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International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs Act (7 USC Ch. 75)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Transport/storage International trade Inspection Certification Standards Equipment
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This act provides for international carriage of perishable foodstuffs. It states that Congress hereby finds and declares that (1) the United States, as a member of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations, participated in development by that Commission of the Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for Such Carriage; (2) the agreement requires that equipment involved in the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs be inspected, tested, and certified to specified standards; (3) this chapter will make it possible for equipment in the United States to be inspected, tested, and certified in accordance with the agreement and the standards specified therein; and (4) this chapter will improve the conditions for the movement of perishable foodstuffs in international carriage in equipment owned or operated by United States firms, which will serve to protect existing trade and promote expansion of trade in perishable foodstuffs, and will improve the sale of United States manufactured equipment for use in international carriage.

Full text
English
Website
uscode.house.gov