date:Dec 19, 2012
tory burden on food shipments by eliminating unnecessary duplication of activities.
The agreement includes all foods and animal feeds regulated by the FDA, and is expected to positively impact exporters of manufactured foods.
The partnership is estimated to cover nearly NZ$1.5bn ($1.26bn) of New Zealand's current exports of primary products.
MPI general standards deputy director Carol Barnao said that this is the first time that the FDA has recognised another country's food system as comparab