FDA Update: international cooperative arrangements

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Since the year 2000, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has entered into 40 cooperative arrangements involving foods, pharmaceuticals or medical devices with foreign governments or partners in other nations, according to the FDA.

The agency, however, must have a confidentiality commitment in place in order to share nonpublic information with those who are part of the arrangement.

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FDA Foreign Cooperative Arrangements since 2000

Country / Organization	Subject	Effective Date	Expiration Date
Mexico	Safety and Sanitary Quality of Refrigerated Fresh and Frozen Aquacultured Molluscan Shellfish Exported from the United Mexican States to the United States of America	11/01/2018	11/1/2023
Canada	Sharing Information And Facilitation of Collaborative Research Projects	10/18/2017	10/18/2022
China	Registration of U.S. Food Manufacturers Exporting to China	6/15/2017	Indefinite
Australia	Food Safety Systems Recognition	04/18/2017	Indefinite
Ireland	Certification requirements for caseins, caseinates, and mixtures exported from Ireland FDA DAFM	08/25/2016	08/25/2021
Canada	Food Safety Systems Recognition	05/04/2016	Indefinite
New Zealand	Safety and Defense of Foods for Human Consumption and Animal Feeds	09/30/2015	Indefinite
Korea	Fresh and Fresh Frozen Molluscan Shellfish	06/15/2015	06/15/2020
India	Food Safety Hindi	03/23/2015	03/23/2020
France	Law Enforcement Cooperation	12/02/2014	Indefinite
China	Implementing Arrangements: CFDA AQSIQ	11/21/2014	12/16/2014
Mexico	Cooperation on the Produce Safety Partnership for Fresh and Minimally Processed Produce	07/24/2014	Indefinite
India	Cooperation on Medical Products	02/10/2014	02/10/2019
China	Food safety risk assessment, management, and communication	12/11/2013	Indefinite
New Zealand	Food Safety Systems Recognition	12/10/2012	Indefinite
Brazil	Cooperation to Enhance Activities of Mutual Interest Portuguese	11/26/2012	11/26/2017
Australia, Brazil, and Canada (Multilateral)	Cooperation in the Medical Device Single Audit Program	11/17/2012	Indefinite
Mexico	Cantaloupe Extended FDA-SENASICA	11/16/2012	Indefinite
Mexico	Cantaloupe Extended FDA-SENASICA	08/28/2012	11/25/2012
Mexico	Safety and Quality of Fresh and Frozen Aquacultured Molluscan Shellfish Exported from the United Mexican States to the United States of America	06/26/2012	06/26/2017
Mexico	Cooperation to Enhance Activities of Mutual Interest in the Area of the Safety of Foods for Human Consumption	06/13/2012	06/13/2017
Mexico	Cantaloupe Extended FDA-SENASICA	04/30/2012	Indefinite
Mexico	Cantaloupe Extended FDA-SENASICA	10/28/2011	04/28/2012
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture	To facilitate the exchange of information and the development of projects of mutual interest	04/15/2011	04/14/2016
China	Ceramicware intended for use in the preparation, serving or storage of food or drink and offered for export to the United States of America	11/09/2010	11/09/2015
Mexico	Cantaloupe Extended FDA-SENASICA	10/28/2010	10/28/2011
Russia	Drug Products, Good Clinical Practices	05/27/2010	Indefinite
China	Safety of drugs and medical devices	12/11/2007	12/11/2009 Automatically Extended to: 12/11/2013
China	Safety of Food and feed	12/11/2007	12/11/2017
Mexico	Cantaloupe Amended FDA SENASICA	04/19/2007	10/26/2010
Canada	Proprietary Software to Minimize Medication Errors	12/01/2005	12/01/2015
Canada	Sharing and Exchange of Information about Therapeutic Products	12/01/2005	Indefinite
Mexico	Cantaloupe Original MOU FDA - SENASICA	10/26/2005	10/26/2010
European Union (EC, DG SANCO)	Food Safety	09/23/2005	Indefinite
Singapore	Medical Products	06/24/2005	06/24/2010
Canada	Exchange of Information About Therapeutic Products Amended	11/18/2003	11/18/2013
Switzerland	Exchange of information about pharmaceutical products for human and animal use, and medical devices	09/22/2003	09/22/2013
Japan	Exchange of Good Manufacturing Practices Inspection Information	12/27/2000	Indefinite
Australia	Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practice Inspections	10/11/2000	Indefinite
Spain	Clementines	09/27/2000	Indefinite

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration