Riyadh, May 04, 2021, SPA -- Under the chairmanship of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Coordinating Committee for the Near East Region countries of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CODEX) virtually held its first informal meeting. During the meeting, the member states followed up the latest developments and means to consolidate communications and cooperation in the region. The meeting took place, in the presence of the Executive Chairman of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) Hisham bin Saad Al-Jedaie and the CODEX Secretary Tom Heilandt and representatives of the 17 member states of the region of the Near East. --SPA 01:09 LOCAL TIME 22:09 GMT 0010 www.spa.gov.sa/w1553095