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]
Tajikistan to celebrate World Food Safety Day with comprehensive communications campaign
Food safety is a priority by the government of Tajikistan. In commemoration of the day, the government plans to roll-out a comprehensive communications campaign with the purpose to: (i) raise awareness of the population on the WHO five keys to safer food; promote food safety as everyone’s business; improve food safety in markets and outlets; strengthen intersectoral collaboration; convene government agencies to take necessary policy decisions to strengthen the national food safety system.
With the support of WHO, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection (MoHSP) is developing different TV and radio programmes dedicated to World Food Safety Day 2020. The programmes will be broadcasted through the national television channels Tojikiston, Safina, Jahonnamo, Bahoriston, and Farhang, Tandurusti as well as Vatan radio channels. The programmes will be repeatedly broadcasted within a week. This will include short videos to promote the WHO Five Keys to Safer Food in Tajik.
The MoHSP also plans to print and distribute WHO/FAO information materials for World Food Safety Day including the Tajik version of the poster “Food safety is everyone’s business” through primary health care centers (PHC) in the Capital city, Dushanbe. Other information materials and videos in Tajik will be distributed through social networks of MoHSP, Khovar, Asia-plus, etc.
Learn more
http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/food-safety
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