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RCED-93-185R 1 (1993-07-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobackji0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-253771 July 15, 1993 149646 The Honorable Harold L. VOlkmer Chairman, Subcommittee on Livestock Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives This letter responds to your request for information on (1) inspection and testing standards for dairy products in the United States and selected foreign countries, (2) any different standards or requirements that could potentially impede the free trade of dairy products, and (3) any such standards being considered by the member nations of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). In summary, we found that inspection and testing standards for dairy products varied among the seven countries we reviewed.I Unlike the United States, most countries do not inspect dairy farms or plants or test dairy products at intervals specified in national laws or regulations. Instead, they base the frequency of their inspection and testing on the resources available and on potential problems that have been identified. Some countries delegate the responsibility for inspection and testing to state or local governments. We found no evidence that countries were using inspection and testing or other health and safety standards to impede free trade. Currently, the primary barriers to free trade in dairy products are economic quotas and tariffs. However, while health and safety standards are not currently being used as trade barriers, differences in health and safety requirements could potentially impede the free trade of dairy products in the future. For example, (1) the European Community's new unified inspection provisions could prove difficult for the United States to meet because they require that inspections be conducted by 'The seven countries were the United States, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and New Zealand. GAO/RCED-93-185R, Inspection and Testing of Dairy Products

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