areas such as antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
In addressing these priorities, the coordinator will use synergies from international and regional level activities of the Codex Secretariat, FAO and WHO as well as Codex Observers.
News from the region
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World Food Safety Day / Spanish authorities convene multistakeholder conference
To celebrate World Food Safety Day, the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) has organized a conference on Food Safety Culture: From Theory to Practice.
The event will feature speakers from AESAN, regional authorities, and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. It will also include contributions from food business operators and an expert in motivation and leadership.
The conference is aimed at both personnel from competent authorities and food business operators. Its goal is to create a space for discussion [...]
06 June 2025
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World Food Safety Day / 700 children participate in Food Safety Week in Portuguese municipality
Schools across the Municipality of Alcobaça, Portugal, participated in Food Safety Week from 26 to 30 May, in anticipation of World Food Safety Day on 7 June. This year's edition, themed “Science in Action”, involved 700 children from the municipality.
On 30 May, the Alfeizerão School Center welcomed Ana Filipa Pereira, a technician from the Alcobaça Municipal Council, known as “Pipa Vitamina” who organized interactive activities. In the classroom, students conducted physical-chemical experiments and visualized plates with microorganisms to emphasize the [...]
05 June 2025
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World Food Safety Day / Food safety network meeting to discuss food safety and science
CATALYSE is an EU-funded initiative aimed at building a strong network of food safety actors to drive the uptake of scientific knowledge and innovative solutions across the food value chain.
To celebrate World Food Safety Day, CATALYSE is organizing a dedicated event, which will feature discussions, presentations, and networking focused on promoting food safety through science and collaboration.
Date: Thursday 5 JuneTime: 10:00–18:00 CESTVenue: Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, PortugalRegister hereMore information: https://thecatalyseproject.eu/events/catalyse-world-food-safety-day/
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World Food Safety Day 2025 events
05 June 2025
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World Food Safety Day / Ciencia en acción en Tres Cantos en el Día Mundial de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos
This year, under the slogan "Science in Action," Veraliment and the Tres Cantos City Council are joining forces to celebrate World Food Safety Day 2025.
Veterinarian Eva Gregorio, from Tres Cantos, and Veraliment CEO Andrés García, together with the Tres Cantos City Council, have organized several activities around World Food Safety Day. There will be talks, debates, and games focused on science, aimed at hospitality businesses, food retailers, educational institutions, and families. During a week where the science behind food [...]
02 June 2025
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Uzbekistan сelebrates World Food Safety Day with a focus on Science and Youth Engagement
On 20 May 2025, a vibrant celebration of World Food Safety Day took place at Tashkent State Medical University (TSMU) under the global theme “Food Safety: Science in Action.” The event was jointly organized by the Committee for Sanitary-Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, TSMU, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with broad participation from academia, students, public health professionals, and media representatives.
The day began with an outdoor session on the [...]
28 May 2025
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World Food Safety Day / Science at the heart of every safe bite for Chinese students
The morning of May 24, 2025, students and faculties slipped on crisp new event T-shirts, posters were hung, and a warm buzz filled the tiered lecture hall. Instead of a typical campus event, it was a celebration of World Food Safety Day, and this year’s theme, “Food Safety: Science in Action,” was brought to life with energy, clarity, and vision.
Organized by the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) in collaboration with China Agricultural University (CAU), the event [...]
27 May 2025
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World Food Safety Day / Turkish University celebrates “Students and Experts in Action”
In celebration of World Food Safety Day with the theme "Science in Action", Hacettepe University Food Engineering students, alongside Codex Alimentarius Vice-Chairperson, Dr Betül Vazgeçer participated in an interactive event designed to highlight the critical importance of food safety.
The event began with students engaging in group activities to tackle real world food safety challenges through carefully designed case studies. These scenarios reflected pressing food safety issues, ranging from microbial contamination to chemical contamination, encouraging students to assess risks, propose critical control points [...]
26 May 2025
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World Food Safety Day / Forum on Implementing Science in Action in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, May 19, 2025
A forum event titled "Food Safety: Science in Action" was held at Secondary School No. 9 in the Yunusabad district of Tashkent to mark World Food Safety Day. The forum was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Preschool and School Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the "Zamin" International Public Foundation, the "Eco-Schools Uzbekistan" programme, and the "Yosh fermer" (Young Farmer) project.
The event convened specialists [...]
26 May 2025
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Engaging youth in Food Safety: Seminar on Poland's EU presidency and the role of CAC
On 17 February 2025, the Main Inspectorate of Agricultural and Food Quality Inspection (MIAFQI) organized a seminar titled "Security, Europe! The Role of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission in ensuring food safety and Poland's EU presidency." The event, held at MIAFQI headquarters in Warsaw, was part of the initiatives under the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The seminar was addressed to students at secondary agricultural schools supervised by the Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, [...]
12 March 2025
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Codex Trust Fund / North Macedonia meeting raises awareness at a national level
An event was jointly organized 19 February by the Food and Veterinary Agency of North Macedonia and FAO to promote and highlight the key role of Codex standards in protecting consumer health and facilitating fair practices in the food trade. The meeting, which was attended by 40 representatives from key institutions from across North Macedonia, aimed to help the country’s National Codex Committee raise awareness about Codex among key stakeholders, as part of a Codex Trust Fund (CTF) project.
In a [...]
05 March 2025
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CCEURO Coordinator
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CCEURO Secretariat
German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity
Wilhelmstrasse 54, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49 30 18 529 4065
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