Food Safety Issues in International Trade

With the formation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995, specific principles and rules were conceived. These rules, or Sanitary & Phytosanitary Measures (e.g., SPS Agreement), relate to three primary issues or concerns: food safety, animal health, and plant health. While still controve...

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Main Authors: Ronald H. Schmidt, Robert P. Bates, Douglas L. Archer, Keith R. Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2004-07-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/112007
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Summary:With the formation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995, specific principles and rules were conceived. These rules, or Sanitary & Phytosanitary Measures (e.g., SPS Agreement), relate to three primary issues or concerns: food safety, animal health, and plant health. While still controversial, the WTO/SPS Agreement does provide for more detailed control of food safety concerns and for more standardization and harmonization regarding rules and regulations. This document is FSHN034, one of a series of the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, IFAS, University of Florida. Publication: March 2003.  https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fs100
ISSN:2576-0009