As crops, animals and food products are transported around the globe, so can the risks associated with the food chain. Ensuring access to a larger pool of international data is one of the priorities of EFSA’s international strategy.
The memorandum signed with Japan is the second formal international cooperation agreement EFSA has signed with a national food safety authority outside the European Union. In 2007, EFSA and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) signed a memorandum designed to facilitate sharing of confidential, scientific information.
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