Today, #CAC45 meeting of @FAOWHOCodex@twitter.com kicks off in Rome. Among other issues, countries will discuss the controversial growth promoter #zilpaterol. Consumers in 🇪🇺 have concerns over using drugs to boost animal growth. Our letter to #CodexAlimentarius: https://bit.ly/3V8Rkr0

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Tomorrow, the 45th session #CAC45 of @FAOWHOCodex@twitter.com will kick off in Rome.
Countries will seek consensus on how to proceed with maximum residue limits (MRLs) for #zilpaterol, a veterinary drug used to enhance growth in cattle. But views are polarized and a vote may have to take place - highly unusual at Codex. Why does it matter to 🇪🇺 consumers? 🧵👇
https://www.who.int/news/item/15-11-2022-fao-who-joint-media-advisory-codex-alimentarius-commission

#CodexAlimentarius
What will #CAC45 decide on #zilpaterol? While the drug may not pose direct food safety risks to consumers, its use raises concerns regarding the health and welfare of animals, EU consumer preferences, and the sustainability of farming practices that employ growth promoters. Time for #Sustainability considerations to feature more prominently in international food safety standards, as @EUCouncil rightly called for 👇 /END
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/02/21/council-calls-for-greater-emphasis-on-sustainability-in-food-safety-standards/

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Consumers in the EU stand by the EU’s way of regulating the use of growth promoters in farmed animals. This is the essence of the comments @beuc submitted to @FAOWHOCodex@twitter.com ahead of #CAC45
https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/en/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsites%252Fcodex%252FMeetings%252FCX-701-45%252FCRDs%252Fcrd11x.pdf

#Trade #FoodSystems #CodexAlimentarius #Livestock

Tomorrow, the 45th session #CAC45 of @FAOWHOCodex@twitter.com will kick off in Rome.
Countries will seek consensus on how to proceed with maximum residue limits (MRLs) for #zilpaterol, a veterinary drug used to enhance growth in cattle. But views are polarized and a vote may have to take place - highly unusual at Codex. Why does it matter to 🇪🇺 consumers? 🧵👇
https://www.who.int/news/item/15-11-2022-fao-who-joint-media-advisory-codex-alimentarius-commission