The Twenty Sixth Session of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Europe

The FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Europe held its 26th Session in Warsaw from 7th to 10th October 2008 at the kind invitation of the Government of the Republic of Poland and was organized in cooperation with the FAO/WHO Coordinator for Europe (Switzerland). The Session was chaired by Ms Awilo Ochieng Pernet (Switzerland) and attended by 77 delegates and observers representing 33 members, 2 Observer countries and 3 international governmental organizations.
The session was the opportunity to discuss among others following subjects:

• The FAO/WHO Activities Complementary to the Work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
• Use of Codex Standards at National and Regional Level
• National Food Control Systems and Consumer Participation in Food Standard Setting
• Nutritional Issues within the Region (nutritional issues within the region such as obesity, nutritional profiles, nutritional labelling and claims)

The Committee acknowledged the valuable contribution of the Government of the Republic of Poland to the Codex work in the region and unanimously accepted the proposal of the Delegation of Switzerland to nominate Poland as the next Coordinator for Europe, subject to appointment by the 32nd Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
The Delegation of Poland thanked the Committee for the nomination and informed the Committee that Poland was going to organize a workshop on the strengthening of the work of the National Codex Contact Points in 2009.

Report of the 26th Session of the FAOWHO Coordinating Committee for Europe