Home / Business / News Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read | Comment
Pact on drugs, equipment safety inked
Adjust font size:

Chinese and US drug watchdogs have reached a consensus to be part of each other's inspection and investigation against counterfeits and substandard drugs, the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) said yesterday.

 

The first-ever Sino-US agreement on drug and medical equipment safety signed on Tuesday led to the consensus, marking a substantial step forward for the two countries in better supervision on drugs, SFDA spokesperson Yan Jiangying said.

 

Considering the volume of drug trade between China and the US, a partnership that ensures product safety and covers all links of import and export is very important, Yan said.

 

The agreement addresses drugs and medical equipment traded between China and the US such as medicines used to treat impotency, dietary supplements, glucose test strips and condoms from China; and US-made insulin, heart pacemakers and diagnostic kits used for HIV and hepatitis tests, she said.

 

The US will have to provide China with information on the listed products, recalls, warning letters and adverse side effects.

 

And Chinese drug and medical equipment manufacturers on the US list have to register with the SFDA. The registration will help track and give the number of companies exporting to the US, and help investigators if and when a problem occurs to track them down, Yan said.

 

For product safety, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is entitled to launch a joint probe with its Chinese counterpart, the SFDA, against a registered firm if its products are found unsafe.

 

The items listed by both sides are just a sliver of health-related products traded between China and the US, she said. The list will be expanded in the future.

 

The two countries will set up a special working group that will meet within 120 days to devise a plan to implement the agreement, and set performance measurements to evaluate progress in enhancing drug and medical equipment safety, Yan said.

 

Also, a mutual crisis alert mechanism has been initiated under the agreement on food and feed safety the two sides signed on Tuesday, according to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.

 

Under the mechanism, each side has to notify the other of any unsafe food products within 48 hours of its discovery or recall. The other country, in turn, has to give feedbacks.

 

(China Daily December 13, 2007)

Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read
Comment
Pet Name
Anonymous
China Archives
Related >>
- Wu Yi calls for dialogue and consultation at China-US economic talks
- China opposes politicizing trade issues
- China, US to sign deal on environmental protection
Most Viewed >>

Nov. 1-2 Tianjin World Shipping (China) Summit
Nov. 7-9 Guangzhou Recycling Metals International Forum
Nov. 27-28 Beijing China-EU Summit
Dec. 12-13 Beijing China-US Strategic Economic Dialogue

- Output of Major Industrial Products
- Investment by Various Sectors
- Foreign Direct Investment by Country or Region
- National Price Index
- Value of Major Commodity Import
- Money Supply
- Exchange Rate and Foreign Exchange Reserve
- What does the China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement cover?
- How to Set up a Foreign Capital Enterprise in China?
- How Does the VAT Works in China?
- How Much RMB or Foreign Currency Can Be Physically Carried Out of or Into China?
- What Is the Electrical Fitting in China?
主站蜘蛛池模板: 人人狠狠综合久久亚洲婷婷| 国产三级视频在线| 99国产精品99久久久久久| 成人午夜福利视频镇东影视| 久久天天躁狠狠躁夜夜躁2014| 欧美中文字幕在线视频| 亚洲熟妇少妇任你躁在线观看无码| 精品久久中文网址| 另类小说图片综合网| 西西人体免费视频| 国产性生活大片| 44444色视频在线观看| 国产视频中文字幕| 99久久精彩视频| 女人16一毛片| 一级毛片a女人刺激视频免费| 新国产三级在线观看播放| 久久国产乱子伦精品免费不卡| 最近中国日本免费观看| 亚洲中文字幕av在天堂| 欧美极品videossex激情| 亚洲精品第二页| 男人j桶进女人p无遮挡动态图二三| 午夜成人理论福利片| 色久悠悠色久在线观看| 国产乱理伦片a级在线观看| 香蕉国产人午夜视频在线| 国产成人一区二区三区精品久久 | 人妻少妇边接电话边娇喘| www.午夜精品| 性欧美69式xxxxx| 中文字幕一区二区三区四区 | 蜜臀91精品国产免费观看| 国产内射爽爽大片视频社区在线| h视频在线观看免费观看| 少妇真实被内射视频三四区| 一级片免费试看| 性中国videossex古装片| 丁香六月纪婷婷激情综合| 成人a一级试看片| 一级特黄性色生活片录像|