He recalled that The Gambia joined the Codex Alimentarius Commission in 1971 and has since progressively strengthened its national food control system through the establishment of a Codex Contact ...

GENEVA — Saudi Arabia, represented by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), has strengthened its international scientific presence by officially joining the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food ...

The handover ceremony includes the transfer of coordinatorship from Uganda to The Gambia, followed by a capacity-building ...

The 55th session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene concluded successfully in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, marking an important milestone in the development of international food safety and hygiene ...

As global efforts to secure food intensify, production is on the rise. This growth has increased the prevalence of animal and plant diseases and pests. As a result, producers frequently rely on ...

A member survey has revealed good support for Codex standards, but concerns have been raised again about timeliness. The Codex Alimentarius, or “Food Code” is a collection of international standards, ...

When a family in Sri Lanka sits down to a meal—whether it’s a home-cooked rice and curry, a snack bought from a roadside stall, or an imported product from the supermarket—they expect that food to be ...

The Trump administration wants the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues to pump the brakes on a proposal to update the methodology used to determine pesticide risks and is seeking more information ...

In today’s interconnected world, most of the food we purchase and consume comes to us via global supply chains. Global food trade is crucial to support the planet’s rapidly increasing population of ...

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New regulation effective June 9, 2025, modernises standards for jam, jelly, and marmalade—allowing fruit-based sweetness and clearer labelling. Pharmacist Lertchai Lertvut, Deputy Secretary-General of ...