A new e-learning course for professionals dealing with food control and food standards setting was unveiled at FAO this month. Entitled “Enhancing participation in Codex activities”, the course will assist delegates to effectively participate at the meetings of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, provide guidance on preparing a countries input to Commission debates on food safety and quality and national standards setting.
The course has been developed by FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO), with support from the Government of Canada, and aims to provide in-depth knowledge of Codex Alimentarius procedures, and of the international food standards setting process.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission is an intergovernmental body with over 170 members, operating within the framework of the Joint Food Standards Programme established by FAO and WHO, with the purpose of protecting the health of consumers and ensuring fair practices in the food trade. The Codex Alimentarius (Latin, meaning Food Law or Code) is a collection of internationally adopted food standards, guidelines, codes of practice and other recommendations.
The course provides basic information on Codex as well as recent changes in procedures, helpful tips on forming national delegations to attend the meetings of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, on making effective interventions at Codex meetings, on the basic concepts of food safety risk analysis, and on the relevance of WTO Agreements.
Consisting of thirteen 30 to 50 minute lessons for a total of about 10 hours of self-paced learning, the course includes a range of e-learning methods such as storytelling, practical case studies, as well as interactive exercises. A set of PowerPoint slides, handouts and exercises, which can be easily customised by trainers to implement face to face training, are also available.
Available on CD-ROM and the Internet, access to the course is free of charge and is available directly on the FAO website.
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Codex Alimentarius Factsheet
Codex Alimentarius at a glance - a graphical representation of how Codex Alimentarius works can be found in this factsheet.
Dear Visitors!
Welcome to the Swiss Codex Alimentarius Website. It is an official website of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (SFOPH) which was set up following the election of Switzerland as the Coordinator for the Codex Coordinating Committee for Europe (CCEURO) in 2005. The SFOPH has mandated the Forum Ost-West to manage the Swiss CCEURO Secretariat and to maintain the website on behalf of SFOPH, FAO/WHO. All the information contained on this website is officially submitted to the Forum Ost-West. This site is dedicated to foster information and cooperation amongst the European members of the Codex. To this end, it provides the latest news on the Committees work as well as the basic documents and the contact information of the Codex Contact Points in Europe.
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Yours sincerely, Awilo Ochieng Pernet Chairperson, 26th session of the Codex Coordinating Committee for Europe (CCEURO)
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