Supporting the Codex Alimentarius Commission in Setting Global Food Safety Standrds - GCP/GLO/798/CAN
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The development of international food safety standards by Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) is an important global public good and core to the mission of both FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO). Their joint Food Safety Scientific Advice Programme is an essential pillar of the work of the CAC. Part of this programme includes hosting the three joint secretariats, namely the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR), the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA), and the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Nutrition (JEMNU). Given the different mandates and areas of specialization of FAO and WHO, their contributions to the joint programme are complementary in nature, and the ability to respond promptly and adequately to requests for scientific advice from the CAC depends on the availability of adequate resources in the programmes of both organizations. Against this background, the objective of the project was to support the joint FAO/WHO scientific advice programme , in order to assist the CAC in formulating health protective and trade inclusive food safety measures.