[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 231 (Thursday, December 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74791-74802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30911]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0005]


Memorandum of Understanding Between the Food and Drug 
Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural 
and Marketing Service, Farm Service Agency, and Food Nutrition Service

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) with the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural and Marketing Service, Farm Service 
Agency, and Food Nutrition Service. The purpose of the MOU is to 
provide a framework for the parties to communicate and cooperate in the 
timely and full exchange of information to optimize controls essential 
to minimizing potential for the distribution or use of USDA foods which 
may be unsafe. For the purpose of this MOU, the term ``USDA foods'' 
will mean commodities procured by USDA for use in domestic nutrition 
assistance programs.

DATES: The agreement became effective September 29, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Little, Office of 
Enforcement, Food and Drug Administration, 12420 Parklawn Dr., Element 
Bldg, rm. 4146, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 796-8204, Fax: (301) 827-
3680, Email: [email protected].

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: November 25, 2011.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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