CALLING OUT #attentioncodexalimentariuscommission.

Okay, the genesis of my grievance goes thus; I was going through the Codex Alimentarius, which is the document containing the guidelines for production,processing, handling, shipping, trading, food and food products globally. These written guidelines are to ensure safe,

good quality, and ready to be traded foods. Upon my perusal I found an anomaly.

I must commend the efforts of the commission in charge of coming up with these guidelines -the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC),but there is a big anomaly in the system which is why I'm calling out Codex Alimentarius Commission. 

What could that be? The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has sub committes domiciled in various nations, of all these over 20 sub committes, not even ONE is domiciled in Africa.

What could your reasons be, CAC? 

Do we not produce food and food products in Africa?

Are we not involved in food trade in Africa?

Do we not have teeming population of food growers and consumers in Africa? 

The sub committe sine die on Cocoa products and chocolates is in Switzerland. Yes Switzerland is famous for cocoa value chain but not for the production of cocoa. The West African sub region contributes the highest percentage of world cocoa production. Ivory Coast alone contributes 30% of world cocoa production making it the highest cocoa producing nation in the world, yet the sub committe on Cocoa is in Switzerland.  

Same goes for vegetable protein committee that is in Canada while several countries in Africa produce more vegetable protein that Canada.

I may not know what your parameters were in your selection but I do know that not bringing Africa on board in the apportioning of sub committes is a big slight on Africa and ridicules Africa's contribution to the global food chain.

#callingoutcodexalimentariuscommission #correctthisanomaly