final report of a mission carried out in brazil from 15 to 24 march ...
final report of a mission carried out in brazil from 15 to 24 march ...
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(4) Proceed with developmentand application <strong>of</strong> systems <strong>to</strong>ensure traceability through<strong>out</strong>the production cha<strong>in</strong> <strong>of</strong> Brazilnuts.(5) Proceed with thedevelopment <strong>of</strong> analyticalcapabilities and ensureapplication <strong>of</strong> requirementswith regard <strong>to</strong> homogenisationand analysis <strong>of</strong> samplesaccord<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> Com<strong>mission</strong>Directive 98/53/EC.Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> nut collec<strong>to</strong>rs andtransporters <strong>in</strong> the basic hygiene andhandl<strong>in</strong>g measures at the variousstages <strong>of</strong> the Brazil nut productioncha<strong>in</strong>.Pilot project for the implementation<strong>of</strong> basic hygiene and handl<strong>in</strong>gpractices for Brazil nuts through<strong>out</strong>the production cha<strong>in</strong>, <strong>in</strong>Orixim<strong>in</strong>á/PA (December 2005).Organisation and support <strong>of</strong>collec<strong>to</strong>rs and transporters <strong>in</strong>associative and cooperativeorganisations, with a view <strong>to</strong>registration with MAPA.Registration <strong>of</strong> these opera<strong>to</strong>rs withMAPA, <strong>in</strong> accordance withRegula<strong>to</strong>ry Order 66/2003.Implementation <strong>of</strong> safety and qualitycertification for Brazil nuts at thesestages.The procedures for sampl<strong>in</strong>g andsample preparation have beenperformed <strong>in</strong> accordance withDecision (EC) 493/2003, for thehealth certification <strong>of</strong> Brazil nuts forthe European Union, s<strong>in</strong>ce thepublication <strong>of</strong> Regula<strong>to</strong>ry Order No13 <strong>of</strong> 27 May 2004. Theseprocedures will be progressivelyextended <strong>to</strong> other operations for the<strong>in</strong>spection, check<strong>in</strong>g, moni<strong>to</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g andcontrol <strong>of</strong> shelled and unshelledBrazil nuts for the <strong>in</strong>ternal andexternal markets, <strong>in</strong> accordance withthe National Plan for the Safety andQuality <strong>of</strong> Products <strong>of</strong> Plant Orig<strong>in</strong>(PNSQV), established by MAPARegula<strong>to</strong>ry Order No 10/2003.MAPA's labora<strong>to</strong>ry network will beexpanded and equipped for theanalysis <strong>of</strong> myco<strong>to</strong>x<strong>in</strong>s withhomogenisers appropriate <strong>to</strong> thesample volume, <strong>in</strong> accordance withAction is <strong>in</strong> progress. NewNormative Instruction No11/2010, once <strong>in</strong> force,provides more detailedrequirements ontraceability through<strong>out</strong> theBrazil nuts production andprocess<strong>in</strong>g stages. 8Progress has been mades<strong>in</strong>ce the last <strong>mission</strong>, butthere is still no <strong>of</strong>ficiallabora<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>in</strong> Belém. Thelabora<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>in</strong> Belém hasreceived equipment forconduct<strong>in</strong>g afla<strong>to</strong>x<strong>in</strong>analysis, but does not yetperform r<strong>out</strong><strong>in</strong>e analyses.However, accord<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> theCCA, it is <strong>in</strong> <strong>f<strong>in</strong>al</strong> stages <strong>of</strong>submitt<strong>in</strong>g a request foraccreditation <strong>to</strong> standardISO 17025 by theINMETRO.8 In their response <strong>to</strong> the draft <strong>report</strong> the Brazilian Authorities noted Normative Instruction No 11 <strong>of</strong> 22 March 2010is already <strong>in</strong> force and contemplates the items mentioned above.<strong>15</strong>
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