Observer organizations gain prominence on Codex website
A dedicated section on the Codex website, now highlights activities of Observer organizations. In addition to front-page news articles and features, information on how to apply for observer status and details of all current Observers is available.
Currently, there are 229 Codex Observers – of which 57 are intergovernmental organizations, 156 nongovernmental organizations and 16 UN agencies.
Food safety is a shared responsibility
“Food safety is a shared responsibility, so it is important that governments can interact directly with producers, industry, consumers, academics, trade experts and all the people necessary to get safe food into the hands of people around the world", said Tom Heilandt, Codex Secretary, referring to the wealth of expertise the Observers bring to Codex standard-setting.
Observers now have a space to share their news. "With this new webpage we are encouraging Observers to be proactive in bringing relevant information from their organizations to the attention of the wider Codex community and we very much welcome suggestions for interviews, news items and other content of interest", said Sarah Cahill, Senior Food Standards Officer, highlighting the importance of information sharing to Codex work.
Observer organizations bring different perspectives to the Commission, ensuring that all sectors of the international community, industry and public interest groups have a voice in the standard setting process.
Learn how to contribute, download the guidelines
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
Observer organizations gain prominence on Codex website
A dedicated section on the Codex website, now highlights activities of Observer organizations. In addition to front-page news articles and features, information on how to apply for observer status and details of all current Observers is available.
Currently, there are 229 Codex Observers – of which 57 are intergovernmental organizations, 156 nongovernmental organizations and 16 UN agencies.
Food safety is a shared responsibility
“Food safety is a shared responsibility, so it is important that governments can interact directly with producers, industry, consumers, academics, trade experts and all the people necessary to get safe food into the hands of people around the world", said Tom Heilandt, Codex Secretary, referring to the wealth of expertise the Observers bring to Codex standard-setting.
Observers now have a space to share their news. "With this new webpage we are encouraging Observers to be proactive in bringing relevant information from their organizations to the attention of the wider Codex community and we very much welcome suggestions for interviews, news items and other content of interest", said Sarah Cahill, Senior Food Standards Officer, highlighting the importance of information sharing to Codex work.
Observer organizations bring different perspectives to the Commission, ensuring that all sectors of the international community, industry and public interest groups have a voice in the standard setting process.
Learn how to contribute, download the guidelines
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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