May , 2023, Volume : 4 Article : 7
Impact of food safety regulations on Indian horticulture export in US market
Author : Sanket D Chavan
ABSTRACT
Due to the growth of international trade, ensuring the safety and quality of food products has become increasingly important. To address this need, the World Trade Organization (WTO) introduced the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement in 1995. This agreement enables member countries to establish their own standards for imported products to safeguard human, animal, and plant health. The current article examines the impact of various SPS measures on Indian horticulture exports. Spices, fresh and processed fruits and vegetables faced higher number of rejections of consignments and notifications issued by the US market mainly on account of having filth, pesticide residues, microbial contamination and non-compliance of other mandatory technical parameters. Out of 1970 rejected product 453 were horticultural product during April 2018 to March 2019. Maximum rejection had got to spices (320) followed by fruits (64) and vegetables (50) by US FDA.
Keywords: SPS measures, horticulture, export, US market
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