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]
To protect lives: an event to raise awareness of the role of the food sector in the day-to-day life of society
Veraliment, a professional training and food safety culture organization, held its fourth annual virtual event for World Food Safety Day in a live webinar. The event aimed to raise awareness about the mission of all professionals in the food sector to protect the lives of the millions of people who eat every day.
Numerous actors from the food sector participated, both directly and in deferred interviews. “Scientific knowledge will guide us in how to anticipate and prepare for future challenges” stressed Xavier Pera, from the Association of Producers and Distributors (La asociación de fabricantes y distribuidores, AECOC).
For Beatriz Torres, from logistics company, IFS, “this type of event allows us to share problems and concerns. It is not a waste of time; it is a benefit for your day to day and your work.” While Vanesa Vázquez affirmed that "anything that we contribute is very important and is one more step towards food safety." From Ecuador, Darío Posso focused on the global market: "If we don't support each other, it will be difficult, because food that I produce here in Ecuador can end up in Spain, and vice versa."
Watch the event
https://veraliment.com/dia-mundial-inocuidad-alimentos-2022/
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