Press Announcements > FDA, USDA announce formal agreement to bolster coordination and collaboration

Press Announcements > FDA, USDA announce formal agreement to bolster coordination and collaboration

FDA, USDA announce formal agreement to bolster 

coordination and collaboration

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. announced at the White House today a formal agreement aimed at making the oversight of food more efficient and effective by bolstering coordination between the two agencies. The formal agreement outlines efforts to increase interagency collaboration, efficiency and effectiveness on produce safety and biotechnology activities, while providing clarity to manufacturers. Continue reading.