The CCEURO Region - Regional Coordinator Germany
In 1964, at its second session, the Codex Alimentarius Commission established the Coordinating Committee for Europe to succeed the 'European Council of the Codex Alimentarius' and to replace the 'Advisory Group for Europe' set up at its first session in 1963.
The first meeting of the Coordinating Committee for Europe took place in July 1965 in Berne, Switzerland and was attended by 16 countries from the region.
The current coordinator, Germany, is based in the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL).
Germany’s main priorities as coordinator are to:
- reduce barriers to active participation of Members of the region in Codex work;
- increase the awareness of the role of Codex and food safety in general in the transition towards sustainable food systems; and
- promote the use of Codex standards in priority areas such as antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
In addressing these priorities, the coordinator will use synergies from international and regional level activities of the Codex Secretariat, FAO and WHO as well as Codex Observers.
CCEURO Coordinator
All information on Codex is public and free
For regional enquiries contact:
CCEURO Secretariat
German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Wilhelmstrasse 54, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Tel :+49 30 18 529 4065
Email: [email protected]
EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed / 40 years of keeping consumers safe
The European Union (EU) is celebrating the 40 years of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed.
Food safety is an issue of national and international significance, an issue that affects all countries and has a substantial impact on both public health and economic activity. Operating since 1979, RASFF is one of the great success stories of the EU’s integrated approach to food safety, showing the power of communication and collaboration. By providing a system for the swift exchange of information between member countries and the coordination of response actions to food safety threats, it has become an indispensable tool for protecting and reassuring consumers.
The European Commission continues to invest in further shaping this essential tool that is contributing to high food safety standards in the EU, preventing dangerous food or feed from reaching the consumer and allowing swift action to be taken to remove such products from the market.
Food safety has an impact on the wellbeing of citizens
Ever since the FAO/WHO International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN), was established the RASFF has been a keen supporter and is now communicating on a daily basis with the INFOSAN secretariat at WHO headquarters.
Dirk Lange from the Directorate General for Health and Food Safety at the European Commission said: “In the EU, RASFF’s main purpose is to keep consumers safe, informed and protected. This is the priority when dealing with food and feed crises”.
Protecting consumer health and ensuring fair practices in international food trade, “places Codex at the centre of international debates”, said Lange. “The RASFF has been instrumental in instilling trust in European consumers as food safety has an impact on the wellbeing of citizens”.
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Photo: European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella KYRIAKIDES
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