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.
The chairperson of the National Codex Committee, Suzan McLennon-Miguel appeared on the Agrobuzz segment of a Radio Jamaica morning show to talk about the activities surrounding the observance of World Food Safety Day.
A message from the event organizers the Caribbean Public Health Agency, FAO and the Pan-American Health Organization:
This is a special year to celebrate and recognize the effort of people who work throughout the food production chain. This day is dedicated to farmers, producers, retailers, buyers, sellers, and consumers. We especially want to thank all actors along the food production chain for being there in crisis situations, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, and recognize their dedication to ensuring a continuous [...]
A 7 June 2020 World Food Safety Day campaign delivered many communication and dissemination tools, enabling several companies in the food supply chain, open during the pandemic, to share the message in a clear and playful way.
An example of this is demonstrated by the activities coordinated by the Dr Adriana Abud, who works together with other professionals specialized in Safety Food to promote the Culture of Food Safety in companies. For 30 days, several calls were made, materials were sent [...]
El 8 de junio de 2020, el Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio (MEIC) de Costa Rica, con la colaboración técnica del Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) celebró el seminario web “La producción sostenible y su relación con la inocuidad de los alimentos”, en el que participaron varios panelistas representantes de diferentes instituciones y entidades del sector público y privado relacionadas con la producción y la inocuidad alimentaria, y que contó con la presencia virtual del Presidente [...]
Cuba ha confirmado la realización de una serie de iniciativas para celebrar el Día Mundial de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos
El 22 de mayo se grabó una Conferencia que posteriormente fue subida al nuevo canal de Youtube de la Oficina Nacional de Normalización (ONN).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rehNT6kQkUk&t=28s
Se puede seguir la página oficial de Facebook de la ONN: https://www.facebook.com/normascubanas/
Todos estos eventos también se pueden seguir en la cuenta oficial en Twitter: https://twitter.com/CubaOnn
Otros eventos son:
Conferencia: "La normalización en tiempos de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19): [...]
For the second World Food Safety Day, H.E. Epsy Campbell Barr, Vice-President of the Republic of Costa Rica, recorded two video messages, one in Spanish and another in English, to convey commemorative greetings to all. As the original sponsor of the resolution to establish a UN day dedicated to food safety, Costa Rica is committed to promoting the production, consumption and trade of safe food given its importance to health, well-being and livelihoods.
In the video, the Vice-President calls on the international community to [...]
Con el tema “La inocuidad de alimentos, un asunto de todos”, este año la Agencia de Regulaciòn y Controlo Fito y Zoosanitario reconoce la labor de las personas que contribuyen a velar por la inocuidad de nuestros alimentos, está centrado en sensibilizar e instar a tomar medidas haciendo hincapié en lo que cada uno puede hacer para garantizar la inocuidad de los alimentos, tanto si cultiva, elabora, transporta, almacena, distribuye, vende, prepara, sirve o consume alimentos, usted desempeña una función [...]
En un mundo donde la cadena de suministro de alimentos se ha vuelto más compleja, cualquier incidente adverso a la inocuidad de los alimentos puede tener efectos negativos globales, afectando a la salud pública, el comercio y la economía. Todos y todas tenemos un papel que desempeñar, desde el campo hasta la mesa, para asegurarnos de que los alimentos que comemos sean seguros y no dañen nuestra salud.
Los alimentos inocuos son esenciales para promover la salud de los consumidores y [...]
Mantener el flujo de los alimentos a lo largo de la cadena de producción es una función esencial a la que todos los actores de la cadena deben contribuir. Por tanto, los actores de dicha cadena deben implementar sistemas de gestión de inocuidad de los alimentos (SGIA) basados en los principios de análisis de peligros y puntos críticos de control (sistema de HACCP) para gestionar los riesgos de inocuidad alimentaria y prevenir la contaminación de los alimentos.
Ello incluye la aplicación [...]
The PAHO/WHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, United Kingdom Overseas Territories and French Departments and the FAO Subregional Office for the Caribbean, Barbados and Bridgetown are holding a virtual press briefing for World Food Safety Day on Friday 5 June 2020 at 12:00pm local time.
The event will focus on “Food Safety in the context of COVID-19” and include:
Opening Remarks – Moderator: Dr Karen Polson-Edwards, COVID-19 Incident Manager (PAHO/WHO)
Remarks – Dr Yitades Gebre, PAHO/WHO Representative to Barbados and the [...]
