FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near East (CCNE)

As part of their continued commitment to strengthening regional coordination and enhancing participation in Codex activities, the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near East (CCNE) and the Arab Industrial...

From the CCNE Secretariat The FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near East (CCNE), in collaboration with the Arab Codex Initiative, continues to strengthen scientific coordination and regional engagement...

Abu Dhabi, 26 February 2026 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was been elected as the geographic representative for the Near East region to the Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission for...

by the Sultanate of Oman as Coordinator for CCNE   Codex Contact Points (CCPs) from the CCNE region and Arab Member Countries convened on 26 January 2026 for the 44th Coordination Meeting, chaired by Dr....

by the CCP of Saudi Arabia   A delegation from the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), headed by its Chairperson, Allan Azegele, visited the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA)’s Interactive Awareness...

On the sidelines of the 48th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), hosted a high-level side event titled...

By the CCNE Coordinator and IUFoST As part of the preparations for the 48th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC48), the Coordinator for the Near East (the Sultanate of Oman) convened a stakeholder...

by CCNE Coordinator and IUFoST The 41st and 42nd meetings of Codex Contact Points (CCPs) from CCNE member countries were held virtually on 9 and 16 October 2025, chaired by Dr. Intisar Al-Gharibi, CCNE...

by the Sultanate of Oman and IUFoST A side event entitled “Novel foods and novel ingredients in the Near East: Unlocking innovation through regulation” was held on the margins of the Twelfth Session of...

The 12th session of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near East has concluded in Muscat, Oman. In wrapping up Waleed Al-ma’amari, Codex Contact Point, the Sultanate of Oman, thanked everyone involved...

The 12th session of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near East has opened in Muscat, Oman – the first time this Committee has met in the region for more than 10 years. “But today we meet again,”...

Oman is set to host the 12th session of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Near East (CCNE12), which will take place in Muscat from 28 September to 2 October 2025. This marks the first time in over...

The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), chair of the United Arab Emirates Codex Committee (UAE-NCC) organized a workshop on the “Evaluation of National Codex Programmes in the United...

The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), chair of the United Arab Emirates Codex Committee (UAE-NCC) organized a workshop on the “Evaluation of National Codex Programmes in the United...

As part of FAO's Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) with the Islamic Republic of Iran to enhance integrated pistachio supply chain management, focusing on productivity, harvesting, processing and compliance...

The newly appointed Chairperson of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near East (CCNE), Ali Al-Ghaferi, of the Sultanate of Oman held a virtual meeting with representatives of the International...

The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), in collaboration with the Global Society for Food Regulatory Science (GFoRSS), organized an international symposium titled “Supporting the...

The Coordinator for Near East, Saudi Arabia, in collaboration with the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), is conducting a three-day workshop, 10-12 September 2024, in Riyadh, titled “Empowering the...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia On 29 August 2024, a significant workshop was held virtually at the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA). The workshop focused on the experiences and practices of the Codex Contact...

By Khadija Qalandari, Acting, Head of Technical Follow-up Standard Specifications Section, UAE   The UAE National Codex Committee (NCC), led by the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA),...