[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47581-47602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20246]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[FDA 225-03-8001]


Memorandum of Understanding Between the Department of Health and 
Human Services of the United States Through the Food and Drug 
Administration and the Ministry of Health of the United Mexican States 
Through the Federal Commission For Protection From Sanitary Risks 
Covering the Safety and Quality of Fresh and Frozen Aquacultured 
Molluscan Shellfish Exported From the United Mexican States to the 
United States of America

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice of 
a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Department of Health 
and Human Services of the United States of America, through the Food 
and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Ministry of Health of the United 
Mexican States, through the Federal Commission for Protection from 
Sanitary Risks. This understanding is in keeping with the beneficial 
and cooperative work conducted under the terms of a 1988 MOU concerning 
the safety and quality of molluscan shellfish exported to the United 
States from the United Mexican States. The purpose of the MOU is to 
establish the set of guidelines to be implemented for assuring that 
molluscan shellfish exported from the United Mexican States and offered 
for import into the United States of America are safe for human 
consumption and are harvested, processed, transported, and labeled in 
accordance with the provision of the U.S. National Shellfish Sanitation 
Program, the applicable requirements of

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the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and other related public 
health laws.

DATES: The agreement became effective June 18, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul W. Distefano, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition, (HFS-417), Food and Drug Administration, 
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 301-436-1410.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 21 CFR 20.108(c) which 
states that all written agreements and MOUs between FDA and others 
shall be published in the Federal Register, the agency is publishing 
notice of this MOU.

    Dated: July 31, 2003.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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[FR Doc. 03-20246 Filed 8-8-03; 8:45 am]
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