Overview

Over the last twenty years, international issues bearing on the safety, quality and labeling of FDA-regulated foods and cosmetics have become increasingly important to FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN).

During this period, the volume and variety of food and cosmetic products imported into the United States has increased dramatically and, as a result, FDA's traditional monitoring and border inspection approaches for imported products are no longer effective as the sole means of ensuring the safety of these commodities. Consequently, CFSAN has developed and is implementing new strategies for imported foods and cosmetics to complement FDA's traditional enforcement approaches.

The major components of CFSAN's International Activities are listed in the Table of Contents shown on the left sidebar. Selected International initiatives are listed below.

• Affirmative Agenda for International Activities

• Visitors Program

• Foreign Language Documents

  • Other Language Documents from CFSAN

  • FDA Food and Cosmetic International / Foreign Language Documents

• Selected Conferences, Meetings, & Briefings

• What's New

  • List of U.S. Dairy Manufacturers/Processors With Interest in Exporting to Chile August 12, 2004
  • Guidance for Establishing And Maintaining A List Of U.S. Dairy Product Manufacturers/Processors With Interest In Exporting To Chile