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
All information on Codex is public and free.
For regional enquiries contact:
CCAFRICA Secretariat
Uganda National Bureau of Standards Plot 2 - 12, Bypass Link, Industrial
& Business park, Kyaliwajala road,
P.O Box 6329 Kampala, Uganda
Tel: +256 (041) 7333250 / 0417333251 / 0417333252
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.unbs.go.ug
Report of HACCP Academy Nigeria World Food Safety Day celebrations
For three consecutive years, the HACCP Academy Nigeria (HAN) have celebrated World Food Safety Day in Nigeria. This year 2022, HAN commenced a week of celebrations on 1 June with a visit to a farm. “It is our belief that 40-50% of food-related problems occur between the farm, transportation, storage and handling,” a spokesperson said.
Subsequent activities included:
Day 2 - a visit to a logistics company.
Day 3 – a visit to a public secondary school, where students were sensitized on the importance of hygiene and food safety.
Day 4 - a market visit.
Day 5 - a live podcast.
Day 6 - a food safety walk, where the public were sensitized and flyers were distributed.
Day 7 – a food safety symposium.
According to the organization, “Every life matters, and our campaign in sensitizing, conducting seminars, and food safety workshops across Nigeria is continuing and will not stop after 7 June. Our vision 2030, is to save as many lives as possible, and make Nigeria’s food chain the ‘Safest in Africa’.”
Since the year 2000, HACCP Academy Nigeria (HAN), and its parent company James Marsh & Associates, has embarked on a sensitization campaign in markets, schools, churches, and mosques. They also conduct annual free food safety and hygiene training for food inspectors across the country as part of their corporate governance.
Watch some event recordings
Day 1 (farm visit): https://fb.watch/dCI3m7Hb0M/
Day 2 (visit to logistics company): https://fb.watch/dCI8qN3Jc3/
Day 3 (visit to school): https://fb.watch/dCIhvMmBVv/
Day 4 (visit to market): https://fb.watch/dCIn2cAZwP/
Day 6 (food safety walk): https://fb.watch/dCIz4U23jX/
Day 7 (World Food Safety Day symposium): https://fb.watch/dCIF4KmFpf/
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