CAC47/ Commission celebrates new standards, new work and new leadership
The 47th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has concluded, with the adoption of the report, the election of a new Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons and an agreed way forward for the new Strategic Plan 2026–2031.
This session sees the conclusion of the tenure of CAC Chairperson Steve Wearne and Vice-Chairpersons, Allan Azegele, Diego Varela and Raj Rajasekar. Allan Azegele was elected as the new Chairperson and he steps into his new role now that CAC47 has concluded, as do the [...]
30 November 2024
CAC47/ Side Event on promoting consumer food safety education and advocacy around the world
A side event was held on the margins of the 47th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission on Tuesday, 26 November 2024, titled “Consumer food safety education and advocacy including through digital platforms: opportunities and challenges.” The event, which was organized by Switzerland and moderated by Awilo Ochieng Pernet of the Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office, heard from seven Codex Members about their experiences in developing tools to effectively communicate about and promote food safety awareness among consumers.
Speakers [...]
30 November 2024
CAC47 / Commission elects three new Vice-Chairpersons after thrilling head-to-head vote
Khalid Al Zahrani, Saudi Arabia, Jing Tian, China, and Betul Vazgecer, Türkiye, have been elected to serve as the new Vice-Chairpersons of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
On the ballot paper there were six candidates for the three positions as Vice-Chairperson. After just one round of voting Al Zahrani and Jing Tian were elected with 100 and 99 votes respectively. The remaining four candidates went through three successive rounds of voting, over two days, which resulted in the election of Vazgecer.
“I am thankful [...]
28 November 2024
CAC47/ Food fraud work advanced
Food fraud is as old as the food trade itself and is bound up with issues of food safety, food integrity and authenticity. For this reason, it has been touched upon by Codex in various ways for many years. Now, the text of new draft guidelines on the prevention and control of food fraud has been adopted at Step 5 by the 47th Codex Alimentarius Commission in Geneva, Switzerland.
The aim of the work, which was approved by CAC44 in 2021, [...]
28 November 2024
Hot off the press / The Codex Electronic Working Groups Handbook
The long awaited “Codex Electronic Working Groups Handbook” has been published to coincide with the 47th Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC47) taking place from 25 to 30 November 2024 in Geneva.
Electronic working groups (EWGs) have become a widely used tool for advancing work between meetings of Codex Committees. The new handbook offers clear, practical guidance with tips and advice for establishing, managing, participating in, and reporting on EWGs, and it is designed for participants who are enhancing their engagement in Codex [...]
27 November 2024
CAC47/ Looking to the future: this year’s CODEX magazine is published!
The CODEX magazine for 2024 has been published, as the 47th Codex Alimentarius Commission meeting gets under way in Geneva, Switzerland.
Titled “Looking to the Future”, the magazine touches on some of the questions that may need to be asked within Codex to ensure the standards setting body continues to serve all consumers, producers and food business operators worldwide in a context of rapidly evolving food, food production systems and technologies. With articles from Codex’s parent organizations, FAO and WHO, from [...]
26 November 2024
CAC47 / Allan Azegele, Kenya, elected as 21st Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
Allan Azegele, Director of Veterinary Services in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Kenya, has been elected by general consensus to serve as the 21th Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC).
“I am deeply honored and humbled to accept this role and I am committed to serving Codex with inclusivity and transparency” said Azegele reacting to his success. Acknowledging the achievements of the team he has been part of with his fellow Vice-Chairpersons Raj Rajasekar and Diego Varela, and Steve [...]
26 November 2024
CAC47/ The 47th Commission meeting opens in Geneva, Switzerland
The 47th meeting of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has opened in Geneva, Switzerland, ahead of a historic session that will see final discussions on Codex’s new strategic plan for the period 2026–2031 as well as elections for a new Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons, . In addition to this will be the work of discussing and adopting new Codex texts and a number of new work proposals.
Opening remarks were given by the Directors-General of both of Codex’s parent organizations. Tedros [...]
25 November 2024
CAC47/ Setting the stage for the coming years
The Codex Alimentarius Commission will meet for the 47th time next week, 24–30 November. With some highly anticipated new texts for adoption, the week will also see the election of a new chairperson and three new vice-chairpersons of the Commission, as the tenure of Steve Wearne, the current Chairperson and Allan Azegele, Raj Rajasekar and Diego Varela, the three current vice-chairpersons, comes to an end.
The landmark texts up for adoption include work on guidelines for food hygiene control measures in [...]
22 November 2024
WAAW/ Meet the coordinator of the ACT project in Latin America and the Caribbean region
María de los Angeles Gatica is the regional coordinator for the Action to support implementation of Codex AMR texts (ACT) project, which helps countries contain foodborne antimicrobial resistance (AMR). She is one of the youngest project leaders across FAO. We spoke to her about her role and about what has motivated her to help the ACT project to its impressive successes so far.
Can you tell us about your personal background?
I grew up in a rural community on the outskirts of [...]
21 November 2024
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