tailieunhanh - GUIDELINES FOR THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, LABELLING AND MARKETING OF ORGANICALLY PRODUCED FOODS

Often destinations are artificially divided by geographical and political barriers, which fail to take into consideration consumer preferences or tourism industry functions. An example of that is the Alps shared by France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy by often perceived and consumed as part of the same product by skiers. For the purpose of this paper destinations are considered to be a defined geographical region which is understood by its visitors as a unique entity, with a political and legislative framework for tourism marketing and planning. This definition enables Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) to be accountable for the planning and marketing of. | i GL 32-1999 GUIDELINES FOR THE PRODUCTION PROCESSING LABELLING AND MARKETING OF ORGANICALLY PRODUCED FOODS GL 32-1999 PREFACE The Codex Alimentarius Commission is an intergovernmental body with over 180 members within the framework of the Joint Food Standards Programme established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO and the World Health Organization WHO with the purpose of protecting the health of consumers and ensuring fair practices in the food trade. The Commission also promotes coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non governmental organizations. The Codex Alimentarius Latin meaning Food Law or Code is the result of the Commission s work a collection of inter -nationally adopted food standards guidelines codes of practice and other recommendations. The texts in this publication are part of the Codex Alimentarius. Food labelling is the primary means of communication between the producer and seller of food on one hand and the purchaser and consumer of the other. The Codex Alimentarius standards and guidelines on food labelling are published in a specific volume Food Labelling - Complete Texts. In addition to the general recommendations the Codex Committee on Food Labelling also provides guidance for certain claims commonly found in the market in order to provide clear information to the consumer. The Codex Committee on Food Labelling developed the Guidelines for the Production Processing Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods in view of the growing production and international trade in organically produced foods with a view to facilitating trade and preventing misleading claims. The Guidelines are intended to facilitate the harmonization of requirements for organic products at the international level and may also provide assistance to governments wishing to establish national regulations in this area. The Guidelines include general sections describing the organic .