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
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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]

Politehnica University of Timisoara – Competition & Webinar

Jul 6, 2021, 09:24 AM by System

‘Youth and Food Safety’ Competition

Politehnica University of Timisoara held a poster competition called “Youth and Food Safety”. It was aimed at students and teachers in pre-university and university education. The main objectives of the competition were to cultivate and encourage responsible consumer behaviour, develop communication and collaboration skills, critical and creative thinking, cultivate interest in food science, with a focus on chemistry, and acquire new knowledge. Organized for World Food Safety Day, this contest aims to inform and involve as many people as possible in disseminating the importance of food safety and the actions and measures that can be taken individually to reduce the risks associated with food that is not safe for consumption.

The poster competition themes included: "Safe raw materials for healthy food", "Safe, but also nutritionally valuable food", "Food safety and consumer behaviour in the COVID-19 pandemic", "Food additives and natural ingredients", and"Smart and safe packaging". On 7 June, the winners of the competition were announced via a zoom conference. The competition commission assigned the first place, the second place, the third place, and three mentions (six mentions for high school) for each of the corresponding middle school, high school, and university participants. First, second or third places also benefited from the following prizes: First prize: an MTB bicycle, Second Prize: a JBL Flip Essential portable speaker, Third Prize: board games.

The winning poster

The Politehica University of Timisoara page: https://chim.upt.ro/ro/evenimente/concurs-polysafefood

Webinar: Role of Universities in Food Safety Specialist Training - Romania

On 9 June, Romania held a webinar "The role of universities in food safety specialists training." This webinar brought together teachers and researchers in the field of food safety in Romania to address the challenges and requirements in training specialists capable of developing technological processes analysis and control for safe food. The speakers were from several top Romanian universities and addressed the current situation of universities training students to achieve specific knowledge and skills in the area of food safety. They talked about issues from the resources involved, to possible solutions that can be applied in order to overcome new problems that arise concerning food safety.