In 1976 a Coordinating Committee for Latin America, established by the 10th Codex Alimentarius Commission in 1974, held its first meeting in Rome with eight countries from the region in attendance. At its third session a proposal was made to change the name of the committee to its current form (Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean) as this better reflected the membership of the region. In 1984 at its 31st session, the Executive Committee, acting on behalf of the Commission, agreed to this change.
The region of Latin America and the Caribbean is an important actor in the production and trade of food at a global level. The region produces enough food to supply itself and to export, with both water and land resources to produce even more.
The region has enormous natural wealth, a flourishing agricultural industry and a family farming sector that is essential for its population. The promotion and strengthening of food safety must be continued at the level of all regions to guarantee the health of consumers and fair and equitable trade.
Uruguay, through the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining, coordinates the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Latin American and Caribbean region. In this role, Uruguay promotes the inclusive and sustained participation of the countries of the region in the work of Codex, fostering technical dialogue, regional cooperation and consensus building.
In line with the objectives of the Codex Strategic Plans, including the periods 2020–2025 and 2026–2031, Uruguay actively collaborates to achieve regional goals. This is achieved through capacity building, promoting the use of Codex texts, providing technical support to member countries, and coordinating with international organisations. In addition, Uruguay promotes the addressing of emerging challenges in food safety and quality, promoting integrative approaches such as ‘One Health’ and more effective participation by developing countries in the Commission and its subsidiary bodies.
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Ibero-American NGO, the Comunidad Iberoamericana de Inocuidad Alimentaria (CIBICA) will be hosting a virtual event for World Food Safety Day with the participation of professionals and experts in food safety from across the Ibero-American region.
The event will feature:
Live broadcasts from various Ibero-American countries
Discussions on food safety and regional commitment to safer food
A special message to mark this important day
The premiere of a collaborative musical piece titled “Where the Voices of Ibero-America Unite”, a symbolic expression of unity and food safety culture across our [...]
The Brazilian Research Group “Risk and Resilience in Food Safety – GERRSAL,” coordinated by Professor Elke Stedefeldt, will host a national webinar to bring together undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and food safety professionals. Brazilian universities, agencies, organizations, and foundations have been invited to join the Group in promoting activities and encouraging broader participation in this discussion. The aim is to mobilize institutions across the country in a unified effort to raise awareness and strengthen food safety practices. [...]
The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil is planning a World Food Safety Day symposium to bring together regulatory agencies, research institutions, and academic organizations to exchange knowledge, present scientific approaches, and strengthen partnerships in the field of food safety.
Date: 6 June 2025Time: 08:30-16:30 (Brasilia time)Location: National Institute for Quality Control in Health (INCQS), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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World Food Safety Day 2025 events
A World Food Safety Day event is being organized by the General Coordination of Food Safety at the regulatory and supervisory body for the production, marketing and consumption of agricultural products in Ecuador, AGROCALIDAD, which is attached to the Ministry of Agriculture of Ecuador.
The event is organized with the support of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), as the IX Food Safety Seminar, with the theme "Science in Action."
Date: Wednesday 4 JuneTime: 08:30–13:30 Ecuador timeVenue: Auditorium of the [...]
To celebrate World Food Safety Day 2025 the Faculty of Chemical Sciences at the National University of Asunción in Paraguay will host an in-person seminar highlighting scientific approaches to ensuring food safety across different industries. The seminar is titled “Seminario de Inocuidad Alimentaria 2025 – La Ciencia en Acción”.
Organized by Prof. Mag. Vanessa Martínez Cuevas, the seminar will open with remarks in recognition of World Food Safety Day, followed by the screening of a video created by students from the Hygiene and Food Safety [...]
One of the aims of the Action to support implementation of Codex AMR texts (ACT) project is to raise awareness among stakeholders along the food production chain, about the need for responsible and prudent use of antimicrobials. When these drugs are overused or misused, they can become ineffective against bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic infections, leading to what is known as antimicrobial resistance, or AMR.
The ACT project is being implemented in six countries. Two of these are Bolivia (Plurinational State [...]
Great progress was made in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the Plurinational State of Bolivia at the end of January, when officials and professionals met to agree on next steps for introducing e-prescriptions for veterinary antimicrobial drugs. The move is a bid to combat the threat of foodborne AMR in the country by restricting access to and overuse of some drugs, which are becoming ineffective against some bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic organisms, causing a threat to life.
The [...]
Members and Observers from over 30 countries will meet in Mexico City, Mexico, from 25 February to 1 March 2025 to develop standards at the 23rd session of the Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (CCFFV). Hosted by Mexico, this year the meeting will be chaired for the first time by Andrea Genoveva Solano Rendón, Head, Unidad de Normatividad, Competitividad y Competencia, Secretaría de Economía, Mexico.
Andrea, thank you for your time. As a first-time Chairperson of CCFFV, what are [...]
by the Codex Contact Point of Chile
A simulation of a session of the Codex Committee on Cocoa Products and Chocolate (CCCPC) was held on 12 December 2024 at the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, Santiago, Chile. The event was organized by ACHIPIA, with the support of IICA, FAO and the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN).
Hernán Chiriboga, Representative of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in Chile, and Joao Intini, FAO Food [...]
With the growth in the international trade in food comes the need to be able to prevent, detect and manage foodborne diseases across borders. Foodborne diseases can occur even when there are robust food control systems in place and can cause illness across the globe. In these cases, the FAO/WHO International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) facilitates the rapid exchange of the information needed between different national authorities to enable them to address cases of foodborne disease outbreak in a [...]
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