Agricultural foods of primary production and processing from family farming intended for human consumption, pursuant to Law No. 31071, Law on Government procurement of foods from family farming and its regulations

Proyecto de Decreto Supremo que modifica el Reglamento de Inocuidad Agroalimentaria aprobado por el artículo 1 del Decreto Supremo N° 004-2011-AG (Draft Supreme Decree amending the Regulation on Agri-Food Safety, approved by Article 1 of Supreme Decree No. 004-2011-AG) (8 pages, in Spanish)

The notified proposed regulation seeks to promote the consumption of foods from family farming, to improve the economy of family farming producers and to contribute steadily to healthy eating and thereby food security. Moreover, within the scope of its competence in the surveillance of agri-food safety, SENASA, at the request of a party, shall certify good primary production and processing practices from family farming, pursuant to Article 11.1 and Article 17.4 of Legislative Decree No. 1062.