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IPC GMP Book to be printed in different language of IPC member countries
During the 23rd Meeting of IPC Committee on Quality held in Jakarta on 24th - 25th March 2017 while discussing the needs to disseminate the newly published IPC Book on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Pepper to pepper farmers, agricultural officers and local traders in providing them a guidelines for producing the good quality pepper, the meeting decided that the GMP book are to be translated and printed in local language.
The IPC Book on Good Manufacturing Practices was published in November 2016 in English and was officially launched at the Special Session of IPC held in Jakarta on 10th - 11th January 2017 are expected to be made available in different language of IPC member countries in the near future.
The book which was edited by Mr. WDL Gunaratne, former Executive Director of IPC and expert members of IPC Committee on Quality namely KRK Menon and T.V. Zavier of India, Chandrini Dewi and Dyah Palupi of Indonesia, Zehnder Jarroop of Malaysia and T. Liyanage of Sri Lanka emphasizes the critical point of contamination of pepper during the process of harvesting, processing, storage and also practices to be adopted to avoid or minimize contamination.
Copy of the IPC Good Manufacturing Practices for Pepper is available with the IPC Secretariat, Jakarta and can be obtained on request at a nominal cost.
Previous Publications
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- Geographical Indication of Lampung Black Pepper
- Members of Panel from member countries met in Bogor to review the IPC Agreement
- ED and Liaison Officers of Malaysia, Sri Lanka visited BALITTRO
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- IPC held 22nd Meeting of IPC Committee on Quality in Kuching, Malaysia
- Mr. Iman Pambagyo, Director General of International Trade Negotiations, Republic of Indonesia and the Chairman of IPC for 2015-2016
- IPC Committee on R&D met in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
- Indonesian COFTRA / BAPPEBTI to launch Mobile WRS
- IPC to revise the 2005 Pepper Production Guide with the latest update technology
- IPC adopted new revised IPC Standard Specifications for Whole Black and White pepper, Whole Dehydrated Green pepper and Ground Black and White pepper
- Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification System (CCFICS) Melbourne,Australia from 6th to 12th February.
- World Pepper Industry; Present status and Future Trend
- New office of IPC Secretariat inaugurated by Chairman of IPC
- IPC Committee on Quality met at Cochin India to finalize the Revised Draft of IPC Standards for Pepper and Pepper Products
- IPC organized the 3rd International Pepper Conclave 2015 in Shanghai, China
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- Dr. A. Jayathilak, IAS named as Chairman of International Pepper Community
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- IPC Experts met in Lampung to develop a Guideline for Production of Quality Pepper Planting Material and Pepper Production Guide
- IPC and Indonesia Tea Board met to discuss the potential of intercropping Pepper with Tea
- Executive Director of IPC attended the UN-CAPSA Meeting in Bogor
- Indonesia Tea Research Institute seek for support from BALITTRO and IPC for intercropping Tea with Pepper
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