[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 366-371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[FDA 225-04-8005]


Memorandum of Understanding Between the Food and Drug 
Administration and the Central Science Laboratory, Department of 
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the United Kingdom Concerning 
Analytical Methods in Support of Food Safety

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice of a 
memorandum of understanding (MOU) between FDA and the Central Science 
Laboratory, Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the 
United Kingdom. The purpose of this MOU is to provide a framework for 
developing a common approach to analytical methods in support of food 
safety in relation to the protection of public health and international 
trade.

DATES: The agreement became effective October 28, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Calvey, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-006), Food and Drug Administration, 
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 301-436-1981.

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

    Dated: December 23, 2003.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.

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