IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMMES TO IMPROVE SAFETY |
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Food Quality and Standards Service |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction 1 Background 2 Safety and quality requirements with regard to fresh fruits and vegetables 3 The methodology adopted for the case studies 4 General characteristics of the sectors studied 5 Implementing good practices in the cape gooseberry sector: case study of small pro-ducers in Granada Municipality, Colombia 6 Implementing good practices in the broccoli sector: case study of the Huertos Gatazo Zambrano enterprise, Ecuador 7 Implementation of good practices in the production of fresh pineapples for export: Case study of the Huetar Norte region, Costa Rica 8 Overview of the case study fi ndings 9 Conclusions Bibliography Annexes |