The SW Pacific Codex Initiative is funded by the US Codex Office, implemented by LandO’Lakes Venture 37, in collaboration with the Global Food Regulatory Science Society (GFoRSS) and in partnership with the Codex Programs of Australia and New-Zealand and the Coordinator for the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for North America and the South West Pacific (CCNASWP).

The SW Pacific Codex Initiative is a capacity building project aiming to enhance Codex competencies in the SW Pacific region, to promote effective participation of the region’s delegations in international food standard setting activities; and, to, ultimately, maximize the reliance of SW Pacific countries on Codex standards for the establishment of national food regulatory requirements. 

The SW Pacific Codex collaboration promotes:

• The development of communities of practice in targeted countries to facilitate effective preparation and contribution in Codex Technical Committees, the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), and the Executive Committee, where relevant.
• The enhancement of national Codex capacities.
• The development of enablers for Codex work, availability of data and of information exchange tools, etc.