Webinar series on Codex standards for the Latin American and the Caribbean region

Would you like to know more about how to strengthen the food safety system in your country?

The growing population worldwide, the increase in food demand, the consequent growth of the food industry, added to global health risks, demonstrate the importance of incorporating food safety into national policies and strengthening the food safety systems. Foodborne diseases generate great impacts on the health of the population.

The Phyto and Zoosanitary Regulation and Control Agency of Ecuador (AGROCALIDAD), as the base of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean (CCLAC), and the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (FAO RLC), invites to the series of webinars on Codex standards.

• Module 1: Guide and orientation for new Codex Alimentarius participants
  14- 15 September 2022, 10:00 - 12:00 GMT-5
• Module 2: Basic Codex texts
  7 December 2022, 10:00 - 12:00 GMT-5

The webinars will be held in Spanish and English, recordings will be also available on the event website.

As part of the AMR Codex Texts (ACT) project “Implementation of Codex standards to support containment and reduction of foodborne antimicrobial resistance”, the series of virtual seminars will be held for the entire Latin American and Caribbean region in 2022-2025. The aim is to promote the application of Codex standards to strengthen the national food safety systems.

For more information, please visit here (English) and here (Spanish).

Registration for module 1: Meeting Registration - Zoom