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This document is intended to provide guidance for all persons involved in producing tree nuts for entry into international trade for human consumption. All tree nuts should be prepared and handled in accordance with general hygienic principles and practices that are pointed out in appropriate sections of the Recommended International Code of Hygienic Practice for Tree Nuts2, and the Recommended International Code of Practice- General Principles of Food Hygiene3, which are relevant for all foods being prepared for human consumption. These codes of practice indicate the measures that should be implemented by all persons that have the responsibility for assuring that food is safe and suitable for consumption.