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.
The coordinator, Ecuador is based in AGROCALIDAD an agency attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. They aim to create synergies between countries in the region, to provide mutual support in order to overcome regional problems and examine solutions to common challenges.
The coordinator further aims to strengthen collaboration among countries and strengthen the participation of developing countries in the Commission and its subsidiary bodies.
Brazilian food marketing and distribution company Via Rovigo organized a range of activities for staff on World Food Safety Day to raise awareness about the role they play in ensuring the food they are responsible for remains safe.
Every one of 140 members of staff at the facility took part in educational question-and-answer games aimed at information sharing around food safety topics and attended a lecture on food safety by food engineer Camila Marques Rodrigues. In addition, there was a commemorative [...]
The Technological University of Panama (La Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, UTP Panama) and the Ministry of Commerce and Industries, will hold a conference for World Food Safety Day entitled “Food standards save lives”.
Speakers will talk about food safety and healthy eating, and other topics related to the celebration of World Food Safety Day, with the assistance of competent authorities, academic members, national industry, and students. The objective of this activity is to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, [...]
Under the aegis of their course leader Luis Enrique Manzanero, students of the Degree in Nutrition at the Private University of the Peninsula (Universidad Privada de la Península - UPP) in Mérida Yucatán, carried out a series of activities in order to highlight World Food Safety Day in the university community.
There were three organized activities in which the students of nutrition, high school students and students of other disciplines participated. Among the activities carried out was the implementation of a [...]
The Costa Rican Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce has produced a World Food Safety Day video, in which it “recognizes the importance of food standards because they constitute the basis of trust for all consumers. Food standards are a way to ensure the safety and quality of food. These standards are those developed by the Codex Alimentarius”. The video, presented by Ms Patricia Rojas Morales, Vice Minister of Economy, Industry and Commerce, was posted across the Ministry’s social media [...]
The Master of Science in Food Safety at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico, is organizing an event for World Food Safety Day this year, which includes three conferences on issues of safety systems in primary production, use of whole genome sequencing in food safety and probiotics and postbiotics.
In addition, there will be a presentation of the theses of the postgraduate students through the contest "My thesis in three minutes" in order to make known in a brief and entertaining way, [...]
The Agriculture Production Department of the Anton de Kom University educates people (students and stakeholders) on the importance of having access to safe food, and issues that can influence food safety. The department aims to increase visitors’ awareness about food safety in an on-campus ‘Food Safety Day Event’. The event topic will be the department’s contribution to knowledge about food safety.
Students, staff and lecturers/researchers of the Agricultural Department will celebrate the day by sharing their knowledge with other interested persons [...]
In commemoration of World Food Safety Day 2023, the Chumbagua Sugar Company (Compañía Azucarera Chumbagua) will hold a conference under the slogan "Food standards save lives", with the participation of the members of the food safety team who direct the processes of the different stages of the sugar production value chain. They will explain the importance of applying good practices to ensure safe food.
The event will be aimed at operational personnel who, in addition to participating in the conference, will [...]
Mexico’s National Service of Agrifood Health, Safety and Quality (SENASICA), a decentralized administrative body of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Mexico, is pleased to announce that the General Directorate of Agrifood, Aquaculture and Fisheries Safety will hold the round table "5 calls for action on food safety" with representatives of the government, producers, processors, consumers and international bodies. The event will promote the presentation of perspectives from each sector, as well as the discussion and identification of [...]
In Grenada, the National Codex Contact Point (NCCP) has organized World Food Safety Day activities, which include the delivery of the World Food Safety Day message by the Minister of Agriculture, which will be aired on national television, and a video of the World Food Safety Day message, which will be delivered by the Director of the Bureau of Standards (NCCP) and placed on social media platforms.
In addition, ‘Five Keys to Safer Food’ posters will be distributed and displayed at [...]
The Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco University in Mexico will hold its first ever Food Safety Forum on World Food Safety Day.
The objective of the event is to “contribute to sanitary quality in the production and conservation of food”, through conferences in the Academic Division of Agricultural Sciences of the University.
Subjects to be covered include sanitary surveillance in meat processing, graduate experiences in Business Process Management (BPM) in the meat industry, and foodborne diseases. There will also be an exhibition [...]
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