In January 1997, President Clinton announced the Food Safety Initiative to improve the security of food supply in the United States. At the end of 1997 the “Initiative to Ensure the Safety of Imported and Domestic Fruits and Vegetables” was announced to have greater assurance that the fruits and vegetables for local consumption whether produced in the U.S or imported comply with the highest standards of food quality and safety. As part of this initiative, guidelines for Good Agricultural Practices and Good Manufacturing Practices were developed for fresh fruits and vegetables.
Due to the growing importance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) for the production and marketing of fresh fruits and vegetables, this webpage has been developed as a guide to help producers and exporters gain better knowledge of the steps toward producing safe and healthy products. This page has been developed to be easy, user-friendly and in a logical manner so it can be consulted by both experienced and inexperienced producers.
This website contains specific topics, a general focus on Sanitary and Phitosanitary Measures (SPS), as well as information to support the producer in the process of exporting his product inside and outside of the Central America region.
 Good Agricultural Practices and Good Manufacturing Practices provide guidelines to minimize physical, chemical and microbiological contamination in the production and packing of fresh produce.
 Market Access details the export procedures from different Central America countries as well as the import regulations to the United States, European Union, Canada and Mexico.
 SPS Links contains links of Government and Non Government Organizations with information related to Food Safety.
 Documents provide a list of Food Safety sources in PDF or HTML format for immediate access and consult.
News:
Food company begins new safety protocol for leafy greens. News
E. coli cases traced to bagged spinach... News
Bodegas, big chains vie for Hispanics' grocery dollars - Mark Chediak, Orlando Sentinel. News.
Join Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Food Safety Risk Analisys Clearinghouse. News
Wash additive boosts shelf life, reduces pathogens
A wash additive increases the shelf life of fresh-cut apples and reduces pathogen levels, scientists say.
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La Agricultura y Producción de Alimentos: La agricultura es una de las industrias más grandes del mundo. En todo el mundo, hay más gente involucrada de alguna manera en la agricultura que en todas las demás ocupaciones combinadas. http://www.ific.org/sp/food/agriculture/index.cfm
Cúrcuma controla los sabores malos en los pepinillos empaquetados: Un científico del Servicio de Investigación Agrícola (ARS) ha descubierto que la cúrcuma, una especia usada desde antigüedad como un agente de color, podría también ser usada como un antioxidante natural para mantener frescos los pepinillos en vinagre después de empaquetarlos en bolsas o tarros plásticos. http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/espanol/pr/2006/060620.es.htm
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We would like to thank the collaboration of Central America Organizations involved in the export of healthy fruits and vegetables for their contribution of specific information of their respective countries during the elaboration of this webpage.
 This page has been developed by the Regional Program of the Partnerships for Food Industry Development - Fruits and Vegetables of the Michigan State University, which if financed by USAID under the terms of Cooperative Agreement USAID/G-CAP 596-A-00-04-00039-00.
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