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Assessment Report of Costa Rica's Food Safety Control System for Fresh Fruit
Abbreviations and special terms used in the report

AyA
Instituto Costarricense de Aqueductos y Alcantarillados (National Water Authority)
CA
Competent Authority
CATR
Central American Technical Regulation
CCSS
Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (Costa Rican Social Security Fund)
CFIA
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
ECA
Costa Rican Accreditation Entity
EM
Environmental Manager
EU
European Union
FF
Fresh Fruit
GAPs
Good Agricultural Practices
GHPs
Good Hygiene Practices
GMPs
Good Manufacturing Practices
INA
National Training Institute
INCIENSA
Instituto Costarricense de Investigacion y Ensenanza en Nutricion y Salud (The Costa Rican Institute for Research and Education in Nutrition and Health)
INFOSAN
International Food Safety Authorities Network
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
LNA
Laboratorio nacional des aguas (National water laboratory)
LRE
Laboratorio de Análisis de Residuos de Agroquímicos (Laboratory for chemical residue analysis)
MAG
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia (Ministry of Agriculture)
MEIC
Ministerio de Economica, Industria y Comercio de Costa Rica (Ministry of Economy, Industry and Trade)
MOH
Ministerio de Salud (Ministry of Health)
NCs
Non-compliances
NFSS
National Food Safety System
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
PROCOMER
Promotora del Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica (Promoter of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica)
SEPAN
Secretaría de la Política Nacional De Alimentación y Nutrición (Secretariat of the Food and Nutrition Policy), MOH
SENASA
Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal (National Animal Health Service
SFE
Servicio Fitosanitario Del Estado (State Phytosanitary Service, MAG)
USA
United States of America
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