sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
China and the U.S. Sign Agreement to Promote Food Safety -
"...8. In accordance with the spirit of the Agreement, the Sides are to exchange information related to food safety such as laws, regulations, standards and testing methods on a timely basis. Through rapid information exchange, both agencies are to cooperate to ensure food/feed safety and the protection of public health.
In cases with significant public health implications, each Side is to provide the other available information related to shipments between countries to facilitate trace back investigations...."
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/international/progress_HHS_China.pdf
"...8. In accordance with the spirit of the Agreement, the Sides are to exchange information related to food safety such as laws, regulations, standards and testing methods on a timely basis. Through rapid information exchange, both agencies are to cooperate to ensure food/feed safety and the protection of public health.
In cases with significant public health implications, each Side is to provide the other available information related to shipments between countries to facilitate trace back investigations...."
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/international/progress_HHS_China.pdf