The Food and Agriculture Regulatory Systems Working Group

Through better trilateral cooperation, the Food and Agriculture Regulatory Systems Working Group will carry out activities that lead to more effective regulation within North America and help to eliminate unnecessary impediments to trade. The group's agenda is ambitious. It is committed to:

• Pursuing common approaches to enhanced food safety and labelling, and accelerating the identification, management and recovery from food-borne and animal and plant disease hazards.
• Enhancing laboratory coordination and information-sharing by establishing a mechanism to exchange information on laboratory methods and to build confidence regarding testing procedures and results.
• Increasing cooperation in the development of regulatory policy related to the agricultural biotechnology sector through the work of the North American Biotechnology Initiative.