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FSIS Reports on Colloquium with Codex Africa Committee Countries

The Food Safety and Inspection Service reports that the U.S. Codex Office conducted its fifth colloquium with Codex Coordinating Committee for Africa (CCAFRICA) member countries in Dakar, Senegal on March 5-7, 2012. The colloquium provided an opportunity for an exchange of views between the U.S. Delegates and 41 delegates from the region in preparation for the upcoming meetings of the committees on General Principles (CCGP), Food Additives (CCFA), and Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF).

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The colloquium was attended by delegates from Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, and Zambia.