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.
La cuenta de Twitter del Codex @FAOWHOCodex utiliza habitualmente la etiqueta o hashtag #CodexFamily♥, pero este alegre símbolo de amistad y unidad adquirió un nuevo significado la semana pasada a medida que las alteraciones en Santiago obligaron al Comité Coordinador FAO/OMS del Codex para América Latina y el Caribe a finalizar prematuramente la reunión después de solo dos días de deliberaciones.
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Delegates from 16 member countries are gathered in Santiago, Chile 22 to 25 October, 2019 for the 21st FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Latin America and the Caribbean region (CCLAC).
Diego Varela, Chairperson of the committee and International Affairs Coordinator at the Chilean Agency for Food Safety and Quality (ACHIPIA), extended a warm welcome to those present recalling the importance of collaboration and communication within countries to address food safety and trade issues in the region.
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La región de América Latina y el Caribe tiene un tercio de los recursos de agua dulce del mundo, así como más de un cuarto de las tierras con potencial medio a alto para el cultivo. Es una de las mayores regiones exportadoras netas de alimentos del mundo y su producción agrícola sigue aumentando. Chile, elegido Coordinador Regional por primera vez en 2015, está desempeñando un segundo mandato que concluirá en 2020 en el 43.º período de sesiones de la [...]
A productive session at the Codex Committee for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables as four standards are sent for adoption to the next Codex Alimentarius Commission in July. “These hopefully soon to be adopted standards for kiwifruit, garlic, ware potatoes and yam represent a milestone in international standard setting activities", said Alfonso Guati Rojo, Chairperson of the committee. Rojo also saluted the hard work by delegates: “Consensus is key for developing Codex standards”, he said and “in Mexico we will include [...]
Mr Alfonso Guati-Rojo Sánchez, Chairperson of the Committee, welcomed delegates to the twenty-first session of the Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: "It is an honor for Mexico to host CCFFV since 1988: we have been working continuously for 31 years and have managed to jointly build 37 international standards. This work directly contributes to ensure fair practices in food trade and to protect consumer health". Emphasizing the importance of consensus in timely completion of Codex standards Sánchez said, "it is important [...]
Members and Observers from over 30 countries will meet in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico from 7 to 11 October 2019 to develop standards at the 21st session of the Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (CCFFV). Chaired by Alfonso Guati Rojo Sánchez, Director General for Standards in the Ministry of Economy, Mexico, the meeting will examine a range of standards where the committee is close to proposing adoption to the Codex Alimentarius Commission, including kiwifruit, garlic and ware potatoes.
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The first ever World Food Safety Day was celebrated on Friday, 7 June 2019, a partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization.
With two major initiatives planned for the day, the team of Renata Clarke, FAO Sub-regional Coordinator along with Karen Polson-Edwards Advisor, Climate Change and Environmental Determinants of Health - PAHO/WHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean started early with a 7:30AM journey to the Starcom Network studios for two [...]
The Chilean Codex Alimentarius Secretariat, ACHIPIA, organized a seminar on 5 June 2019 entitled “Codex Alimentarius: Strengthening food safety in trade”. The aim was to attract and increase the participation of different sectors of the food industry in the national sub-committees. Speakers from the food industry association explained to participants how Codex standards and their application in production processes, help them in complying with national and international regulations on food safety and facilitating food trade, using concrete examples in which [...]
The Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) is gathering for the 50th time. This year the meeting, chaired by the United States of America, is co-hosted by Panama, whose Vice Minister of Health, Eric Ulloa, set the tone for the week-long meeting. “Challenges are ahead,” he told the Committee, outlining the forward-looking agenda, which includes: revising one of the earliest Codex standards (the General Principles of Food Hygiene) and covering new topics, such as allergen management, microbiological foodborne outbreak management [...]
Codex Members of the Latin America and the Caribbean region met in Panama City on 11 November 2018 to discuss the draft Codex Strategic Plan (2020-2025). Organized by the regional coordinator, Chile, the meeting brought together 22 participants from 11 countries, who were attending the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene.
Constanza Vergara of Chile led the meeting on behalf of the Regional Coordinator. In light of the experience of the participants in Codex standard-setting and implementation, the meeting served as an [...]
