SOURCE: IAEA
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: November 2014, Santiago, Chile

Agriculture is one of the main pillars of Chile’s economy.?With its quality wines and extensive fruit and meat industries, this?South American country is a key player on global food markets.

Chile’s success as a food exporter is partly due to its quality?controls.?These ensure that food heading for overseas markets is safe to eat and?meets international food safety standards.

In Chile, food controls are conducted by the national Agricultural and?Livestock Service – SAG.

Samples are brought to SAG’s national food quality control laboratory?on the outskirts of the capital Santiago.

The IAEA has been supporting this laboratory for 15 years through its?technical cooperation programme.?