SW Pacific Codex Initiative
To enhance Codex capacity in the SW Pacific region.
Introduction
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.
Expert Working Groups (EWGs)
The SW Pacific Codex Project establishes Expert Working Groups (EWGs) to facilitate the analysis of Codex Technical Committee documentation, in support of the preparation of participation by SW Pacific Codex delegations in such committees, including the development of national positions.
An EWG will be setup for select Codex Committees and composed of experts from the SW Pacific region, specialized in Food Regulatory Science; and, possessing relevant Committee-specific experience.
SWP Codex News & Future Events
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Codex coordination meetings
Dedicated to CCPs and their Representatives / Partners from the NASWP Nations.
Codex Roundtable for North America and the South West Pacific • 18 March 2025
- Meeting Agenda
- Reviewing Relevant CCFA55 Agenda Items:
- Agenda Items 3a, 3b, 4a: Presentation
- 3a. Matters of Interest Arising from FAO/WHO and from the 99th Meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
- 3b. Proposed Draft Specifications for the Identity and Purity of Food Additives Arising from the 99th JECFA Meetings
- 4a. Endorsement and/or revision of maximum levels for food additives and processing aids in Codex standards
- Agenda Items 4b, 9: Presentation
- 4b. Alignment of the food additive provisions of commodity standards Report of the Electronic Working Group on Alignment
- 9. Discussion paper on the working practices and the engagement plan to avoid divergence between the GSFA, commodity standards and other related Codex texts
- Agenda Items 5, 6: Presentation
- 5a. General Standard for Food Additives (Report of the Electronic Working Group on the GSFA)
- 5b. GSFA: Proposals for new and/or revision of food additive provisions
- 6. Proposed draft revision to the Class names and the international numbering system for food additives (CXG 36 1989)
- Agenda Items 7, 8: Presentation
- 7. Proposals for additions and changes to the Priority List of Substances proposed for evaluation by JECFA (replies to CL 2024 59 FA)
- 8. Standard for baker’s yeast (Step 4)
- Agenda Items 3a, 3b, 4a: Presentation
- Meeting Report
- EWG Analysis of Relevant CCFA55 Agenda Items
Codex Roundtable for North America and the South West Pacific • 12 November 2024
Codex Roundtable for North America and the South West Pacific • 17 October 2024
2nd North America South West Pacific Codex Colloquium • 26-28 February 2024, Nadi, Fiji
Codex Roundtable for North America and the South West Pacific • 6, 7 February 2024
Codex Roundtable for the South West Pacific • 14 November 2023
Codex Roundtable for the South West Pacific • 26 September 2023
Codex Roundtable for the South West Pacific • 12 September 2023
Codex Roundtable for the South West Pacific • 06 July 2023
Codex Roundtable for the South West Pacific • 13 April 2023
Codex Roundtable for the South West Pacific • 10 February 2023
2nd Codex Roundtable for the South West Pacific • 1 February 2023, CCNASWP16 Side Event: Codex @ 60 – Towards More Robust Food Control Systems at the Regional Level
- The 2nd Codex roundtable for the South West Pacific took place as part of: The CCNASWP16 Side Event
Inaugural Codex Roundtable for the South West Pacific • 13 January 2023
1st South West Pacific Codex Colloquium | 8-9 November 2022, Auckland, New Zealand
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Codex resources
A repository of proposed resources prepared by the SW Pacific Codex Expert Working Group (EWG), for use by Codex partners and stakeholders in the region
to support their preparation and participation in Codex proceedings.
Disclaimer and Disclosure of Interest
It is important to note that the proposed analysis and associated conclusions and recommendations stem from the work of independent food regulatory experts. The analysis and associated recommendations or positions are presented as mere suggestions and should not be considered as a direction or final recommendation to the competent authority empowered to develop and endorse Codex positions. Disclosure of Interest: Experts involved in the development of this analysis contribute to various food safety and nutrition regulatory capacity building initiatives funded by other Governments, aid agencies, industry and international organizations.
The documentation is intended for possible use by the Codex communities of practice promoted by the Global Food Regulatory Science Society (GFoRSS), as part of their contribution to enhancing awareness and supporting effective participation in international standard setting meetings (Codex meetings), by representatives from member countries and observers.
The documentation offers an analysis of select key agenda items to support the development of positions at the national and regional level. This analysis is indicative in nature and does not represent an official position of the organization, its membership or its management.
This review is prepared as part of the SW Pacific Codex Initiative.