This document is intended to provide guidance for all persons involved in producing tree nuts for entry into international trade for human consumption. All tree nuts should be prepared and handled in accordance with general hygienic principles and practices that are pointed out in appropriate sections of the Recommended International Code of Hygienic Practice for Tree Nuts, and the Recommended International Code of Practice- General Principles of Food Hygiene, which are relevant for all foods being prepared for human consumption. These codes of practice indicate the measures that should be implemented by all persons that have the responsibility for assuring that food is safe and suitable for consumption.
CAC/RCP 59-2010 history
2010CAC/RCP 59-2010 Code of practice for the prevention and reduction of aflatoxin contamination in tree nuts