Codex standards: a synonym for quality
Mr Alfonso Guati-Rojo Sánchez, Chairperson of the Committee, welcomed delegates to the twenty-first session of the Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: "It is an honor for Mexico to host CCFFV since 1988: we have been working continuously for 31 years and have managed to jointly build 37 international standards. This work directly contributes to ensure fair practices in food trade and to protect consumer health". Emphasizing the importance of consensus in timely completion of Codex standards Sánchez said, "it is important to listen to the voice of all delegates and to highlight the role of science in Codex texts. We want standardization to be synonymous with quality and a joint responsibility between governments, producers and consumers".
"What we have in front of us is a challenging yet very important agenda", said Codex Food Standards Officer Lingping Zhang. "This week we will discuss seven draft standards and a discussion paper on a glossary of terms used in this committee. We need to speak the same language on food", said Zhang, "and we hope to able to send as many texts as possible for adoption at the next Commission".Codex, our common language on food
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Follow the work of the committee on the Codex websiteAt 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
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Codex standards: a synonym for quality
Mr Alfonso Guati-Rojo Sánchez, Chairperson of the Committee, welcomed delegates to the twenty-first session of the Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: "It is an honor for Mexico to host CCFFV since 1988: we have been working continuously for 31 years and have managed to jointly build 37 international standards. This work directly contributes to ensure fair practices in food trade and to protect consumer health". Emphasizing the importance of consensus in timely completion of Codex standards Sánchez said, "it is important to listen to the voice of all delegates and to highlight the role of science in Codex texts. We want standardization to be synonymous with quality and a joint responsibility between governments, producers and consumers".
"What we have in front of us is a challenging yet very important agenda", said Codex Food Standards Officer Lingping Zhang. "This week we will discuss seven draft standards and a discussion paper on a glossary of terms used in this committee. We need to speak the same language on food", said Zhang, "and we hope to able to send as many texts as possible for adoption at the next Commission".Codex, our common language on food
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Follow the work of the committee on the Codex website
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.
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