HYGIENE
It is recommended that the products covered by the provisions of this Standard be prepared and handled in
accordance with the appropriate sections of the General Principles of Food Hygiene (CAC/RCP 1-1969), the
Code of Hygienic Practice for Meat (CAC/RCP 58-2005), the Code of Hygienic Practice for Low-Acid and
Acidified Low-Acid Canned Foods (CAC/RCP 23-1979), and other relevant Codex texts such as Codes of
Hygienic Practice and Codes of Practice.
The products should comply with any microbiological criteria established in accordance with the Principles and
Guidelines for the Establishment and Application of Microbiological Criteria Related to Foods (CAC/GL 21-1997).