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.
Observer news
05 June 2021
Nigerian students plan food safety awareness raising on safe meat production
05 June 2021
“Let’s get involved!” - for World Food Safety Day, Caribbean nations are told they can do more on the international stage
05 June 2021
Regional 2-day webinar for Latin America and the Caribbean hears how “feeding the planet is an opportunity for the whole region”
04 June 2021
Costa Rica World Food Safety Day video highlights key food safety concerns
03 June 2021
Collaboration and education held up as keys to a food safe future in multiagency discussion for World Food Safety Day
03 June 2021
Poland’s Codex team keeping the country informed on nationwide WFSD activities
01 June 2021
Zhe Jiang University educates children on food safety, spreading the word to families and changing society
31 May 2021
CCFICS25 / Trade is what will continue to keep our global community together
29 May 2021
Hungarian food safety office campaigns for food safety as “our common cause”
26 May 2021
Good progress on methods of analysis and sampling at first virtual meeting
21 May 2021
The University of Malta to highlight the impacts of climate change on food safety for World Food Safety Day
16 May 2021
The Cyprus University of Technology is running a student competition for World Food Safety Day
16 May 2021
Codex Committee moving towards a single, analytical standard for analysis and sampling
13 May 2021
Contaminants committee proposes new maximum levels for cadmium in chocolate
13 May 2021
World Food Safety Day inspires consolidated action on foodborne illness in Bangladesh
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.