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The CCNE Region - Regional Coordinator Saudi Arabia

In 1999 the 23rd session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission established the Regional Coordinating Committee for the Near East, bringing together countries in the Near East Region (for FAO) and the Eastern Mediterranean Region (for WHO). The committee held its first meeting in Cairo, Egypt in 2001.

The current regional coordinator for the Near East is based in the Saudi Food and Drug Authority in Riyadh.

The coordinator’s goals in leading the region in Codex include developing and strengthening Codex Contact Points and National Codex Committees as well as improving communication and coordination amongst CCNE members, with other regions and the Codex Secretariat.

A further objective is to develop the exchange of scientific and technical expertise amongst experienced and less experienced countries in the region.

The coordinator aims to promote the use of Codex standards as a basis for national legislation and regulations and continue work developing and reviewing Codex standards taking into account regional interests.

CCNE Coordinator

All information on Codex is public and free.
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For regional enquiries contact:
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‍CCNE Secretariat
Saudi Food & Drug Authority
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966 11 2038222 Ext: 3347

Email: [email protected]

Tunisia celebrates World Food Safety Day

Jun 7, 2020, 09:09 AM by System

As part of the World Food Safety Day celebrations the Tunisian National Agency for Sanitary and Environmental Control of Products (ANCSEP), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and all governmental and non-governmental parties involved in food safety, come together to consolidate food safety efforts and support actions to ensure food safety.

This year World Food Safety Day addresses  "Food safety in markets" especially in times of COVID-19.
 
In this context, ANCSEP and the World Health Organization, in collaboration with all those involved in the field of food safety, have prepared a documentary retracing the experience of the measures taken to ensure the safety of foods in the “Bir Kassaa” and “Ariana” markets, and setting out the measures taken in the context of prevention against COVID19 in order to avoid the risks of contamination.
 
 

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