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Summary of AESAN Activities during Spanish Presidency
01/07/2010
Having reached the end of the term of the Spanish Presidency, the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition would like to present a record of the various activities implemented.
We therefore present this summary of activities developed during the past six months during which precise information has been provided regarding each of the proposed activities.
This information can also be consulted in our Section on Innovations.
AESAN MEETINGS DURING THE SPANISH PRESIDENCY OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
1. Meetings of the European food safety authority (EFSA) in Spain to address the Spanish presidency of the Council:
1.1 Science supporting Risk Surveillance of Imports
10 february, Seville, Spain.
In this meeting, the EFSA will invite different international organisations to strengthen and analyse risk evaluation methods and techniques for foodstuffs imported through European inspection posts.
1.2. Meeting of the Advisory Forum of the European food safety Authotity
11-12 february, Seville, Spain.
This meeting is organised by EFSA (European Food Safety Authority). The Advisory Forum brings together food safety authorities from the 27 Member States, and it is a key player in coordinating food risk assessment in the European Union.
1.3. Management board meeting
18 march, Toledo, Spain
This Board is an independent Body whose members are appointed to act in the public interest and do not represent any government, organisation or sector. The 15-member Board sets EFSA's budget, approves the annual work programme and is responsible for ensuring that EFSA works effectively and co-operates successfully with partner organisations across the EU and beyond.
1.4 Focal points meeting
5-6 may, Madrid, Spain
Focal Points act as the interface between EFSA and national food safety authorities in the EU Member States. Focal Points ensure the exchange of scientific information among competent authorities in Member States and between Member States and EFSA. EFSA exchanges information with Focal Points on a regular basis and usually meets with them three times per year. This will be the first time that one of this meetings will take place in Spain with the occasion of Spanish presidency.
1.5 Meeting of EFSA's Advisory Forum working group on communications
26-27 May. International Room, Spanish Ministry of Health and Social Policy.
This meeting will deal with aspects related to designing cooperation strategies among the different Member States when handling situations having to do with risk communication.
2. Workshop on food supplements
8 March, Spanish Ministry of Health and Social Policy, Madrid, Spain
The purpose of this meeting is to promote the approximation of criteria for managing food supplements, share the approaches different Member States have adopted for implementing Directive 2002/46/EC, discuss the use of other legislative instruments for managing food supplements and define the impact of Regulation 764/2008 on marketing food supplements made from substances other than vitamins and minerals.
3. Meeting of the high level group on nutrition and physical activity
16 June, IFEMA Conference Centre, Madrid, Spain.
Promoting healthy habits in the population, especially among children and young people, is one of the key objectives of the Spanish Ministry of Health and Social Policy as a means of ensuring a healthier life and preventing obesity-related disease. To this end, the NAOS Strategy was launched in 2005. It encompasses a large and diverse range of programmes, interventions, campaigns, publications and activities in all areas of society, in conjunction with public and private institutions of all kinds. On European Union scale, these issues are contemplated in a high-level group that coordinates European strategies in this area and which is chaired by the Commission. At this meeting, the new MSPS Strategic Plan on nutrition, obesity and overweight for 2010-2015 will be presented to the group. This plan sets out to continue and promote activities already undertaken by the NAOS strategy (strategy for nutrition, physical activity and obesity prevention).
CODEX ALIMENTARIUS SESSIONS DURING THE SPANISH PRESIDENCY
AESAN as the Presidency during the Codex Alimentarius Sessions (Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme) that will be held in the semester
The European Union, as a full member of Codex Alimentarius, has helped to reinforce coherence between the standards, guidelines or recommendations and other provisions adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, ensuring that, during their preparation, negotiation and adoption, the primary health and other interests of the European Union and its Member States are taken into consideration.
Throughout the Spanish presidency 10 sessions of the Codex Alimentarius will take place: the Commission of the Codex in Geneve (Switzerland) and the nine subsidiary bodies (Milk and milk Products, Food Import and Export Inspection, Method of Analysis and Sampling, Food Additives, General Principles, Food Contaminants, Pesticide Residues, Food Labelling) in different places around the world (New Zealand, Australia, Hungary, China, France, Turkey, Canada). The coordination meetings ( 11 ) will be held in Brussels and on-the-spot, whenever necessary throughout the meetings. In these meetings the Spanish presidency will conduct the work to elaborate consensus declarations that will be pronounce on behalf of the European Union or on behalf of the European Union and its Member States during the sessions.
See the events planned during the Spanish Presidency
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