ISO: open minded for change
Open minded, Open for Change
Foresight activities, attracting new experts, cooperation with other organizations and the Technical Committee of the future are the four key topics ISO and its members will strive to accelerate in the coming years.
Dr Zhang Xiaogang, ISO President
40th ISO General Assembly
Participants from over 130 countries gathered at the General Assembly of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in Berlin (Germany) 20-22 September 2017 under the motto “open minded, open for change”. The meeting simultaneously marked the 70th anniversary of ISO and the 100th anniversary of DIN (German Institute for Standardization) - one of ISO’s oldest members and host of this years’ General Assembly.
ISO week Berlin, Germany
ISO, a long-standing Observer organization of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, is composed of national standards bodies covering 163 countries. Differently from Codex standards, the 21.500 standards developed by ISO are for sale and not only cover the area of food, but all aspects of technology and business.
International cooperation
The success of International Standards is a good example of the benefits international cooperation can bring.
Brigitte Zypries, German Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy
The General Assembly stressed how international cooperation will determine the future success of ISO and declared to initiate, strengthen and expand cooperation with its sister organizations IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) and ITU (International Telecommunication Union) as well as other organizations. ISO intends to optimise coordination of technical work and the development of standards solutions for the digital age to ensure ISO meets current and future needs of stakeholders.
ISO and Codex
ISO and Codex already cooperate closely particularly on methods of analysis. Codex standard (CODEX STAN 234-1999) includes many ISO standards by reference that cna be used for routine examination or control purposes. Codex has also been invited to actively participate in the ongoing revision of ISO 22000 (food safety management system) with regards to the integration of the HACCP principles.
This year, the Secretariat of the Codex Alimentarius Commission will perform an internal review of its cooperation and collaboration with other international standard setting organizations that hold Codex observer status. This review will include ISO.
Anne Beutling
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
ISO: open minded for change
Open minded, Open for Change
Foresight activities, attracting new experts, cooperation with other organizations and the Technical Committee of the future are the four key topics ISO and its members will strive to accelerate in the coming years.
Dr Zhang Xiaogang, ISO President
40th ISO General Assembly
Participants from over 130 countries gathered at the General Assembly of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in Berlin (Germany) 20-22 September 2017 under the motto “open minded, open for change”. The meeting simultaneously marked the 70th anniversary of ISO and the 100th anniversary of DIN (German Institute for Standardization) - one of ISO’s oldest members and host of this years’ General Assembly.
ISO week Berlin, Germany
ISO, a long-standing Observer organization of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, is composed of national standards bodies covering 163 countries. Differently from Codex standards, the 21.500 standards developed by ISO are for sale and not only cover the area of food, but all aspects of technology and business.
International cooperation
The success of International Standards is a good example of the benefits international cooperation can bring.
Brigitte Zypries, German Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy
The General Assembly stressed how international cooperation will determine the future success of ISO and declared to initiate, strengthen and expand cooperation with its sister organizations IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) and ITU (International Telecommunication Union) as well as other organizations. ISO intends to optimise coordination of technical work and the development of standards solutions for the digital age to ensure ISO meets current and future needs of stakeholders.
ISO and Codex
ISO and Codex already cooperate closely particularly on methods of analysis. Codex standard (CODEX STAN 234-1999) includes many ISO standards by reference that cna be used for routine examination or control purposes. Codex has also been invited to actively participate in the ongoing revision of ISO 22000 (food safety management system) with regards to the integration of the HACCP principles.
This year, the Secretariat of the Codex Alimentarius Commission will perform an internal review of its cooperation and collaboration with other international standard setting organizations that hold Codex observer status. This review will include ISO.
Anne Beutling
Codex and Observer
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.
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