Overview of National Codex Committees in the Member States of the WHO South-East Asia Region

Abstract

The importance of this Region in the international food trade has long been recognized since over 25% of the world's population resides here. There has been a significant increase in the production of food in this Region over the years. There has been a growing realization in countries of the Region of the importance of Codex in protecting the health of consumers and ensuring fair practices in the food trade. The participation of countries from the Region in the Codex forum has also increased considerably. This report contains information on the working of the National Codex Committees of the Member States of the World Health Organization's South-East Asia Region [‎WHO-SEARO]‎ and is an update of 'Overview of national Codex Committees in the Member States of the WHO South-East Asia Region' (‎SEA-NUT-183)‎, published in 2012.