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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This publication, Trade and Food Standards, has been jointly prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
For FAO, the technical work was led by the
Food Safety and Quality Unit in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection and the Secretariat of the Codex Alimentarius Commission of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. The overall preparation and coordination was led by the Trade and Markets Division of the Economic and Social Development Department. Valuable comments and suggestions were provided by other FAO Departments and Divisions including Animal Production and Health,
Fisheries and Aquaculture, the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Legal and Ethics, Nutrition and Food Systems, and the FAO Regional Offices.
For the WTO, the technical work was led by the Agriculture and Commodities Division and the Trade and Environment Division. Valuable contributions were provided by the secretariat of the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF).
FAO and the WTO also gratefully acknowledge the valuable contribution of the World Health Organization in the development of this publication.
iv Part 1. The institutional framework