United States:FDA, USDA Announce Formal Agreement to Bolster Coordination and Collaboration

摘要

US Agriculture Secretary, Sonny Perdue, and FDA Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, announced January 30 a formal agreement aimed at making the oversight of food "more efficient and effective" by bolstering coordination between the two agencies. The formalagreement outlines efforts to increase interagency collaboration, efficiency and effectiveness on produce safety and biotechnology activities, while providing clarity to manufacturers.