The CCASIA Region - Regional Coordinator China

The Coordinating Committee for Asia was established at the 11th Meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission held in Rome, Italy, in July 1976. Its first meeting was held in New Delhi (India) in January 1977.

The regional coordinator operates from within the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment.

China’s main priorities as coordinator include enhancing participation in Codex meetings, supporting the prioritization of Codex work in the region, improving harmonization of food safety standards and accelerating the revitalization of the coordinating committee by sharing information and providing regular updates on food safety issues within the region.

China also wishes to promote collaboration with observer organizations and improve efficient and effective communication between regional members FAO, WHO, and the Codex Secretariat.

CCASIA Coordinator

All information on Codex is public and free.

For regional enquiries contact:

CCASIA Secretariat
No.37,Guangqu Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100022

Tel: Tel: +86-10-52165402
Email: [email protected]

World Food Safety Day inspires consolidated action on foodborne illness in Bangladesh

May 13, 2021, 10:47 AM by System

There are few statistics on the burden of foodborne disease in Bangladesh, according to the FAO-implemented programme, “Improving food safety in Bangladesh.” But what we do know is that unsafe food is a widespread and pervasive issue in the country, with diarrhoeal diseases, enteric fever and hepatitis presenting as the most prevalent foodborne diseases. So, the UN’s designation of a World Food Safety Day, to be celebrated annually on 7 June, was a clear signal to Bangladeshi food safety activists that the time had come to tackle the matter head on.

The Bangladesh Food Safety Foundation (BFSF) was founded in 2019 upon the declaration of World Food Safety Day under the slogan “united for safer food.” It is a civil society and multisectoral platform of sector leaders, scientists, regulators and consumer rights activists determined to raise public awareness and ensure training in and regulation of food safety practices in the food chain. Their aim is to ensure safe food for all Bangladeshi citizens, through full and comprehensive implementation of the Food Safety Act 2013, which was formulated with assistance from the FAO office in Dhaka.

This year for World Food Safety Day, the organization, with backing from the Bangladesh Supermarket Association, is planning a full schedule of discussions in an online event that will include representatives from many sectors and disciplines, as well as invitees from the Government of Bangladesh and international agencies, such as FAO and WHO.

The Bangladesh Food Safety Foundation is headed by Mustak Hassan Md Iftekhar,  former Chairperson of the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority.

 

Read more: http://www.fsfbd.org/