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    Meeting proceedings: FAO national training course on strengthening food safety standard setting and enhancing effective participation in Codex activities in Lao PDR 2018
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    A national training course on “Strengthening Food Safety Standard Setting and Effective Participation in Codex activities in Lao PDR” as a part of FAO Regional project “Support for Capacity Building for International Food Safety Standard Development and Implementation in ASEAN Countries” (GCP/RAS/295/JPN) was held during 27-29 June 2016 at Vientiane, Lao PDR. The objectives of the training course were to 1) provide participants with: enhanced understanding of the structure and function of CAC in relation to SPS/TBT Agreements and elaboration of Codex standards, 2) enhanced knowledge of the basic concept of Codex risk analysis framework and its link to standard development and data collection and utilization, 3) enhanced understanding of strengthened National Codex Contact Committee, 4) enhanced knowledge about effective participation in Codex activities, 5) draft road map for improving standard development activities and strengthening Codex activities. The training course was attended by 23 participants from Lao PDR belonging to four ministries, and two academic institutions, mainly responsible for food safety control with regard to standard development and implementation as well as the work of the Codex.
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    Enhancing participation in Codex activities
    An FAO/WHO training package
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    The Codex Alimentarius Commission was established by FAO and WHO to develop international food standards, guidelines and recommendations to protect the health of consumers and to ensure fair practices in the food trade. This collection of food standards, entitled the Codex Alimentarius, or the food code, has become the global reference point for consumers, food producers and processors, national food control agencies and the international food trade. This code has had an enormous imp act on the thinking of food producers and processors, and has enhanced awareness among end users the consumers. Its influence extends to every continent, and its contribution to the protection of public health and fair practices in the food trade is immeasurable.
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    Meeting proceedings: FAO national training course on strengthening food safety standard setting and enhancing effective participation in Codex activities in Myanmar 2018
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    A national training course on “Strengthening Food Safety Standard Setting and Effective Participation in Codex activities in Myanmar” as a part of FAO Regional project “Support for Capacity Building for International Food Safety Standard Development and Implementation in ASEAN Countries” (GCP/RAS/295/JPN) was held on 20-21 December 2016 at Yangon, Myanmar. The objectives of the training course were to provide participants with 1) an enhanced understanding of the structure and function of Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) and National Codex Committee, 2) an enhanced knowledge about effective participation in Codex activities, 3) draft road map for improving standard development activities and strengthening Codex activities. The training course was attended by 30 participants from the Government of Myanmar and trade associations, who are mainly responsible for food safety control with regard to standard development and implementation as well as the work of the Codex.

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