FDA EXPANDS PRESENCE OUTSIDE U.S. WITH OPENING OF MEXICO CITY POST
News Date December 15, 2009
As part of its continuing effort to buttress food safety in this country, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the opening of its Mexico City post. The other posts in the Latin America Office are located in Santiago, Chile, and at the FDA’s Latin America Office headquarters in San José, Costa Rica. All told, in the past 13 months, the FDA has opened 10 international posts, including posts in China, India and Europe, in addition to the Latin American offices. This effort by FDA is to prevent problems by working with its regulatory partners and food industries overseas. (Contact: Bob Ehart)