Date: July 9, 2008
For Release: Immediately
Contact: HHS Press Office
(202) 690-6343

Headline: HHS Announces New International Programs to Enhance Drug and
Food Safety Joint Inspections with European Union and Australian
Regulators; Third-Party Certification Program Are Latest Steps toward
Implementing New Import Strategy

U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt today
announced two groundbreaking programs designed to enhance the safety of
food and medical products exported to the United States.

“These programs will significantly increase our collaboration with
international and private sector partners to enhance the safety of
imported food and medical products,” Secretary Leavitt said. “Working
together, we intend to offer expedited access to those products shown to
meet our standards and to focus more of our resources on those products
that present higher risks.”
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