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FDA sends inspectors to China
Source of Article: http://www.ift.org/news_bin/news/news_home.shtml
11/20/2008-The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has opened its
first overseas office in China to guard against contaminated animal feed,
counterfeit drugs, toys made with lead paint, and dairy products containing
melamine, according to an article in the Washington Post.
This comes as a result of China’s
growing role as an exporter to the U.S. and the recent food safety
scares originating from the country. Most recently, melamine-tainted dairy
products and animal feed from China killed four Chinese infants and sickened
thousands, prompting last week’s FDA directive that all Chinese foods made
with milk be detained at U.S. ports unless importers certify them
melamine-free.
The FDA contingent in China
will have at least eight American employees, in addition to Chinese hires, in
three offices in Beijing, Shanghai,
and Guangzhou.
The aim is to work more closely with Chinese regulatory agencies to set
quality standards and to educate companies and their distributors.
FDA Release
Washington Post Story
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