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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
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For regional enquiries contact:
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‍CCEURO Secretariat
German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Wilhelmstrasse 54, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Tel :+49 30 18 529 4065
Email: [email protected]

Poland first out of the blocks in support of World Food Safety Day

Feb 25, 2021, 16:37 PM by System

With remarkable speed the Polish Agricultural and Food Quality Inspectorate has already launched its awareness raising campaign as the world gears up for the 2021 World Food Safety Day on 7 June.

Writing on their official website and on social media following the launch of the campaign on 18 February 2021, Poland encourages all its citizens to follow the events surrounding the UN Day and engage with others to celebrate “safe food now for a healthy tomorrow”, the theme of this year’s campaign.

Marzena Chacińska is the Codex Contact Point in Poland. “We have invited all relevant cooperating institutions in Poland to join in the celebrations and plan in advance events, which could highlight World Food Safety Day 2021,” she said.

And in case you need to use the theme for 2021 in Polish? “The watchword is Bezpieczna żywność teraz dla zdrowego jutra”.

 

Learn more

Go the World Food Safety Day web pages to learn more and get involved.