Consumer Voice :: Health

Myanmar accepts un funds, food cyclone survivors : ENS News (08 May 2008)

Asian development bank opens new climate fund with $40 million :ENS News (08 May 2008)

British MP hits out at EU over basmati rice shortage : Times of India (08 May 2008)

Social factors, including economic pressures, caused by climate change may in turn elevate HIV infection rates world-wide. : Research (08 May 2008)

India's first-ever official study that evaluated the immunity level of children against the polio virus after being administered OPV has found high antibody prevalence in their blood. : survey (08 May 2008)

Jammu and Kashmir Police report says that 209 Kashmiri Pandits were killed by militants since 1989 : The Indian Express (08 May 2008)

Daily Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer : Studies (08 May 2008)

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Voice being an active member of various sub-committees of CCFS (Central Committee for Food standards) holds a responsibility to ensure availability of quality and safe foods to consumers. In this regard, VOICE liaises with National and International Food quality Control organizations. Various Sub-committees of CCFS of which VOICE is member include:

VOICE is also an active member of National codex Committees. Being a member of that VOICE contributes:

	To cooperate with the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme and to nominate delegates to attend Codex meetings;
	To formulate national position in consultation with the members of NCC in the matters of Codex;
	To study Codex documents, collect and revise all relevant information relating to technology,
	economics, health and control system, so as to give supporting reasons to the government in the acceptance of Codex Standards or otherwise;
	To identify organizations to take action for generation of data base or preparation of base paper projecting the country's interest for interacting with the CAC; and
	To cooperate with other local/regional or foreign organizations dealing with activities relating to food standardization.
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