Codex meetings on Nutrition, Food Hygiene and food fraud
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- CCFICS28 Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems. 12/10/2026 – 17/10/2026 Perth, Australia. This meeting will be webcast, with the possibility of Hybrid participation.
- CNFSDU45 Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses
01/11/2026 – 06/11/2026 Nuremberg, Germany - CCFH56. Codex Committee on Food Hygiene 16/11/2026 – 20/11/2026 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America. This is important for the contaminants
- CCCF19 (Cairo, Egypt): Monday 19 – Friday 23 October 2026.
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James Webb, from the Noongar tribe, the traditional custodians of the land on which they were meeting, Perth
2 CCFICS28 Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems. 12/10/2026 – 17/10/2026 Perth, Australia. This meeting will be Webcast with Hybrid Participation, including for the Physical Working Group on Food Fraud on Sunday 11th October.
The Plenary session opened on on Monday (12th October) stressing that Interconnectedness is a key factor in inspection and certification work, as Committee meets for 28th Session.
The Committee was welcomed by James Webb, from the Noongar tribe, the traditional custodians of the land on which they were meeting, Perth. He reminded delegates of the connectedness of people to land and of the need to recognize and respect the flora and fauna of the world around them. “We really do have to look after land; we really do have to look after people,” he urged.
Julie Collins, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry acknowledged the shared responsibility of food safety and security systems and their importance to agricultural industries and to international trade. Setting the tone for subsequent contributions, the Minister spoke to the continued relevance of CCFICS, especially considering “emerging science, environmental changes and geopolitical challenges”. In her welcome remarks, Victoria Anderson, Secretary to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry highlighted the different overarching topics on the CCFICS28 meeting agenda: equivalence, food fraud, traceability and digitalization, “and what they mean for modern regulation and food security”.
For WHO, Simone Moraes Raszl said: “effective, transparent and science-based inspection and certification systems must protect customers, build confidence between trading partners and support fair practices in food trade. For WHO, protecting consumer health must remain at the centre of this work. Strong national food control systems, effective cooperation between competent authorities and timely access to reliable information are essential to prevent and manage food safety risks across borders”.
Keep policy-setting free from commercial influence.
At the Physical Working Group the day before, ENCA, IBFAN and the World Public Health Nutrition Association (WPHNA) called for the inclusion of ONE HEALTH principles in the Preamble of the Draft guidelines on the prevention and control of food fraud.
IBFAN/ENCAs CRD 19 also calls for the reference to ‘building partnerships and collaboration’ to be removed from Para 5 of the Preamble of the Guidance and that national governments should be encouraged to adopt effective conflict of interest safeguards. Due diligence is needed to ensure the independence of Competent Authorities and National Food Control Systems who have the responsibility to monitor, detect, mitigate and prevent food fraud, including through proportionate penalties. Since Food fraud perpetrated for foods for vulnerable populations is of particular high risk to health and to the economic sustainability of families, Labelling and information for products marketed globally for infant and young child feeding and “nutritional” products for pregnant and lactating women, deserve special consideration. Misrepresentation and false misinformation on product labels and via digital and other marketing methods is invariably intentional, and undermines breastfeeding and recommended optimal feeding practices that are based on culturally appropriate family foods.
IBFAN/ ENCA CRD CCFICS IBFAN COMMENT on the Draft guidelines on the prevention and control of food fraud. ENCA comment Examples of food fraud: misleading and deceptive claims
IBFAN and ENCA comments on the List of Emerging Global Issues.
2. CCNFSDU45 The 45th Session of the Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses Nuremberg, Germany 2 – 6 November 2026.
Physical working group (PWG) Sunday, 1 November 2026: Standard for foods for older infants and young children and Review and prioritization of new work proposals
CCNFSDU45 – Side Event: Monday 13:45 – 14:45 CET WHO food profiling tool for regulatory measures
CCNFSDU45 – Side Event Tuesday 2nd November 13:45 – 14:45 CET. New Working practices for the incorporation and endorsement of food additive provisions in Codex texts
UNICEF Implementation Guidance on Policies and Programmes.
UNICEF and All Comments on Standard IBFAN and ENCA
UNICEF Implementation Guidance on Policies and Programmes for Improving Complementary Feeding. A modular resource for governments, programme managers and advocates
Complementary-feeding-nutrition-culture-and-politics Amazon. by Gabrielle Palmer
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3. CCFH56. Codex Committee on Food Hygiene 16/11/2026 – 20/11/2026 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America. IBFAN is concerned that this important meeting is currently not allowing hybrid participation. IBFAN HYBRID request for CCFH56
Click here for a report on CCFH55. This Committee will address the work of FAO and WHO (including the recent meeting of JEMRA Report of the meeting. jemra-pf_final
Joint FAO/WHO expert meeting on microbiological risk assessment on powdered formula for infants and young children. FAO HQ, Rome, Italy, 15-19 June 2026
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The Codex Food Labelling Committee (CCFL) will probably not meet again till 2028, but there is a Circular Letter calling for information to inform a strategic forward work plan – The deadline is 2nd November 2026.
| CL 2026/79-FL | Request for information to inform a strategic forward workplan for CCFL including emerging issues/future work | 2 November 2026 |
| Request for information to inform a strategic forward workplan for CCFL including emerging issues/future work | 02/11/2026 |
CCCF19. Committee on Contaminants in Foods 19 Oct 2026–23 Oct 2026Cairo, Egypt
| CL 2026/60-CF | 0/ | Request for comments on the recommendations for the development of guidelines on the safe use of recycled plastics in food packaging | 05/10/2026 |  |
CCEURO34 – FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Europe 21 Sep 2026–25 Sep 2026Berlin, Germany. AGENDA
Codex Calendar for 2026
CCEURO34 (Berlin, Germany): Monday 21 – Friday 25 September 2026. Registration here.
CCMMP11 (by correspondence): Tuesday 29 September – Thursday 29 October 2026. Registration here.
CCFICS28 (Perth, Australia): Monday 12 – Saturday 17 October 2026. Registration here.
CCCF19 (Cairo, Egypt): Monday 19 – Friday 23 October 2026. Registration here.
CCNFSDU45 (Nuremberg, Germany): Monday 2 – Friday 6 November 2026. Registration here.
CCFH56 (Arizona, USA): Monday 16 – Friday 20 November 2026. Registration here.
CCLAC24 (Uruguay): Monday 23 – Friday 27 November 2026. Registration here.