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The FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission reported on October 9 that delegates from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania attended.","The forum prepared common regional positions for upcoming Codex committees on food import and export inspection and certification systems and contaminants in food. Participants also adopted resource-mobilization and communication and advocacy strategies to support the EAC Codex Forum’s 2026–2031 strategic plan. 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