El Comité Coordinador del Codex para América Latina y el Caribe (CCLAC) fue establecido por la Comisión del Codex Alimentarius en 1974. Su primera reunión se celebró en Roma en 1976, con la participación de ocho países de la región. En su tercera reunión, se propuso un cambio de nombre para reflejar con mayor precisión la composición regional, adoptando su denominación actual. Esta propuesta fue aprobada por el Comité Ejecutivo en 1984. Actualmente, 33 países de la región participan del Comité.
Uruguay, a través del Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Minería, coordina el Comité del Codex para la región de América Latina y el Caribe. Desde este rol, promueve la participación inclusiva y sostenida de los países de la región en los trabajos del Codex, fomentando el diálogo técnico, la cooperación regional y la construcción de consensos.
En línea con los objetivos de los planes estratégicos del Codex, incluyendo- - los períodos 2020–2025 y 2026–2031, Uruguay colabora activamente para alcanzar las metas regionales. Esto se logra mediante el fortalecimiento de capacidades, la promoción del uso de los textos del Codex, el apoyo técnico a los países miembros y la articulación con organizaciones internacionales. Además, Uruguay impulsa el abordaje de desafíos emergentes en inocuidad y calidad de los alimentos, promoviendo enfoques integradores como “Una sola salud” y una participación más efectiva de los países en desarrollo en la Comisión y sus órganos auxiliares.
The Codex Trust Fund supports more effective engagement of developing and transition economy countries in the Codex system.
Participants including government officials, private sector, academia and consumer groups from El Salvador and Guatemala took part in a web training on 15 and 17 March 2022 to learn from neighbouring countries in the region, Chile and Costa Rica, good practices for efficient management of a Codex Contact Point.
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On Tuesday 15 February 2022, Diego Varela, Vice-Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, visited NotCo, Chile, to learn at firsthand how plant-based products are created. NotCo was established in 2015 and aims to make plant based food look, smell, taste and function like animal based ones. The company uses artificial intelligence to decide how to combine plants to replicate the flavour and texture of animal products whilst maintaining their taste, feel and function.
Diego Varela (left) talks to NotCo staff during [...]
El Punto de Contacto Codex El Salvador, representado por el Organismo Salvadoreño de Reglamentación Técnica OSARTEC, en seguimiento a la suscripción del Plan Estratégico del Programa Nacional del Codex 2022-2024 realizado en septiembre de 2021, está desarrollando el “Taller de Elaboración del Plan Anual del Programa Nacional del Codex 2022”.
El objetivo del Taller, es la discusión y aportes a la Propuesta del Plan Anual del Programa Nacional del Codex 2022 con los sectores gubernamental, privado, academia y consumidor. Del esfuerzo [...]
Guyana launched its Codex Trust Fund (CTF) Project on 6 October, 2021 following a two-day training programme for the National Codex Committee (NCC) members. The launch, which was held at the Cara Lodge in Georgetown, was marked by the presence of Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, Advisor to the Minister of Health, Dr. Richard Blair, Advisor on CARICOM Agriculture Food Systems, Ms. Carol Thomas, Guyana’s CTF Project Consultant (Semester 1), Dr. Jean Seme Fils Alexandre, Representative from PAHO/WHO, Mr. Wilmot Garnett, IICA [...]
For World Food Safety Day 2021, Chile’s Agency for Food Safety and Quality (ACHIPIA) organized three events aimed at three very specific demographic groups: women, the elderly and children.
On 7 June, Chile’s Minister of Agriculture, María Emilia Undurraga; the FAO representative in Chile, Eve Crowley; and the Executive Secretary of ACHIPIA, Nuri Gras, opened ACHIPIA’s World Food Safety Day celebrations with introductions to the first webinar, which was entitled “Mujeres e Inocuidad Alimentaria: muchas nueces, poco ruido.” The event focused [...]
For World Food Safety Day 2021, the competent authorities in food safety of Nicaragua carried out different activities such as: creating murals, holding talks, visiting food retail outlets, producing posters and a video to highlight the importance of food safety, all under the theme "Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow". It should be noted that the competent authorities in matters of food safety lead the national work of INFOSAN and the Codex Alimentarius, for which guidelines were implemented and [...]
A week-long series of World Food Safety Days events in Jamaica began on Sunday, May 30, with a church service held at the Webster’s Memorial United Church.
Hon. Floyd Green, the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries recorded a video address where he spoke about the importance of safe food for food security, the efforts of the government to improve food safety and the theme of the celebrations in the country “Safe food now for a healthy Jamaica”.
On June 4, the authorities [...]
En Honduras, en el marco del Día Mundial de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos y por medio del Punto de contacto del Codex Alimentarius, se realizó una competencia en la cual participaron varias empresas del sector privado. La competencia se llevó a cabo el 8 de junio de 2021 de manera virtual.
Los participantes compartieron la manera en que celebraron el Día Mundial de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos en su empresa. Cada una de las empresas resaltó la necesidad de [...]
Dr Adriana Abud is a food safety expert who works forRede Savegnago Supermercados in Brazil. Last year, she introduced shoppers and supermarket workers to Dr Drika, her food safety “avatar.” And Dr Drika has returned this year, with new outfits for different supermarket departments.
This year, Dr Abud has developed a number of World Food Safety Day materials to promote a culture of hygiene and good practice among managers, suppliers, staff and customers of the supermarket chain she works for. She [...]
The Government of Colombia is organizing three events over three days to mark World Food Safety Day. The events will cover some fundamental issues around the subject of food safety.
On 9 June, Dr Margarita Corrales, a specialist in food safety for the Pan American Health Organization will speak on “Microbiological Risks of Foods - Focus on the Consumer.” A forum discussion has been arranged for the following day, where Carla Yojana Portillo Carrascal, an expert in animal production and the [...]
