Live event on Observer organizations to strengthen understanding of Codex
A webinar open to both Members and Observers will take place on Monday 20 September 2021 from 12:00 to 14:00 CEST and will provide an opportunity to engage with a variety of Codex observer organizations from the 240 currently accredited to the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
“We see on a daily basis the contribution experts from observer organizations bring to Codex meetings and working groups and we are fully aware that without their contributions Codex may not be in a position to develop such globally recognized standards,” said Sarah Cahill, Senior Food Standards Officer in the Codex Secretariat.
The webinar will bring together different voices from the observer community. It will discuss the rules that govern observers’ participation, how and why they take part in Codex meetings and also their thoughts on how Codex will need to continue to adapt to a virtual climate - where international business travel is likely to be curtailed - whilst still providing the leading environment to develop science-based food safety standards by consensus.
Register to join: click here
Read more: Codex and Observers
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
Live event on Observer organizations to strengthen understanding of Codex
A webinar open to both Members and Observers will take place on Monday 20 September 2021 from 12:00 to 14:00 CEST and will provide an opportunity to engage with a variety of Codex observer organizations from the 240 currently accredited to the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
“We see on a daily basis the contribution experts from observer organizations bring to Codex meetings and working groups and we are fully aware that without their contributions Codex may not be in a position to develop such globally recognized standards,” said Sarah Cahill, Senior Food Standards Officer in the Codex Secretariat.
The webinar will bring together different voices from the observer community. It will discuss the rules that govern observers’ participation, how and why they take part in Codex meetings and also their thoughts on how Codex will need to continue to adapt to a virtual climate - where international business travel is likely to be curtailed - whilst still providing the leading environment to develop science-based food safety standards by consensus.
Register to join: click here
Read more: Codex and Observers
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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