Control of ochratoxin A in coffee to meet the standards of importing countries : the Guatemalan experience
For a small country like Guatemala, heavily dependent on the coffee industry for employment, income and foreign exchange earnings, responsiveness to importing country norms on ochratoxin levels in coffee is a necessity. Guatemala produces essentially arabica coffee, processed by the wet method, which may account for the relatively low levels of ochratoxin revealed in laboratory tests of its green coffee. Nevertheless, the industry aims to conduct more in-depth analysis of possible sources of contamination along the supply chain, and to provide information on good practices to the range of key actors (technicians, producers, exporters) to guarantee quality levels. Given the importance of coffee in the country, this should have a positive impact more widely in the agrifood sector with respect to food safety management.
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| Format: | conference_item biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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| Subjects: | Q03 - Contamination et toxicologie alimentaires, D50 - Législation, café arabica, ochratoxine, norme, contamination biologique, industrie du café, hygiène des aliments, sécurité sanitaire des aliments, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_566, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_12891, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7367, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_28318, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1732, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3019, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33995, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3418, |
| Online Access: | http://agritrop.cirad.fr/514088/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/514088/1/ID514088.pdf |
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