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]
Training on Codex standards for young professionals in Korea
Young professionals from the different agencies of the Government of the Republic of Korea attended the tenth edition of the training course “Understanding Codex” in Osong, hosted by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on 29 September 2022.
“We highly appreciate your efforts in protecting consumer health and ensuring fair trade practices. The Ministry believes that the partnership with Codex is very important to achieve a common goal in terms of food safety,” said Oh-Sang Kwon, Vice Minister of Food and Drug Safety.
For the trainees, who have just started working on food standards, Codex Secretary Tom Heilandt explained that Codex provides a platform for countries and observers to come together to discuss and agree on international standards. Myoengsin Choi, Codex Secretariat, talked about how Codex texts are used and Jeffrey Lejeune, FAO, introduced the role of science that underpins and guides the planning and implementation of food control and nutrition programmes all over the world.
Heilandt noted that the Republic of Korea has been monitoring foodborne antimicrobial resistance at the national level since 2003. With a sophisticated food safety management system it has became one of the global leaders in this area. “I hope you will continue sharing this knowledge with other countries, especially with low-income countries,” he added.
The experts from FAO also attended the Global Conference on Foodborne Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in the Republic of Korea, where they presented Codex standards and the AMR Codex Texts (ACT) project.
Read more about the conference here.
Photo credit ©Lee Kun-woo
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