The CCLAC Region - Regional Coordinator Ecuador
In 1976 a Coordinating Committee for Latin America, established by the 10th Codex Alimentarius Commission in 1974, held its first meeting in Rome with eight countries from the region in attendance. At its third session a proposal was made to change the name of the committee to its current form (Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean) as this better reflected the membership of the region. In 1984 at its 31st session, the Executive Committee, acting on behalf of the Commission, agreed to this change.
The region of Latin America and the Caribbean is an important actor in the production and trade of food at a global level. The region produces enough food to supply itself and to export, with both water and land resources to produce even more.
The region has enormous natural wealth, a flourishing agricultural industry and a family farming sector that is essential for its population. The promotion and strengthening of food safety must be continued at the level of all regions to guarantee the health of consumers and fair and equitable trade.< /p>
The coordinator, Ecuador is based in AGROCALIDAD an agency attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. They aim to create synergies between countries in the region, to provide mutual support in order to overcome regional problems and examine solutions to common challenges.
The coordinator further aims to strengthen collaboration among countries and strengthen the participation of developing countries in the Commission and its subsidiary bodies.
CCLAC Coordinator
All information on Codex is public and free.
For regional enquiries contact:
CCLAC Secretariat
Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y
Zoosanitaria AGROCALIDAD
Avenida
Eloy Alfaro y Amazonas
Quito
Email: [email protected]
In Ecuador, food safety is everyone's business
To celebrate World Food Safety Day and recognizing that "Food Safety, is everyone's business", this year Agrocalidad “Agencia de Regulaciòn y Controlo Fito y Zoosanitario” highlights the work of the people who help ensure the safety of our food, raising awareness and urging action by emphasizing what everyone can do to ensure food safety. Whether you grow, process, transport, store, distribute, sell, prepare, serve or consume food, you have a role to play in keeping it safe.
In this context, Agrocalidad carries out various programs and initiatives aimed at strengthening the safety of what citizens consume, through a permanent work in field production, transport and mobilization of raw milk, the proper handling of raw milk whey, certification of slaughterhouses, monitoring and control of residues of contaminants in food and antimicrobial resistance - AMR.
Agrocalidad has promoted the certification of Good Agricultural Practices - GAP, to ensure safe food, protect the health of the farm worker, take care of the environment and the animal welfare, while providing an added value to the product.
Agrocalidad invites to participate in the following virtual conferences:
- "Biosafety in the food chain", with Rommel Betancourt, General Coordinator of Food Safety, June 9.
- "Good Agricultural Practices in times of COVID-19", Wednesday June 10, facilitated by Angelo Lazo, GLOBAL GAP representative for Latin America and Agrocalidad.
For more information: https://www.agrocalidad.gob.ec
Leave a comment