The CCNE Region - Regional Coordinator Oman
في عام 1999، أنشأتلدورة الثالثة والعشرون لهيئة الدستور الغذائيلجنة التنسيق الإقليمية لهيئة الدستور الغذائي في الشرق الأدنى، والتي جمعت بين بلدان منطقة الشرق الأدنى (لمنظمة الأغذية والزراعة) ومنطقة شرق المتوسط (لمنظمة الصحة العالمية) جلستها الأولىفي القاهرة بمصر في عام 2001
عمل المنسق الإقليمي الحالي للشرق الأدنى في مركز سلامة وجودة الأغذية التابع لوزارة الثروة الزراعية والسمكية وموارد المياه بمسقط.
تتمثل أهداف سلطنة عُمان، من خلال توليها دور المنسق الإقليمي لمنطقة الشرق الأدنى ورئاسة اللجنة التنسيقية لهيئة الدستور الغذائي المشتركة بين منظمة الأغذية والزراعة ومنظمة الصحة العالمية في فيما يلي:
- تعزيز الجهود الرامية إلى تقوية المشاركة الفعالة للدول الأعضاء وجميع اصحاب المصلحة، بما في ذلك المنتجون والمستهلكون والمنظمات الحكومية وغير الحكومية ذات الصلة في منطقة الشرق الأدنى، في جلسات هيئة الدستور الغذائي.
- مواصلة بناء وتعزيز القدرات الوطنية لدى الدول الأعضاء والمنظمات الإقليمية لتمكينها من المشاركة الفعالة في وضع المواصفات الدولية للأغذية.
- ضمان أن تُراعي عملية وضع مواصفات هيئة الدستور الغذائي، على المستوى العالمي، لخصوصيات إنتاج واستهلاك الأغذية في منطقة الشرق الأدنى.
- تشجيع اعتماد مواصفات هيئة الدستور الغذائي واستخدامها كأساس للقرارات التنظيمية الوطنية للأغذية في الدول الأعضاء في المنطقة. ومن شأن هذا أن يؤثر إيجاباً على صحة المستهلك ويسهل تجارة المنتجات الغذائية على المستويين الإقليمي والدولي، كما سيساهم بشكل أكبر في تطوير إنتاج الغذاء في المنطقة، مع زيادة القدرة التنافسية على المستويين الإقليمي والدولي.
News from the region
CCNE celebrates World Food Safety Day 2024
On 7 June 2024, the Coordinating Committee for the Near East (CCNE) regional coordinator, Members, and Codex Secretariat met virtually to celebrate World Food Safety Day under the theme "Prepare for the Unexpected".
The meeting began with a general discussion on food safety events, during which the coordinator emphasized that food safety is a collective responsibility. Attendees shared their views and discussed questions related to various food safety incidents, including food poisoning, natural disasters, and product recalls.
Dr Sarah Cahill from [...]
10 June 2024
World Food Safety Day/ Near East regional event details now available
The FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (FAO-RNE) with the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO-EMRO) will jointly hold awareness campaign events for this Year’s World Food Safety Day and will invite officials from Member Countries’ food safety competent authorities, FAO/WHO International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN), and the FAO Food Systems and Food Safety Division (ESF).
In a hybrid event being held in Cairo and on the Zoom platform, the participants will provide their [...]
10 June 2024
World Food Safety Day/ Egypt launches new food safety symposium
The National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) of the Arab Republic of Egypt commemorated the sixth World Food Safety Day this year in on 29 and 30 May. As part of NFSA efforts to be active and collaborative on a regional level, the event marked the NFSA’s launch of its Egyptian Global Food Safety Symposium (EGFoSS) in the presence of H.H Ali Meselhy, Minister of Supply and experts and industry professionals in the field of food safety and agricultural industries from [...]
31 May 2024
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Codex in UAE
By Khadija Qalandari, Acting, Head of Technical Follow-up Standard Specifications Section, UAE
The UAE National Codex Committee (NCC), led by the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), in coordination with the Ministry of Industry and Higher Technology (CCP), organised a scientific workshop to mark the 60th anniversary of the first meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC). The workshop was held to review the work of Codex and highlight its role in the development of international standards. The audience of the [...]
29 December 2023
Near East Coordinator reflects on a four-year hiatus for the regional committee
This year's edition of the CODEX magazine, titled "60 years of standards", is out now! Read some of our articles online and click on the link below to download the full publication.
This article by Khalid Al Zhrani (Saudi Arabia), Regional Coordinator for the Near EastAfter a gap of 4 years due mainly to the Codex pandemic and the challenge of finding space on the calendar, CCNE11 brought the latest round of Coordinating Committees to a close. The Regional Coordinator looks back on the [...]
26 November 2023
Egypt joins World Standards Day celebrations
On 14 October, Egypt joined standard setting organizations in celebrating “World Standards Day” 2023. Dr Khaled Sofi, Chairperson of the Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS) and Egyptian Codex, highlighted the importance of this year’s slogan, Shared vision for a better world: Incorporating SDG 3, by recalling that adopting Codex standards as the basis for the national legislation contributes to protecting consumer health within and beyond national borders. “Strengthening food safety systems will enable countries to take measures to [...]
14 October 2023
Egypt celebrates 50 years of participation in Codex Alimentarius
Egypt celebrated a milestone: 50 years participating in Codex work, marked by a commitment to the principles and objectives of the joint FAO/WHO programme. Celebrations hosted by Dr Khaled Soufi, Chairperson of the Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS) and Codex Egypt, and Dr Ashraf El Gazayerli, Chairperson of the Chamber of Food Industries (CFI), took place in Cairo with the participation of Raj Rajasekar CAC Vice-chairperson, Khalid AlZhrani, CCNE Chairperson, Hakim Mufumbiro, CCAFRICA Coordinator, along with FAO staff. [...]
27 September 2023
CCNE11 / Moving forward in facilitating safe trade in the region
The FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near East (CCNE) will be sending for adoption to Step 5 the regional standard for maamoul. Maamoul is a traditional Middle Eastern baked product, enjoyed by millions in the region and of high relevance for CCNE members: “Having a Codex standard for maamoul is fundamental for the region as it would directly contribute not only to consumer health, but also to promote the trade of this product internationally” - said Khalid AlZharani Chairperson of [...]
22 September 2023
CCNE11 underway / Strengthening cooperation on food safety and quality issues in the region
The eleventh session of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Near East (CCNE) commenced today, marking an important milestone in regional collaboration on food safety and quality standards. The meeting, chaired by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is taking place on 18 – 22 September 2023 in Rome, at the FAO headquarters with representatives from 17 countries joining in person and virtually.
“I urge everyone to exchange scientific expertise and promote the use of Codex Alimentarius Commission standards as a basis for [...]
18 September 2023
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The Chairperson of the Coordinating Committee for the Near East talks to us ahead of September meeting
The eleventh meeting of the Codex Coordinating Committee for the Near East (CCNE) will take place 18–22 September at FAO headquarters in Rome. We spoke to Khalid S Al Zhrani, from the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), who will chair CCNE11 on behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the current Regional Coordinator for the Near East, to find out more about him and his expectations for the meeting.
Q. Khalid, thanks for your time. For those who don’t know you, could [...]
23 August 2023
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