FDA, New York Sign Domestic Mutual Reliance Partnership Agreement
On February 15, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) signed a domestic mutual reliance partnership agreement with the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYSAGM) at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) 2023 Winter Policy conference. Domestic mutual reliance enables FDA and states with comparable regulatory systems to rely on and leverage each other’s work to ensure food safety.
Via the Port of New York in New York City, the state regularly imports products from across the world. Additionally, the wide variety of international specialty stores and diverse products grown, distributed, and manufactured in New York amplifies the need for the focused regulatory oversight by New York that complements the work of FDA. New York also evaluates imported products in retail stores, regularly testing for heavy metals such as lead.