Food Safety: Costa Rica’s Growing Export

28 May 2024

Ensuring food safety is crucial for protecting public health and facilitating trade in food products. For the past decade, the IAEA has supported Costa Rica in using nuclear techniques to analyse and detect food contaminants. Effective testing has allowed Costa Rica to stay competitive and trusted in the international food trade market, resulting in greater prosperity and improved livelihoods for the country’s farmers.

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