AS DELIVERED

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We want to thank the delegation of Costa Rica for their hard work on this resolution. I would like to make one point of clarification. The United States believes food safety is of paramount importance and deeply respects the work of Codex in contributing to the safety of food in international trade. The United States, however, is concerned with language contained in preambular paragraph 7 which, in our opinion, incorrectly expands the mandate of the World Health Organization. Thank you.

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