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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 / 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/ 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/ 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

CCEXEC87/ Codex’s executive rounds off a busy year ahead of the 47th Commission meeting

The 87th session of the Codex Alimentarius Executive Committee (CCEXEC87) has started at the International Conference Center Geneva to discuss issues outstanding before the meeting of the 47th Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC47).  The meeting was opened by Francesco Branca, Director of Nutrition and Food Safety, WHO, who noted that “Codex is a unique platform for driving real change in global food systems. A platform for science-based discussions that lead to immediate regulatory actions and real transformation”. He continued his intervention, by stressing [...]
18 November 2024

ACT and FF3 projects meet in Cambodia to share experiences and plan together

The Joint ACT/FF3 meeting took place in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 4–8. The “Action to Support Implementation of Codex AMR Texts (ACT)” project, funded by the Republic of Korea, and the FAO Fleming Fund 3 (FF3) global initiative, funded by the United Kingdom’s Fleming Fund, came together for their first joint meeting to share experiences and challenges, foster mutual learning, and plan collaboratively for the year ahead. Cambodia was highlighted as a model country due to its active involvement in [...]
07 November 2024

Codex Procedural Manual / 29th edition now available

The 29th edition of the Codex Alimentarius Commission Procedural Manual has been published, with updates reflecting revisions to the previous edition. This edition builds on the new format and layout unveiled in the 28th edition, reflecting ongoing efforts to ensure consistency, remove redundancies, and enhance usability.  “Every year, the Codex Alimentarius Commission and its subsidiary bodieslook at the Codex Procedural Manual and propose amendments as necessary” – said Sarah Cahill, Codex Secretary – “With this new version, which includes editorial changes [...]
07 November 2024

CCFL48/ Three key texts forwarded to CAC47

The 48th session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling has concluded in Quebec City, Canada. In his closing remarks Chairperson Parthi Muthukumarasamy thanked delegates for “the great work for the last 4 or 5 days. “We had an additional day of plenary at CCFL48,” he said, “thanks for the great work and thanks to everyone for staying an additional day in order for us to make progress on a number of texts, which we have done, through the collaboration [...]
02 November 2024