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 |