The CCASIA Region - Regional Coordinator Japan
The Coordinating Committee for Asia was established at the 11th Meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission held in Rome, Italy, in July 1976. Its first meeting was held in New Delhi (India) in January 1977.
The regional coordinator operates from within the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan.
Japan, as the regional coordinator for Asia, aims to pursue the following goals while upholding the Codex core values, i.e. inclusiveness, collaboration, consensus building, and transparency
- Foster collaboration and coordination within the region by facilitating the exchange of views, so that Asian members can be well-informed and effectively participate in the Commission and its subsidiary bodies; and,
- Promote open and constructive discussions at the Regional Coordinating Committee to identify the current, emerging, and critical issues concerning consumer health protection and ensuring fair practices in the food trade within the region, and to address these issues in a timely manner.
News from the region
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World Food Safety Day / Bangladesh event to unveil new food safety publication
The Bangladesh Food Safety Foundation will hold a seminar for World Food Safety Day, with special guest speakers. The event will include an unveiling of the Foundation’s new “Food Safety Talks” magazine.
Date: 21 June 20925Time: 10:30 Bangladesh timeVenue: Bangladesh Food Safety Authority, Islam Road, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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World Food Safety Day 2025 events
21 June 2025
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World Food Safety Day / Indian Bureau of Standards to host national webinar on science and food safety
To celebrate World Food Safety Day 2025 under the global theme “Food Safety: Science in Action,” the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), India’s National Standards Body, will host a national-level webinar to spotlight the scientific foundation of food safety standards.
This virtual event, titled “Research-Driven Standards for Food Safety”, will highlight a range of Research and Development projects initiated and supported by BIS, showcasing how research and evidence-based approaches play a vital role in the formulation of food safety standards. The objective is to [...]
10 June 2025
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World Food Safety Day regional Asia Pacific webinar: Food Safety – Science in Action
FAO and WHO are hosting an Asia Pacific webinar to observe World Food Safety Day 2025 under the theme ‘Food Safety: Science in Action’.
The objectives of the webinar are to raise awareness about the role of science in food safety and share knowledge and best practices to generate data and scientific evidence to inform policy decisions and formulate national food safety standards.
The proposed webinar is aimed at food safety regulators from various sectors, businesses, and disciplines, including consumers, academia, and students. [...]
10 June 2025
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World Food Safety Day / Subregional Mekong capacity building project launched
On 5 June 2025, the Mekong Institute (MI), in partnership with the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), held a workshop to launch the Mekong CREATES (Mekong Capacity-Building for Resilient and Enhanced Agricultural Technologies and Food Systems) project in Khon Kaen, Thailand, marking World Food Safety Day 2025.
The event gathered stakeholders from Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, and Viet Nam to discuss critical links between food safety and climate change.
The workshop highlighted how climate change impacts food safety risks, promoted [...]
09 June 2025
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World Food Safety Day / China, Macao SAR celebrates with a quiz challenge
Society of Food and Environmental Health (SFEH) invites everyone to test food safety knowledge with 15 fun trivia questions about essential food safety practices and the science behind them. The quiz provides instant explanations to boost understanding. Top scorers will win prizes.
An Educational Restaurant inside the University in Macau will celebrate World Food Safety Day by a joint activity coorganized by the International Food Safety Association (IFSA) and SFEH.
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World Food Safety Day 2025 events
09 June 2025
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Thailand’s World Food Safety Day 2025 Advocacy Activity
To commemorate World Food Safety Day 2025, the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS) of Thailand will organize an advocacy event at Thonburi Market Place. The event will feature a panel discussion on “The Science Behind Food Safety: From Farm to Market, From Market to Table,” highlighting the role of science in ensuring safe food across the supply chain.
Additional activities will include the official presentation of the Q Market signage, recognizing the market's commitment to food safety [...]
09 June 2025
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World Food Safety Day / China Children's Food Safety and Programming Fun Experience Day
In order to actively respond to the call of the National Food Safety Publicity Week, enhance the food safety awareness of young students, and practice the slogan of "Food Safety: Science in Action", on the occasion of the 7th World Food Safety Day, China University of Petroleum (East China) and Ocean University of China came to Zhanshan Community to jointly carry out the theme activity of "Food Safety for Kids · Programming Dream Building".
This activity is not only an in-depth [...]
07 June 2025
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World Food Safety Day / Hybrid event in Japan to focus on General Principles of Food Hygiene
Japan Food Safety Management Association (JFSM) will be hosting an event titled "World Food Safety Day 2025" where individuals involved in food safety across the food chain can learn and share together. Attendees can join either in person or online. There will be time for participant networking at the venue.
Dr Emiko Araki, Scientific Advisor to the Japan Food Hygiene Association will be a guest speaker. In line with the theme “Food safety: science in action,” Dr Araki will give a [...]
06 June 2025
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World Food Safety Day / High school lecture on food safety, Japan
As part of the Shizunou Consortium Project of Hokkaido Shizunai Agricultural High School, on 23 May, Masanori Kotani, President and Secretary General of Japan’s Food Safety Management Association (JFSM) delivered an online lecture to second-year students at Hokkaido Shizunai Agricultural High School on the themes of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s “Five keys to safer food”, "Introduction to the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points system" and "World Food Safety Day".
Building on last year’s lecture, this year's session included quizzes, making [...]
05 June 2025
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World Food Safety Day / Join the Singapore Food Agency for a science series webinar
As part of its regular Science Series of webinars, the Singapore Food Agency will hold a special edition for World Food Safety Day as follows:
Date: 5 June 2025Time: 16:00–17:30 Singapore timeRegister for the event
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World Food Safety Day events around the world
05 June 2025
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CCASIA Coordinator
All information on Codex is public and free.
For regional enquiries contact:
CCASIA Secretariat
International Standards Office, Food Safety Policy Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
1-2-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Tel: +81 3 3502 8732
E-mail: [email protected]