CODEX COMMITTEE FOR GENERAL PRINCIPLES (CCGP) WORKSHOP FEBRUARY 8-11, 2021

On 8-11 February 2021, the Codex Committee on General Principles held its 1st virtual workshop for its member states as well as observers. Kenya was represented by the members of the National Codex Committee that included among others Dr. George Abong’, a senior lecturer at the DFSNT. During the meeting, aspects of standards development and working through correspondents were discussed. The Kenyan delegation led by Codex contact point (Maryann Kindiki) and Dr. Kimutai Maritim presented aspects of the guidelines for development of harmonized African region (CCAFRICA) food safety standards on a side event exclusively held for food safety.