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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

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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]

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health tweets ‘five commandments’ of food safety

Jun 17, 2021, 10:46 AM by System

In a series of tweets, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health has joined in the World Food Safety Day celebrations, with some illustrative animations, tips on food safety and advice for the general public.

The 7 June tweets start with general messages observing that the COVID-19 pandemic has meant “the world has been through great changes” and as a consequence, people are cooking at home a lot more than they would beforehand. The ministry was therefore offering some advice on how to keep food safe at home.

Echoing the ‘five keys to safer food’ promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Saudi Ministry of Health sent a chain of messages starting with “Here we learn about the five commandments to ensure food safety” and subsequently tweeted about washing hands, surfaces and equipment, separating cooked and raw foods, cooking food thoroughly, storing food at safe temperatures and ensuring use of clean water. The tweets were also accompanied by short, animated videos that encapsulate some of these ‘keys.’

See the Ministry twitter feed here: https://twitter.com/gdeh_moh

Read more: https://www.moh.gov.sa/Pages/Default.aspx