[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 73 (Thursday, April 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20013-20023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8443]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[FDA 225-04-8006]


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 Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of 
the Republic of Korea Covering the Safety and Quality of Fresh and 
Frozen Aquacultured Molluscan Shellfish Exported From the Republic of 
Korea 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 Maritime Affairs and 
Fisheries of the Republic of Korea. 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 Republic of Korea. The purpose 
of the MOU is to establish the set of guidelines to be implemented for 
assuring that molluscan shellfish exported from the Republic of Korea 
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 and the applicable requirements of the U.S. Federal 
Food and Drug and Cosmetic Act, the U.S. Public Health Service Act, the 
U.S. Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, and title 21 of the U.S. Code of 
Federal Regulations.

DATES: The agreement became effective October 28, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul W. Distefano, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-417), Food and Drug Administration, 
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: March 24, 2004.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioneer for Policy.
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