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The 24th Meeting of IPC Committee on Quality
During the 4th and 5th September 2018 the 24th Meeting of IPC Committee on Quality was held in Ho Chi Minh City hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture Vietnam and Vietnam Pepper Associations. The Quality Meeting, opened by Mrs. Hoang Thi Lien the Executive Director of IPC, was attended by quality experts from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam.
The Meeting, chaired by Mrs. Chandrini M. Dewi from Indonesia, mainly discussed the harmonization of IPC Standard with CODEX Standard, Training Programme for Laboratories Personnel as well as Proficiency Testing Programme. A draft of the Booklet of the Good Manufacturing Practices in Indonesian Version was presented by Indonesian delegations in this Meeting for Members consideration.
Furthermore, this Meeting was also attended by representatives of Vietnam Business industries and Eurofins. The presence of Eurofins in the 24th IPC Committee on Quality was meant to present proposal for collaborative work between IPC and Eurofins. In the presentation of the Proposed activities Mr. Jaap Leendert Hengstmnegel, representative from Eurofins, elaborated aspects in which Eurofins would be able to lend its expertise to IPC. Discussion on the said matters resulted to the drafting of counter proposal by members of IPC.
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- International Pepper Community 44th Annual Session and Other Meetings for the year 2016
- Geographical Indication of Lampung Black Pepper
- Members of Panel from member countries met in Bogor to review the IPC Agreement
- ED and Liaison Officers of Malaysia, Sri Lanka visited BALITTRO
- Sincere Condolences
- IPC held 22nd Meeting of IPC Committee on Quality in Kuching, Malaysia
- Mr. Iman Pambagyo, Director General of International Trade Negotiations, Republic of Indonesia and the Chairman of IPC for 2015-2016
- IPC Committee on R&D met in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
- Indonesian COFTRA / BAPPEBTI to launch Mobile WRS
- IPC to revise the 2005 Pepper Production Guide with the latest update technology
- IPC adopted new revised IPC Standard Specifications for Whole Black and White pepper, Whole Dehydrated Green pepper and Ground Black and White pepper
- Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification System (CCFICS) Melbourne,Australia from 6th to 12th February.
- World Pepper Industry; Present status and Future Trend
- New office of IPC Secretariat inaugurated by Chairman of IPC
- IPC Committee on Quality met at Cochin India to finalize the Revised Draft of IPC Standards for Pepper and Pepper Products
- IPC organized the 3rd International Pepper Conclave 2015 in Shanghai, China
- IPC and CHINAESA to hold the 3rd International Pepper Conclave 2015 in Shanghai
- Dr. A. Jayathilak, IAS named as Chairman of International Pepper Community
- The Government of India is to host 43rd Session and Annual Meetings of IPC from 22nd - 25th Nov. 2015
- IPC Experts met in Lampung to develop a Guideline for Production of Quality Pepper Planting Material and Pepper Production Guide
- IPC and Indonesia Tea Board met to discuss the potential of intercropping Pepper with Tea
- Executive Director of IPC attended the UN-CAPSA Meeting in Bogor
- Indonesia Tea Research Institute seek for support from BALITTRO and IPC for intercropping Tea with Pepper
- NOVOZIMES REPRESENTATIVES VISITED IPC
- IPC to support GIZ-RED pepper project / programme implemented in the pepper growing areas of West Kalimantan