【Food Safety News】美国食品杂货制造商协会同中国食品工业团体在食品安全上走向合作

      The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the Chinese National Food Industry Association (CNFIA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to intensify their joint food safety efforts in China and the United States, GMA announced today.

      At a formal signing ceremony held in Beijing, GMA and CNFIA agreed to increase government-industry exchanges and dialogue on food safety, trade facilitation, and other common interests and to also seek opportunities to collaborate regionally and globally, a GMA news release explained.

      “As our food supply has become more global and more complex, partnerships like these have become even more critical to enhancing food safety,” said Pamela G. Bailey, GMA president and CEO. “We all share the common goal of building safer food systems, and we welcome this close coordination with CNFIA and other partners to achieve that goal."

      Shi Xiushi, CNFIA president, recognized the MOU as “a new start for the two associations to further strengthen cooperation, promote the development of our food industries, and contribute to food safety."

Together, GMA and CNFIA represent more than a thousand industry members, whose experiences are vital to ensuring food safety regulations are practical, focused, and deliver results.

      Chinese Food and Drug Administration Vice Minister Yin Li also attended the MOU signing and called on GMA and CNFIA to carry out broad cooperation and exchanges, strengthen information sharing, and increase food safety training for the benefit of food trade and consumer safety. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Embassy in Beijing were in attendance as well.

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美国食品杂货制造商协会同中国食品工业团体在食品安全上走向合作

【食品安全新闻网（Food Safety News）2014年9月17日报道】美国食品杂货制造商协会今天宣布：其和中国国家食品工业协会已经签署谅解备忘录加强双方在两国食品安全上的工作力度。

一则美国食品杂货制造协会公布消息称：在北京举行的正式的签约仪式上，美国食品杂货制造商和中国国家食品工业协会同意加强政府及企业在食品安全、促进贸易和其他共同利益上的交流与对话，以寻求在地区及全球的合作机会。

“因为我们的食物供应已变得更加全球化，更加复杂化，类似于这样的合作关系对于加强食品安全也已变得更加至关重要，”美国食品杂货制造商协会主席兼首席执行官帕梅拉.G.贝利说道。“我们有着建立食品全体系的共同目标，为了这个目标，我们欢迎同中国食品工业协会的这种紧密合作。”

中国食品工业协会会长石秀诗认为这份备忘录是“中美两个协会加强未来合作的新起点，将促进我们食品工业的发展，有助于食品安全。”

美国食品杂货制造商协会和中国食品工业协会代表着千余业界成员，他们的经验对于制定食品安全规则至关重要。而双方的合作有利于实践，聚集与展现成果。

中国食品药品监督管理局副局长尹力也参加了备忘录的签约仪式并且呼吁美国食品杂货制造商联合协会同中国食品工业协会开展广泛的合作与交流，加强信息共享，提高食品安全以增加食品贸易和使消费者受益。同时，美国农业部的代表，美国食品药品管理局和美国驻北京大使也参加此次签约仪式。

（编译：尤猛）