Observer News
10 February 2023
CCNFSDU / Council for Responsible Nutrition symposium open to all Codex delegates
10 October 2022
Live event / Working with Observers in Codex - 21 October, 2022 (13:00-15:00 CEST)
21 September 2021
Observing Codex / webinar highlights strong commitment of Observers to Codex standard setting
At the heart of the Codex mandate are the core values of collaboration, inclusiveness, consensus building and transparency. Governmental and non-governmental, public and private organizations alike play a vital role in ensuring Codex texts are of the highest quality and based on sound science.
Codex would have little authority in the field of international standard setting if it did not welcome and acknowledge the valuable contributions made by observers. Expert technical bodies, industry and consumer associations
contribute to the standard-setting process in a spirit of openness, collaboration and transparency.
Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can apply for observer status in Codex in order to attend and put forward their views at every stage of the standard-setting process.
Current Codex Alimentarius Commission
240
Codex Observers
60
IGOs
164
NGOs
16
UN
Observer news
11 June 2023
Costa Rica Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce marks World Food Safety Day
09 June 2023
Online food safety tips offered by global food company for World Food Safety Day
09 June 2023
Food safety lessons for schoolchildren in Portugal on World Food Safety Day
09 June 2023
In India, Tamil Nadu authorities and organizations celebrate World Food Safety Day
09 June 2023
Indian dietician prescribes food safety in World Food Safety Day video
09 June 2023
Expert panel takes audience questions in World Food Safety Day event hosted by FAO and the World Food Programme
08 June 2023
British World Food Safety Day lecture looks at research into arsenic in rice
08 June 2023
Islamic Organization for Food Security in Kazakhstan celebrates World Food Safety Day
08 June 2023
Kazakh officials deliver food safety messages in World Food Safety Day video
08 June 2023
Students in China, Macao SAR promote World Food Safety Day amongst peers and public
07 June 2023
FAO launches new web-based food safety toolbox on World Food Safety Day
07 June 2023
FAO/WHO World Food Safety Day High-Level event explores the impacts and importance of food standards
04 June 2023
Finland food industry fair confirms Codex is 60 but far from retirement
Codex and Observer
Food is a sensitive commodity, which has travelled
around the world since ancient times.
We might not always know where it comes from,
but we expect it to be available, safe and of good quality.
around the world since ancient times.
We might not always know where it comes from,
but we expect it to be available, safe and of good quality.