#AskESFA Twitter Q&A explores shared responsibility of food safety

Jun 17, 2020, 13:24 PM by System

A live Twitter Q&A hosted by the European Food Safety Authority in collaboration with the Codex Alimentarius Commission answered questions about the #OneHealth approach, sustainable #foodsystems and the shared responsibility of #foodsafety.

Bernhard Url, Executive Director EFSA teamed up with Tom Heilandt, Codex Secretary to tackle a range of challenging food safety issues that you can read about by following the Twitter thread below:

 

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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#AskESFA Twitter Q&A explores shared responsibility of food safety

Jun 17, 2020, 13:24 PM by System

A live Twitter Q&A hosted by the European Food Safety Authority in collaboration with the Codex Alimentarius Commission answered questions about the #OneHealth approach, sustainable #foodsystems and the shared responsibility of #foodsafety.

Bernhard Url, Executive Director EFSA teamed up with Tom Heilandt, Codex Secretary to tackle a range of challenging food safety issues that you can read about by following the Twitter thread below:

 

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.