As the Codex Committee on General Principles (CCGP) celebrates its 60th anniversary, we spoke with its Chairperson, Jean-Luc Angot, who has led the Committee since his appointment in 2018. With the 34th session set to convene in Lille, from 2 to 6 of June 2025, we delve into his reflections on guiding this subsidiary body of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, navigating evolving global related challenges, and driving procedural reforms. With a packed agenda and side events on different topics, Jean-Luc [...]

The morning of May 24, 2025, students and faculties slipped on crisp new event T-shirts, posters were hung, and a warm buzz filled the tiered lecture hall. Instead of a typical campus event, it was a celebration of World Food Safety Day, and this year’s theme, “Food Safety: Science in Action,” was brought to life with energy, clarity, and vision. Organized by the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) in collaboration with China Agricultural University (CAU), the event [...]

A deep understanding of the hazards associated with fishery and aquaculture products is essential for the effective implementation of a HACCP system. This knowledge helps reduce reliance on traditional end-product testing, favoring a more effective and preventive approach to food safety management in production and processing facilities. Following the successful English webinar in October 2024, which attracted over 1,400 participants, we are pleased to announce a 3-day Spanish-language webinar. The webinar will provide guidance on how to identify food safety hazards related [...]

A deep understanding of the hazards associated with fishery and aquaculture products is essential for the effective implementation of a HACCP system. This knowledge helps reduce reliance on traditional end-product testing, favoring a more effective and preventive approach to food safety management in production and processing facilities. Following the successful English webinar in October 2024, which attracted over 1,400 participants, we are pleased to announce a 3-day Spanish-language webinar. The webinar will provide guidance on how to identify food safety hazards related [...]

In celebration of World Food Safety Day with the theme "Science in Action", Hacettepe University Food Engineering students, alongside Codex Alimentarius Vice-Chairperson, Dr Betül Vazgeçer participated in an interactive event designed to highlight the critical importance of food safety. The event began with students engaging in group activities to tackle real world food safety challenges through carefully designed case studies. These scenarios reflected pressing food safety issues, ranging from microbial contamination to chemical contamination, encouraging students to assess risks, propose critical control points [...]

TASHKENT, May 19, 2025 A forum event titled "Food Safety: Science in Action" was held at Secondary School No. 9 in the Yunusabad district of Tashkent to mark World Food Safety Day. The forum was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Preschool and School Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the "Zamin" International Public Foundation, the "Eco-Schools Uzbekistan" programme, and the "Yosh fermer" (Young Farmer) project. The event convened specialists [...]

FAO and WHO have launched the first ever World Food Safety Day poster competition! Launched on 7 May, the competition invites all students, from those at school to those studying for university degrees, to design a poster answering the question: “What makes food safe?” The competition acknowledges the key role of education in ensuring that the science of food safety continues to innovate and provide the basis of food safety advice. It also recognizes the enthusiastic engagement of schools and universities in [...]

Under the Japan–International Organisation of Southeast Asian countries (ASEAN) Public-Private Human Resource Development Platform for Food Industry, organized by the ASEAN Secretariat, a Food Value Chain Endowment Lecture was held at University Putra Malaysia (UPM). On Wednesday 8 May, the Japan Food Safety Management Association (JFSM) President, Masanori Kotani gave a lecture on food safety standards, including national standards, international standards, and their requirements, as well as on Sustainable Supply Chains Assessment Platform (SSCAP), an Information and communications technology platform for [...]

It’s bee day! The world is celebrating and raising awareness about these pollinators that are so vital to food and agriculture – for better production, better nutrition, better environment and a better life! At Codex, Bee Day is also important for the honey that is produced by just 8 of the 20 000 species of bee. The safety and quality of honey produced by these honeybees is the subject of the Codex Standard for honey (CXS 12-1981). The Standard for honey, [...]

The third Asia-Pacific Food Regulatory Authority Summit (APFRAS), convened by the Government of the Republic of Korea, took place on 15 and 16 May 2025, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, under the theme "Exploring Sustainable Food Safety". It brought together senior representatives of food regulatory authorities in the Asia-Pacific region to discuss strategic cooperation with the goal of “promoting regulatory harmonization in response to global changes in the food environment”.  The Summit also heard about food safety innovation and ways [...]