Enhancing Capacity of Developing and Transition Economy Countries to Engage in Codex - GCP/GLO/893/MUL
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Over the last century, the amount of food traded internationally has grown significantly, and a quantity and variety of food never before possible travels the globe today. This development offers both trade and health related opportunities and challenges for developing and transition economy countries. Many of these countries have a particular interest and comparative advantage in exporting both processed and unprocessed food products, but in order to be competitive in world markets they need to comply with international food safety standards, and to be able to guarantee the safety and quality of the food products they sell. Codex standards are developed to address these health and trade concerns. An increasing number of developing and transition economy countries are taking an active part in the Codex process, as they recognize the benefits of internationally recognized food safety and quality standards. However, the capacity to participate in Codex standard setting activities is still low or ad hoc in many of these countries. This project, which is part of a larger, umbrella FAO/World Health Organization (WHO) Codex trust fund project, aimed to increase the capacity of developing and transition economy countries to sustainably engage in Codex activities.