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ISSUE


PLACE IN FOOD CYCLE

Transportation & Physical Plant

POLICY

Health Standards and Consumer Confidence

POLICY TOOL

Meat & Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness administered by USDA's Food and Safety Inspection Service

SCALE

International, National, State

ACTORS

International: Inspectors; National: USDA inspectors, Agency of Transportation; Local: farms involved in export/import; Interest groups

PROBLEMS ADDRESSED

Certifies that products meet standards expected by US trading partners

POLICY GOALS IMPLICATED

Security, Equity, Liberty and Efficiency

TOOL CHARACTERISTICS

Medium directness; high automaticity; high visibility; high coerciveness

EXTENT POLICY SUPPORTS/HINDERS

Creates paperwork so increases cost therefore hinderance to civic agriculture; however encourages confidence in products so can create demand

ADDITIONAL LINKS

http://www.ams.usda.gov/tmd/export/documentation.htm