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Codex Alimentarius
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Coordinating Committee for North America and the South West Pacific
The Coordinating Committee (CCNASWP) is responsible for defining problems and needs concerning food standards and food control of all Codex member countries of the region. Host government rotates among the committee members.

Tonga will host the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for North America and the South West Pacific tentatively scheduled for October 27-30, 2008 in Tonga.

At its next session, the Committee will discuss:
  • Report of the Electronic Working Group on Objective 6 of the Strategic Plan for CCNASWP
  • Draft new Strategic Plan for CCNASWP
  • Discussion Paper on the Development of a Standard for Kava
  • Discussion Paper on the Development of a Standard for Nonu (Noni) Products
Codex members in the North American and South West Pacific Regions include:

North America
  • Canada
  • United States of America

South West Pacific
  • Australia
  • Cook Islands
  • Fiji
  • Kiribati
  • Micronesia, Federated States
  • New Zealand
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
  • Tonga
  • Vanuatu

U.S. Contact
Paulo Almeida
Associate Manager for Codex
U.S. Codex Office, Room 4861
Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 205-7760
Fax: (202) 720-3157
Email: paulo.almeida@fsis.usda.gov

Current CCNASWP Documents Requesting Comments
CX or CL Subject Comments Due Send comments to:
CL 2008/12-NASWP (PDF Only) Request for comments and information on National Food Control Systems Aug 15, 2008 Paulo.Almeida@
fsis.usda.gov 
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Last Modified: July 29, 2008

 

 
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