Round table on food safety issues held in Agriculture Ministry with  the participation of the Codex Alimentarius Commission

ArmInfo. The delegation of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Food Code), led by coordinator for the European region, Nailia Karsibekova, arrived in Armenia for a two-day visit.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture,  the department held a round- table discussion on the role of the  Codex Alimentarius Commission in ensuring food security.  Deputy  Minister of Agriculture of Armenia Artak Kamalyan noted that the  discussions will help to more effectively address issues in the field  of food security. "We spend a lot of time and make significant  efforts to solve problems in the field of food security, and  fortunately Codex Alimentarius brings significant benefits in this  struggle. Taking into account scientific and technological progress,  in particular in agrochemistry, food safety issues in the future will  become more relevant than today, "the deputy minister said, stressing  the role and importance of the Code in this context.

According to the report, Nailia Karsibekova presented the main  objectives of the mission, the problems, the history of the creation  of the Code, the structure, the main activities. Some members of the  delegation presented the key documents of the Code, development  strategy, role in the export of agricultural products and answered  questions from the participants.

The Armenian side made a report on food security policy in the  country and presented a number of issues related to supervision in  this area.

To note, the Alimentarius Commission is a structure established by  the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and  WHO (United Nations World Health Organization). The Commission is an  intergovernmental body whose members are 188 countries and one  organization (EU). Armenia joined the Commission in December 1994.  The Codex Alimentarius (Food Code) is a set of international food  standards adopted by the FAO and WHO International Commission on the  implementation of the Code of Food Standards and Regulations. Codex  standards cover basic foodstuffs, both processed and semi- processed  and unprocessed.