FOOD, TRADE AND GLOBALISATION	14/10/2005
	Globalization is the main tool for ensuring competitive fairness between countries around the world and for poverty reduction in new market economy and developing countries. It means that products have to fulfil international trade standards and norms, e.g. food safety and quality to be mercantile internationally. Sufficient legislation, implementation and enforcement especially in the new market economy and developing countries are the main tools for a reduction of economic disparity in the world. Globalisation is also a tool to reduce pollution and ensure more healthy (clean and safety) quality products for consumers around the world. Grontmij | Carl Bro assists countries and producers to fulfil international norms and standards and as such improve their access to the international as well their own market for all kinds of products. Our key services include:  Food standards and safety  Veterinary requirement e.g. animal identification (animal passports)  Phytosanitary (plant passport)  Animal welfare  Novel food  Traceability  Norms and Standards  Metrology  Conformity (accreditation, certification and testing laboratories)