Codex Alimentarius Commission
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| The Codex Alimentarius Commission was created in 1963 by FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. The main purposes of this Programme are protecting health of the consumers and ensuring fair trade ... |
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| Food safety along the food chain
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| Quality assurance systems enable the application and verification of control measures intended to assure the quality and safety of food. They are required at each step in the food production chain to ensure safe food, and to show compliance with regulatory and customer requirements. |
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| Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)
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| Good Agricultural Practices are "practices that address environmental, economic and social sustainability for on-farm processes, and result in safe and quality food and non-food agricultural products". This site provides information and links to further resources. |
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| Integrated food control systems
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| The "Food Control System" is the official institutional set up, at national and sub-national level, responsible for ensuring the quality and safety of the food supply. It includes the relevant food legislation and regulation, food inspection, food analysis, food import/export inspection and ... |
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| International Portal on Food Safety, Animal & Plant Health - IPFSAPH : CERTIFICATION
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| This page includes information on CERTIFICATION , the procedure by which official certification bodies and officially recognized bodies provide written or equivalent assurance that control systems conform to requirements .
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| International Portal on Food Safety, Animal & Plant Health - IPFSAPH : HACCP : Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
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| This section contains information on HACCP : Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points is a system which identifies, evaluates, and controls hazards which are significant for food safety. The International Portal on Food Safety, Animal & Plant Health (IPFSAPH) facilitates trade in food and ... |
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| International Portal on Food Safety, Animal & Plant Health - IPFSAPH : INSPECTION
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| This section includes information on INSPECTION : i) Official visual examination to determine if pests are present and/or to determine compliance with regulations . ii) An on-site visit to verify that the performance of an operation is in accordance with specific standards of a certification ... |
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