Reglamento General de Inocuidad Agroalimentaria (General Regulation on Agri-Food Safety)

The purpose of the notified General Regulation on Agri-Food Safety is to develop the provisions of the Law on Plant and Animal Health (No. 157-94), as amended by Decree No. 344-205 on food safety and adequacy, in order to protect consumers' health and facilitate food trade.The agri-food safety inspection and certification system of the Technical Directorate of Agri-Food Safety (DIA) must establish and implement regulatory programmes and requirements for approval, inspection, certification, surveillance and monitoring based on risk analysis concepts in order to ensure the supply of safe food.The notified General Regulation applies to the production of meat and meat products, fishery and aquaculture products, milk and milk products, apiculture products, fruits and vegetables and feedstuffs, during the stages of primary production, processing, storage, import and export.