Abbreviations

APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Council)

CCFAC
Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants

CCPR
Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues

CCVDF
Codex Committee on Veterinary Drugs in Foods

ECE
Economic Commission for Europe

EU
European Union

FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization

GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

HACCP
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (system)

IDF
International Dairy Federation

JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

JMPR
Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues

MERCOSUR
Southern Common Market

MRLs
maximum residue limits

NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement

NGO
non-governmental organization

OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

SPS Agreement
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

TBT Agreement
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade

WHO
World Health Organization

WTO
World Trade Organization