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]
“If it is not safe, it is not food” – Guatemala celebrates World Food Safety Day
Guatemala joins the world in celebrating World Food Safety with a webinar on food safety, Covid-19 and the related priorities in the Latin American region.
The webinar promoted by the National Codex Committee, represented by Otto Maldonado and Nelson Ruano, was opened by the Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, Guilherme da Costa, who explained how, in the context of the pandemic caused by Covid-19, "it is of utmost importance that food remains safe. In this regard, Codex standards ensure that food is safe and of good quality and can be traded safely”.
Marisa Caipo of the FAO regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean, stressed the importance of effective participation of the different actors in the food supply chain to ensure safe food, recommending to apply and implement best practices to ensure food hygiene. Marco Vigilato of PANAFTOSA reiterated the concept, adding that "if food is not safe, it is not food”.
The outgoing Coordinator of FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean, Diego Varela, highlighted the central role of food safety in the Region adding that "our work on food safety reflects society's commitment to promoting people's access to safe and nutritious food". The webinar was closed by the speech of the new Coordinator of the Region, Rommel Betancourt, who underlined the fundamental importance, in a rapidly evolving food system, of including and informing consumers, stressing that "food safety is everyone's responsibility, everyone has an important role to play in maintaining food safe. To nourish ourselves well is to consume healthy and safe food".
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