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.
Observer news
09 July 2021
CCAFRICA / Webinar on FAO/WHO Diagnostic Tool for assessing status of National Codex Programmes
09 July 2021
Singapore Food Agency video highlights how food safety is everyone's business
07 July 2021
India’s KAHER Institute of Physiotherapy, Belagavi organizes World Food Safety Day awareness
02 July 2021
EatSafe/Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) hosts an Interview Cruncher virtual conversation
02 July 2021
The United Arab Emirates’ food safety measures highlighted in World Food Safety Day event
01 July 2021
In the United States, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration get behind World Food Safety Day
01 July 2021
NXG Food Safety Works holds an array of World Food Safety Day initiatives in India
29 June 2021
Codex food additives working group faces the challenge of virtual meetings
28 June 2021
UNACHI holds World Food Safety Day conference on food safety in chemical sciences
28 June 2021
Ireland launches “What does food safety mean to you?” campaign on Twitter
28 June 2021
Avocado packing staff in Peru test their food safety knowledge for World Food Safety Day
25 June 2021
Nicaragua celebrates food safety at health centres and other venues across the country
23 June 2021
South Africa’s SAAFoST presented a webinar to mark World Food Safety Day 2021
22 June 2021
India’s Arjuna Natural spices company marks World Food Safety Day with employee training
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.