En 1976, un Comité Coordinador para América Latina, establecido por el 10.º período de sesiones de la Comisión del Codex Alimentarius en 1974, celebró su primera reunión en Roma, a la que asistieron ocho países de la región. En su tercera reunión, se propuso cambiar el nombre del comité a su forma actual (Comité Coordinador para América Latina y el Caribe) de manera que reflejase mejor la composición de la región. En 1984, la 31.ª reunión del Comité Ejecutivo aceptó este cambio en nombre de la Comisión.
La región de América Latina y el Caribe es un importante actor en la producción y el comercio de alimentos a escala mundial. La región produce suficientes alimentos para abastecerse y exportar, y cuenta con agua y tierra incluso para aumentar su producción.
La región cuenta con una enorme riqueza natural, una industria agrícola floreciente y un sector agropecuario familiar que resulta esencial para su población. Se debe continuar promoviendo y fortaleciendo la inocuidad de los alimentos en todas las regiones para garantizar la salud de los consumidores y un comercio justo y equitativo.
Ecuador, el coordinador, tiene su sede en AGROCALIDAD, un organismo dependiente del Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería. Su objetivo es crear sinergias entre los países de la región, a fin de que se presten apoyo mutuo para superar los problemas regionales y estudiar soluciones a los retos comunes.
Además, el coordinador tiene el propósito de reforzar la colaboración entre los países y fortalecer la participación de los países en desarrollo en la Comisión y sus órganos auxiliares.
Establecimiento de límites máximos de contaminantes químicos en los alimentos (LM)
Quito, Ecuador | 19 al 23 de junio de 2023
La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), el Departamento de Nutrición e Inocuidad de los Alimentos (NFS, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Región, el Centro Panamericano de Fiebre Aftosa y Salud Publica Veterinaria de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (PANAFTOSA/SPV–OPS), se comprometen a apoyar a los Estados Miembros del Codex Alimentarius a tomar decisiones más informadas sobre la [...]
Omex Alimentaria the Mexican fresh foods company in Ayotlán, Jalisco, celebrated World Food Safety Day for the first time this year with employees and their children.
The activities were organized with the aim of reinforcing the culture of safety across the organization. Juan Pablo Galindo Vázquez, Manager of Quality Management Systems and Jorge Nephtali Trinidad Sánchez, Human Capital Manager, opened the event by speaking about the importance of food safety and joint participation in the food chain.
A knowledge rally was held [...]
Colombia celebrated World Food Safety Day 2023 with a webinar and a video by a famous young farmer to promote "Food safety is everyone's business". Almost one hundred people attended the event online on 7 June 2023, and the influencer reached over 637 000 followers on Instagram.
“During the webinar, we discussed myths and truth about food safety, the importance of good farming and good agriculture practices, sanitary regulations in Colombia, the five keys to safer food, and international projects in [...]
More than a hundred people attended a high-level World Food Safety Day 2023 event at the Ministry of Rural Development and Lands in La Paz, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, on 7 June 2023. The participants stressed the importance of food production following international standards and continuing activities such as raising awareness among producers, food processors, and consumers. Moreover, a food fair exhibited products from twelve different producers, and there were plays for children highlighting the five keys to safer [...]
In April 2023 the Peruvian General Directorate of Environmental Health and Food Safety - DIGESA, organized a ceremony and conferences the celebrate the 60th anniversary of Codex.
Staff at DIGESA celebrate the Codex 60th anniversary in Peru.
Those taking part included Jorge Villena Chávez, former Director General of DIGESA, who initiated Codex work in Peru and was also their first national Codex Chairperson.
Learn more about the event (Spanish)
Photo credit
Main photo Jorge Villena Chávez with Libia Carlota Liza Quesquén from the Codex Contact [...]
The Ministry of Health of Peru (MINSA), through the General Directorate of Environmental Health and Food Safety (DIGESA) and in conjunction with the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, through the National Agrarian Health Service of Peru (SENASA) as well as the Ministry of Production, through the National Agency for Fisheries Health (SANIPES) organized an "Educational Day for World Food Safety Day in Peru" in June. The virtual event took place via the Zoom Platform and was aimed at the [...]
A soft drinks bottling facility, Coca Cola Andina Renca Embotelladora, celebrated World Food Safety Day this year.
Events were aimed at all staff at the facility in order to raise awareness of the importance of safety to operators and in order to continue manufacturing for the benefit of consumers.
See some of the event photos in the World Food Safety Day Flickr album
Photo © Coca Cola Andina Renca
Over 600 people inLatin America and the Caribbean learned more about food safety at the webinar “Food standards save lives” on 5 and 6 June 2023. In addition, there was a drawing competition to showcase the significance of this topic.
“The implementation of food standards is essential to reduce foodborne illnesses, protect people's health and contribute to food and nutrition security. Standards help different sectors to improve their performance in terms of food safety, process traceability, and the transparent exchange of [...]
The Asociación de Productores y Empacadores Exportadores de Aguacate de México – or Association of Producers and Packers Exporters of Avocado of Mexico (APEAM) held a World Food Safety Day forum this year, in collaboration with its associates and collaborators within the value chain.
The event took place over two days: on 6 June in a virtual format, and 7 June in a face-to-face format. With more than 600 attendees, this event raised the awareness of the participants about the importance [...]
The Avocado Packing Company S.A.C. celebrated World food Safety Day this year with the motto: "Food standards save lives".
Celebrations consisted of distributing different World Food Safety Day flyers to the corporate emails of company staff, and a staff quiz. The quiz involved playing "three in a row", answering questions related to food safety, completing a line of three and winning and playing. As a prize for the correct answers, staff were given various prizes. The questions were prepared according to [...]
