CCFH52

GENERAL INFORMATION

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The 52nd Session of the Committee on Food Hygiene has been rescheduled to 28 February to 4 March 2022 with report adoption on 9 March 2022. The session will be held virtually from 14:00 – 17:00 (CET).
All work scheduled for consideration by CCFH52 will continue through mechanisms agreed by CCFH51 (e.g. EWG within the mandates given by CCFH51).

Additional information on the next steps, the programme and other updates will be published here as soon as they become available.

A tentative timetable/programme is available in the right column and here in English, French and Spanish.

INFORMATION FOR DELEGATES

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The Codex Secretariat has prepared a guidance for Members and Observers to facilitate the smooth running of Codex virtual meetings. Codex members and observers participating in the upcoming virtual meeting are kindly invited to consult the "Information for Delegates" webpage and in particular to read the Guidance to participants of virtual meetings available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian.

WORKING GROUP

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A working group on the Guidelines for the control of STEC in raw beef, fresh leafy vegetables, raw milk and raw milk cheeses and sprouts: annexes is scheduled for Sunday, 27 February from 14:00 to 17:00. The JEMRA secretariat will provide feedback on JEMRA’s work on STEC. The programme for this working group is available here in English, French and Spanish. Interpretation services will be available in English, French and Spanish. Access to the pre-session meeting is included in your registration to CCFH52.
Related Presentations
Co-chairs presentation on the STEC Annexes English, French, Spanish
Information package for STEC working group participants English
JEMRA presentation on STEC work English, French, Spanish.

ONLINE PRE-REGISTRATION

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All participants should provide their information (names and addresses) through the Online Registration System by accessing the link below, latest by 48 hours in advance of the start of the plenary meeting i.e. 26 February 14:00 CET.

Login and password for the online registration to the plenary meeting and the meetings of the working groups have been provided to all Codex Contact Points of Member Countries and Observer Organizations. If the login and password have not been received, please contact [email protected].

FROM THE CHAIR

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Dr. J. Emilio Esteban, Chief Scientist in the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service and Chairperson of CCFH, welcomes delegates to the upcoming session and explains how the meeting will be managed. Download the letter: English, French, Spanish

PRESENTATIONS

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Item 2 Matters referred English
Item 3 Matters arising from the Work of FAO and WHO English, French, Spanish.
Item 5 Draft guidelines for the management of biological foodborne outbreaks English, French, Spanish.
Item 6 Proposed Draft Decision Tree – General Principles Of Food Hygiene English, French, Spanish.
Item 7 Draft Guidelines for the control of STEC English, French, Spanish.
Item 8 Draft Guidelines for the safe use and re-use of water in food production – EWG Report English, French, Spanish.
Item 8 Draft Guidelines for the safe use and re-use of water in food production – JEMRA Report English, French, Spanish.

CCFH52 TIMETABLE

CCFH52 STEC TIMETABLE

Letter From The Chair