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The CCAFRICA Region - Regional Coordinator Uganda

The ‘Coordinating Committee for Africa’ was established by the Codex Alimentarius Commission in 1972 with a mandate to “exercise general coordination in the preparation of standards relating to the region of Africa”. The committee held its first meeting at FAO in 1974, with 19 countries in attendance.

As the new regional coordinator begins their term, the Agreement of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which came into effect in May 2020, has reinforced the need for an efficient and effective system for managing sanitary and phytosanitary measures, in particular food safety, across the continent as its borders open for trade.

The regional coordinator is based in the Uganda National Bureau of Standards, a statutory body under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Co-operatives which oversees, as part of its mandate, the promotion and use of standards.

As regional coordinator, Uganda intends to engage closely with countries via surveys, webinars and workshops to identify needs and emerging issues, create awareness of priority food safety issues and of Codex standards. A pilot study will also explore the food safety situation in broader terms across the region. By strengthening engagement with regional bodies such as the African Union, the African Organisation for Standardisation and the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, Uganda also aims to enhance advocacy work in the region.

CCAFRICA Coordinator

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For regional enquiries contact:
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‍CCAFRICA Secretariat
‍Uganda National Bureau of Standards Plot 2 - 12, Bypass Link, Industrial & Business park, Kyaliwajala road,
P.O Box 6329 Kampala, Uganda
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Tel: +256 (041) 7333250 / 0417333251 / 0417333252
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.unbs.go.ug

Preparations underway for Kenya’s third observance of World Food Safety Day

Apr 27, 2021, 14:18 PM by System

Kenya is in high gear in preparation for the World Food Safety Day celebrations as the national WFSD2021 planning committee meets for the third time. In the discussions, the line-up of activities include:

  • Pre-event activities, such as digital and social media campaigns, print media campaigns as well as TV and radio awareness programmes.
  • During the event activities, which will include live virtual forums, newspaper supplement, live Twitter chats and live streaming on various social media platforms to discuss various food safety concerns.
  • Post-event activities focusing on the editorial coverage of the outcome.

Importance to the country: The activities will increase awareness of all the value chain players on the need to ensure food safety, since ‘Food safety is everyone's business’. All the programmes will be aimed towards ensuring that everyone realizes their role and responsibility to ensure food safety. Additionally, accomplishing food safety today will ensure a healthy population for tomorrow.

The planning committee comprises all government bodies involved in the food control system, private sector institutions involved in food value chain, the media and donor institutions.

 

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