Australian exporters are in a significantly stronger position as preferred suppliers of safe, high quality food to the United States after the signing of a bilateral Food Safety Recognition Agreement this month.
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources head of exports Greg Read says the agreement was the third the United States had undertaken with a trading partner, and provided for the United States and Australia to recognize one another’s food safety and regulatory systems as comparable.
This agreement, signed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, will result in fewer in-country audits—with compliance being managed by the exporting country.
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