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Officials Complete Memo To Improve Food Safety Measures
During two days of negotiations between U.S. and Chinese government officials in Beijing last week a memo of cooperation on a notification mechanism for food safety information was agreed upon, raising the prospect of improved stability in the trading conditions surrounding current exports of U.S. pork and future exports of U.S. beef upon trade resumption.
"We developed and completed a memorandum of cooperation that provides a basis for addressing food safety issues on an ongoing basis," said Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Dr. J.B. Penn in a USDA news release.
The memo of cooperation holds the potential for substantial improvement in the way China manages sanitary and phytosanitary issues, such as its arbitrary U.S. plant delistings for residue and pathogen violations. It also calls for immediate notification of food safety and quality findings during import inspections or any serious domestic food safety problems.
A protocol consistent with World Organization for Animal Health guidelines for the resumption of U.S. beef sales to China was also discussed during these talks.
China
Officials Complete Memo To Improve Food Safety Measures
During two days of negotiations between U.S. and Chinese government officials in Beijing last week a memo of cooperation on a notification mechanism for food safety information was agreed upon, raising the prospect of improved stability in the trading conditions surrounding current exports of U.S. pork and future exports of U.S. beef upon trade resumption.
"We developed and completed a memorandum of cooperation that provides a basis for addressing food safety issues on an ongoing basis," said Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Dr. J.B. Penn in a USDA news release.
The memo of cooperation holds the potential for substantial improvement in the way China manages sanitary and phytosanitary issues, such as its arbitrary U.S. plant delistings for residue and pathogen violations. It also calls for immediate notification of food safety and quality findings during import inspections or any serious domestic food safety problems.
A protocol consistent with World Organization for Animal Health guidelines for the resumption of U.S. beef sales to China was also discussed during these talks.