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From: Doc Bones	6/18/2008 5:59:04 AM
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FDA Expects to Open China Offices in '08 June 18, 2008; Page A12 ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said three Food and Drug Administration offices should open in China this year to help ensure the safety of products destined for the U.S. "We are continuing our efforts toward having FDA offices in three places in China and have made significant steps forward," Mr. Leavitt told reporters during high-level talks between the two countries, known as the Strategic Economic Dialogue. Amid a rash of product recalls from China leading up to the last such set of talks in December, the two countries signed agreements to cooperate more closely on food and feed, as well as on drugs and medical devices. Officials plan to sign a working paper on food and feed Wednesday. The agreements incorporate the principles guiding a broad overhaul of U.S. safety standards for imported products. Among them: Working with industry to establish standards, and not trying to inspect every product. "We're working very closely with the government to create a new strategy," Mr. Leavitt said. "We see the office as not necessarily being just an inspection group." online.wsj.com

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