En 1976, un Comité de coordination pour l’Amérique latine, créé par la dixième session de la Commission du Codex Alimentarius en 1974, a organisé sa première réunion à Rome, rassemblant ainsi huit pays de la région. Lors de la troisième session du Comité, il a été proposé de modifier le nom du Comité pour qu’il prenne sa forme actuelle (Comité de coordination pour l’Amérique latine et les Caraïbes), plus représentative de la région concernée. En 1984, la trente et unième session du Comité exécutif a approuvé cette modification au nom de la Commission.
La région d’Amérique latine et des Caraïbes est un acteur majeur de la production et du commerce alimentaires au niveau mondial. Elle produit assez de nourriture pour l’autosuffisance et pour l’export, et dispose d’assez d’eau et de terres pour produire encore plus de nourriture.
Cette région bénéficie d’une grande richesse naturelle, d’une industrie agroalimentaire florissante et d’une agriculture familiale essentielle pour sa population. La promotion et le renforcement de la sécurité sanitaire des aliments doivent se poursuivre dans toutes les régions afin d’assurer la santé des consommateurs ainsi qu’un commerce juste et équitable.
En tant que coordonnateur, l’Équateur opère au sein d’AGROCALIDAD, une agence rattachée au Ministère de l’agriculture et de l’élevage. Il vise à créer des synergies entre les différents pays de la région pour offrir un soutien mutuel, et ainsi surmonter les problèmes régionaux et étudier des solutions en réponse à des problématiques communes.
Le coordonnateur souhaite également renforcer la collaboration entre les pays, tout comme la participation des pays en développement au sein de la Commission et de ses comités subsidiaires.
In reference to the 2026 World Food Safety Day and its theme, “From burden to solutions – safe food everywhere”, an outreach event open to the community will be held on June 14 at the open-air market of the city of Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Through interactive exhibitions and practical demonstrations, this initiative will encourage the shared responsibility of consumers, food handlers, and local authorities in promoting safer food environments and adopting behavioural changes. This initiative seeks to translate scientific evidence [...]
This year the National Codex Alimentarius Committee of Honduras celebrated with academia. Every university in Tegucigalpa that offers programmes in food quality, technology, and agriculture had a booth, each with information about the food production chain. They also offered interactive activities and games to help visitors learn in an easy and engaging way. It was called "The Food Safety Route."
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World Food Safety Day 2026
The Codex contact point in Cuba celebrated World Food Safety Day with a Technical Workshop organized and held in Cuba on 9 June. More than 60 experts and technicians from the food chain participated. There was additionally an event held on 10 June at the Ministry of Health in Cuba with around 40 people, including the Minister of the sector, officials from the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Cuba, among others, where outstanding [...]
by the Codex Contact Point of Grenada
On 5 June 2026, the Grenada Bureau of Standards hosted a training session for members of the National Codex Committee and the GDBS team, facilitated by Giuseppe Di Chiera of the Codex Secretariat.
During the session, participants gained valuable insights into the operation and functions of Codex, as well as the various ways Grenada can actively participate in Codex activities and contribute to the development of international food standards.
“The training provided was insightful, valuable, and [...]
As part of the 2026 World Food Safety Day celebrations, the National Institute of Forestry, Agricultural and Livestock Research (INIFAP) La Laguna Experimental Field and the Torreón Institute of Technology are jointly organizing the “Microbiological Analysis of Whole Melon Fruit Course.”
This hands-on, in-person course, part of the FONCYT COAH-2025-C25-C084 Project, aims to strengthen technical skills in food microbiology, focusing on whole melon fruit. It will be taught by Dr. Luis Maconetzín Isidro Requejo, a researcher at the INIFAP La Laguna [...]
As part of World Food Safety Day 2026 celebrations, the Danper company organized the “Food Safety Expo” to share knowledge and reflect on the challenges and opportunities that food safety offers when it comes to ensuring consumer health. This event brought together representatives from the public sector, universities, institutions such as the Peruvian Association of Engineers and COMPIAL (Permanent Multisectoral Commission on Food Safety), as well as several suppliers in the food industry.
The event also included the official launch of [...]
To mark World Food Safety Day, whose theme this year was “From Burden to Solutions: Safe Food for All,” we held an academic and awareness-raising workshop with students from the Food and Beverage Hygiene and Safety course. The aim was to promote greater awareness of the importance of food safety throughout the entire food chain.
As part of the activities, the students presented five fast-sketches or short skits that addressed common food safety risks:
• From Gray to Green: the dangers associated [...]
To celebrate World Food Safety Day, Grupo Jumex dedicated a day to raising awareness about the importance of ensuring safe food production. This year, they held an Expo with 17 booths, addressing key topics such as traceability, equipment cleaning and disinfection, pesticide control, prevention of cross-contact with allergens, contamination by foreign bodies, the impact of new products, and weighing defects, among others.
The event included the participation of the company's seven production and packaging plants, as well as support areas (regulations, [...]
As part of World Food Safety Day 2026 and in support of this year’s theme, “From burden to solutions: safe food everywhere,” the NGO, CIBICA (Ibero-American Community for Food Safety and Quality) is organizing a series of outreach initiatives designed to highlight how science, evidence and local action contribute to safer food systems.
CIBICA is a non-profit organization focused on food safety, quality, and public health across the Ibero-American region.
One of the main activities is a special edition of the INNO GIRL educational [...]
To mark World Food Safety Day 2026, Ecuador organized two public awareness activities in Quito on 5 June 2026.
An Information Fair on Food Safety brought together public institutions, academia and agrifood sector stakeholders to promote the importance of safe food throughout the food chain.
A “dance therapy” session, held under the slogan “From burden to solutions: safe food everywhere”, encouraged participants to learn about food safety while promoting healthy lifestyles.
The two events attracted approximately 250 participants, highlighting Ecuador’s commitment to raising awareness about the importance of food [...]
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