Current date 05/19/2012

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The new US Food Safety Modernization Act

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CIEH Level 3 Award in HACCP For Food Manufacturing

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Food Safety Programmes to be strengthened

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CIEH Level 3 Award Supervising Food Safety in Catering

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CIEH Level 2 Award in HACCP for Manufactures, Retail and Caterers

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Standard Specifications (pdf file)

Draft CARICOM STANDARD Specification for Cassava bread

Draft CARICOM Specification for the Grading of Hot Peppers

Draft CARICOM Specification for the Grading of Mangoes

Draft CARICOM Specification for the Grading of Pineapples

Draft CARICOM Specification for the Grading of Pumpkin

Draft CARICOM Specification for the Grading of Sweet Peppers

CODEX Standard for Bananas - CODEX STAN - 205-1997

Food and feed hygiene for farmers and growers What you need to know

Food Pest Facts

Jamaica / Caribbean

College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE)

Jamaica Agricultural Society

Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA)

ABIS iweb based information system developed by RADA

The Agricultural Support Services Project (ASSP)

International

International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health (IPFSAPH)

Codex Alimentarius

World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

WTO-SPS Agreement

WTO-TBT Agreement

Convention on Biological Diversity (UNEP)

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals & Pesticides in Intl. Trade (PIC)

The Food Safety Enhancement Program (FSEP) (CFIA)

On-Farm Food Safety Recognition Program

Quality Management Program

Code of Conduct on Biotechnology as it relates to Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

OECD Task Force for Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds

FAO

EUR-Lex provides direct free access to European Union law

Zoonoses: Diseases (DefraGov UK)

NAPPO pest alerts

Official Pest Reports: Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) - Removal of Quarantined Area in the Spring Valley area of San Diego County, California - United Statesw
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Official Pest Reports: Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean Fruit Fly) – Establishment of a Third Quarantine Area in San Diego County, California – United Statesw
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MRLs for pesticides

Pesticide : Aldrin and Dieldrin - Commodity : Bulb vegetables - MRL - 0.05 (mg/kg)w
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Pesticide : Aldrin and Dieldrin - Commodity : Bulb vegetables Maximum Residue Limit (MRL): 0.05 (mg/kg) Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI): 0.0001 mg/kg body weight JMPR evaluation: 65T; 66; 67; 68R;...

Pesticide : Aldrin and Dieldrin - Commodity : Cereal grains - MRL - 0.02 (mg/kg)w
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Pesticide : Aldrin and Dieldrin - Commodity : Cereal grains Maximum Residue Limit (MRL): 0.02 (mg/kg) Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI): 0.0001 mg/kg body weight JMPR evaluation: 65T; 66; 67; 68R;...

OIE animal disease alerts

OIE weekly disease report - Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), United States of America, (Follow-up report No. 1)w
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OIE weekly disease report - Sheep pox and goat pox, Mongolia, (Follow-up report No. 2)w
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