Canadian Food Inspection Agency On-Site Assessment Report of Guatemala's Food Safety Control System for Fresh Blackberries, Raspberries and Peas - 2016

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• Abbreviations and special terms used in the report
• Executive summary
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Assessment objective, scope, and methodology
  • 2.1 Methodology
  • 2.2 Assessment scope summary
• 3. Legal basis for the assessment
• 4. Background
• 5. CA and official controls
  • 5.1 Overview of roles and responsibilities
  • 5.2 Overview of food safety controls
  • 5.3 Program resources and training
  • 5.4 Traceability and recall
  • 5.5 Microbiological testing and laboratory controls
  • 5.6 Implementation of food safety controls at the farm, packing and exporter levels
  • 5.7 Summary of observations at farm and packing facilities
• 6. Laboratory capacity
• 7. Role of the industry associations and interests of the industry
• 8. Closing meeting
  • 8.1 Observations
  • 8.2 Recommendations
  • 8.3 Conclusions and next steps
• Appendix A: Overview of the roles and responsibilities of the foreign CA
• Appendix B: Organizational chart of the MAGA