Final Report of an Audit Carried Out in Costa Rica Covering Costa Rica's Meat Inspection System, February 13 through February 22, 2007

摘要

The audit took place in Costa Rica from February 13 through February 22, 2007. An opening meeting was held on February 13, 2007 in San Jose with the Central Competent Authority (CCA). At this meeting, the auditor confirmed the objective and scope of the audit, the details of the audit itinerary, and requested additional information needed to complete the audit of Costa Rica's meat inspection system. The auditor was accompanied during the entire audit by representatives from the CCA, the Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal (SENASA) National Service of Animal Health and it's Division of Zoo Sanitary export and Quarantine, Departmento de Servicios Zoosanitarios Internaciolales Zoosanitario de Exportacion y Cuarentena Animal (MAGDZE) and, when appropriate, representatives from the local inspection offices. This was a routine annual audit. The objective of the audit was to evaluate the performance of the CCA with respect to controls over the slaughterlprocessing establishments certified by the CCA as eligible to export meat products to the United States. In pursuit of the objective, FSIS auditor visited the following sites: the headquarters of the CCA, the two laboratories performing analytical testing on United States-destined product, and the two slaughter-processing establishments eligible to export to the US.