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 2022 in Mongolia celebrated under the President’s initiative
On the 7th of June, Mongolia celebrated the World Food Safety Day with rich discussions on the concrete solutions to tackle the national food security, safety and food systems challenges faced in the last few years.
The National Forum on “Food security, safety- Food production” organized jointly by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, and World Health Organization was attended by 800 participants from all parts of Mongolia.
The President of Mongolia strongly highlighted that development of the food and agriculture sector is the highest priority of the Mongolian government in ensuring the domestic food safety, healthy Mongolian population and in the long run ensuring national security.
As part of this celebration, FAO Mongolia also organized three webinars on food safety for different stakeholders, including a webinar on foodborne antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The new FAO project, “Implementation of Codex standards to support containment and reduction of foodborne antimicrobial resistance (AMR)”, supported by the Government of Korea, was also presented.
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