In November 2018, Panama City will be hosting the 50th international session of the Committee on Food Hygiene of the FAO Codex Alimentarius.
From a statement issued by the Aupsa:
The Republic of Panama has been officially announced today as the host country for the 50th session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH50), which will be held from November 12 to 16, 2018.
A recent update of a Sieca regulation is causing confusion because of the inclusion of potassium bromate as a permitted additive.
This topic has been discussed by delegates from the Central American Ministries of Economy, Trade and Health, who have participated in review meetings of the Central American Regulations of the Member States of the Secretariat of Central American Economic Integration (SIEC).
Of the 703 products surveyed by the Consumer Ombudsman in El Salvador 75% do not meet the standards set by the law.
This was announced by the chief of the institution, Yanci Urbina, during the first national Codex Alimentarius congress. Some 3,123 products were submitted to analysis, 457 were submitted for safety and 69% breached at least one technical standard or standard under the Consumer Protection Act.
Dominican Republic and Central America have agreed to unify the regulations governing organic agriculture.
The policies are based on rules by Codex Alimentarius, created in 1963 by FAO and the WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts such as practices under the joint FAO / WHO Food Standard Program. The main purpose of the program is to protect the health of consumers and ensure fair trade practices as well as to promote coordination of food standards.
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