Key takeaways from Codex and the Sanitary & Phytosanitary (SPS) Committee meeting

The Coalition was pleased to meet this past month with the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Committee Chair, Ms Cecilia Monica Risolo (Minister Counsellor from the Argentine delegation) and share its thoughts on the current challenges, priorities and future opportunities.  Some key takeaways include:

• The value of continued efforts to highlight the value of Codex and current challenges.
• The role of private sector to maintain an active conversation on trade challenges that are based on science and the reality on the ground. 
• The importance of Codex MRLs and their reference under specific trade concerns to be discussed as part of the Sixth review of the SPS agreement.
• The emerging conversation how digital tools can help detecting risks generally, including the use of e-phyto.