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.
For regional enquiries contact:
CCNE Secretariat
Saudi Food & Drug Authority
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966 11 2038222
Ext: 3347
Email: [email protected]
World Food Safety Day celebrated in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
An event for World Food Safety Day in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was held at Madareem Crown Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and was attended by more than 150 food professionals. Attendees were from government, academia and the private sector.
The event took a “conference” format, where six speakers presented food safety related speeches. The conference was opened by event organizer, Yaser Nazir. He invited Ibrahim Al Sini to Chair the session and Basil Al Hilali to co-chair the session.
The first speaker was Chaikh Toure, Vice President, Quality, at ARASCO Food, who spoke about the application of Six Sigma approaches to food safety. Other speakers wereMariem Ben Said, Head of Food Safety at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Nisreen Abdulsalam from King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, Mahmoud Habib, Regional Quality and Food Safety Head, Mars, Richard Sprenger from Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Nasir Hameed, Chief Quality Officer of NAQUA aquaculture company in Saudi Arabia.
For many participants, this was an opportunity to meet former colleagues and, according to Abdul Raheem, Area Manager TAFGA, such events will be held in five of the largest cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia next year.
At the conclusion, a shield was presented to event sponsors: MARS, IDAC Lab, TANMIAH and Tamimi Global Co. Ltd, who were thanked by Basil for their support in making the event successful.
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