Sanitary And Phytosanitary Sps And Related Non Tariff Barriers To Agricultural Trade

Download or read book Sanitary and Phytosanitary (Sps) and Related Non-Tariff Barriers to Agricultural Trade written by Renee Johnson and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures are the laws, rules, standards, and procedures that governments employ to protect humans, animals, and plants from diseases, pests, toxins, and other contaminants. Examples include meat and poultry processing standards to reduce pathogens, residue limits for pesticides in foods, and regulation of agricultural biotechnology. Technical barriers to trade (TBT) cover technical regulations, product standards, environmental regulations, and voluntary procedures relating to human health and animal welfare. Examples include trademarks and patents, labeling and packaging requirements, certification and inspection procedures, product specifications, and marketing of biotechnology. SPS and TBT measures both comprise a group of widely divergent standards and standards-based measures that countries use to regulate markets, protect their consumers, and preserve natural resources.