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]
Hungary’s Food Chain Safety Office prevents pain with its World Food Safety Day video
Staff at Hungary’s National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) have produced a humorous video to drum home a central message of World Food Safety Day: that failing to wash your hands when handling food can lead to discomfort and illness.
The video was created by the communication staff of the Nébih office, with one colleague becoming inspired by a popular ‘meme’ character in Hungary, by the name of Harold. ‘Harold’ is actually an electrical engineer by the name of András Arató, who, some 12 years ago, wanted to earn some extra money by modelling for ‘stock’ photos. But his pained expression led to his image going viral under the ‘meme’ message ‘Hide the pain, Harold.’ The Nébih communications employee had the brainwave of asking Arató to star in their food safety video, entitled ‘Prevent the pain, Harold.’
The production of the video took 11 weeks from storyboard to finalization and is now available in multiple languages and across all of Nébih’s social media platforms. Most importantly, Nébih staff are confident they have achieved their aim of getting people to understand the importance of washing your hands.
Prevent the pain, Harold!
In addition to the video, for World Food Safety Day Nébih has also produced a new cookbook “to lovers of conscious baking and cooking,” which includes recipes from Chef József Bernáth, food safety tips, dietary advice and ideas on how to cook with leftovers.
Read more here: https://portal.nebih.gov.hu/-/rajtvonalnal-a-2021-evi-elelmiszerbiztonsagi-vilagnap
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