据悉,澳方于2014年春向美国提出认可申请。美国FDA之后对澳大利亚“体系认可试点项目”进行了一系列评估,最终认可该体系。
澳大利亚食品安全保障体系或认可后,美国FDA对澳大利亚相关企业的检查、澳大利亚食品到达口岸检查、以及样品口岸抽检方面将采用优惠措施。
部分原文报道如下:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA or the Agency) uses the Systems Recognition process to evaluate and compare foreign countries' domestic food safety systems and assess the effectiveness of their food safety controls. Australia meets the criteria for Systems
Recognition as it has, over time, demonstrated that it takes a proactive, preventive approach to food safety management and works to minimize adverse events when they occur.