AIARD 2020 - Making Food Safe: Meeting the Global Challenge - online events 8-11 June

Jun 5, 2020, 15:37 PM by System

Codex Secretary Tom Heilandt will take part in a webinar organised by the Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD)

June 8th, 11 am - 12 pm EDT: COVID-19 and Food Safety

The Codex Secretary's presentation is titled "Food Safety in the Time of COVID-19: The importance of maintaining and strengthening international cooperation in times of isolation".

Session moderated by Thomas Pesek, UNFAO North America Liaison Office

 

Registration

Follow the link to register for this and the whole series of AIARD events

 

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
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AIARD 2020 - Making Food Safe: Meeting the Global Challenge - online events 8-11 June

Jun 5, 2020, 15:37 PM by System

Codex Secretary Tom Heilandt will take part in a webinar organised by the Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD)

June 8th, 11 am - 12 pm EDT: COVID-19 and Food Safety

The Codex Secretary's presentation is titled "Food Safety in the Time of COVID-19: The importance of maintaining and strengthening international cooperation in times of isolation".

Session moderated by Thomas Pesek, UNFAO North America Liaison Office

 

Registration

Follow the link to register for this and the whole series of AIARD events

 

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.