FSIS Reports on Codex Outreach to Africa Session
The Food Safety and Inspection Service said a group of 16 officials who work on Codex issues from 8 African countries (Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Togo, and Uganda) participated in the second African Mentoring Program, May 18-26, in Washington, D.C. The program was organized by the U.S. Codex Office, FSIS said, in conjunction with the Foreign Agricultural Service and the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture at the Texas A & M University.
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The purpose of the program was to provide advice for strengthening Codex programs in their own countries as well as enhancing African participation in Codex meetings, FSIS said. The program featured discussions with the U.S. Codex Office staff, U.S. Delegates/Alternate Delegates, and other government experts, as well as meetings with representatives from the Food Industry Codex Coalition and the Center for Science in the Public Interest, FSIS said.