Table 1
Table of acronyms.
Acronym Definition
ANSES The French Agency for Food, Environmental
and Occupational Health and Safety
ANSM The French Drug and Health Products Safety
Agency
APHIS The United States Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service
BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
CCPs Critical Control Points
CDC The United States Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
CFIA The Canadian Food Inspection Agency
CPD The Lebanese Consumer Protection Department
DG SANCO The European Commission’s General Directorate
for Health and Consumer protection
DGAL The French General Directorate for Food of the
Agriculture Ministry
DSB The World Trade Organization Dispute
Settlement Body
EC The European Commission
EFSA The European Food Safety Authority
EPA The United States Environmental Protection
Agency
EU The European Union
FAO The United Nations food and agriculture
Organization
FD&C Act The United States Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
FDA The United States Food and Drug Administration
FSMA The United States Food Safety Modernization Act
GBPH Good Hygiene Practices Guide
HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
HC Health Canada
HHS The United States Department of Health and
Human services
InVS The French Institute of Public Health
LFSA The Lebanese Food Safety Authority
MOA Ministry of Agriculture
MOE The French Ministry of Economy
MOEn The French Ministry of Environment
MOET The Lebanese Ministry of Economy and Trade
MOH Ministry of Health
OIE World Organization for Animal Health
PHAC Public Health Agency of Canada
RA Risk Assessment
RM Risk Management
SPS Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
TBT Technical Barriers to Trade
USA The United States of America
USDA The United States Department of Agriculture
WB World Bank
WHO World Health Organization
WTO World Trade Organization