Generating regional positions in preparation for Codex meetings
Aug 31, 2021
Partner States in the EAC - East African Community (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda) took part from 24 to 27 August 2021 in the 3rd extraordinary meeting of the EAC Codex Forum to specifically generate regional common positions in preparation to effectively participate in the 52nd Codex Committee on Food Additives, the 46th Codex Committee on Food Labelling and the 27th Codex Committee on Fats and Oils which are among the priority committees in the region.
The EAC Codex Forum is mandated to coordinate Food Safety and Codex issues in the region focussing on raising the profile of food safety and quality as well as Codex issues at the policy level and enhancing effective participation of the EAC in Codex work
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