FDA Working with 3 Multilaterals for Safe Food and Pharma
The Food and Drug Administration states that it is working with three multilateral organizations, WHO, PAHO, and WOAH on projects that aim to improve food safety, as well as the safety of medical products for people and animals. Through its work with multilateral organizations and FDA’s own international offices, the agency states it is supporting efforts to strengthen regulatory agencies in developing nations and create internationally accepted standards of safety, efficacy, and quality.
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FDA’s partners are:
- World Health Organization (WHO)—FDA is helping the WHO develop a global surveillance and monitoring system to track substandard medicines. FDA is supporting this effort with a $961,500 grant so that regulatory agencies around the world will be aware when the pharmaceutical supply chain has been compromised. In addition, FDA has given WHO nearly $400,000 to help develop a plan for a global information system to make it easier to share information on food safety problems, including contamination that leads to a product recall.
- Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)—FDA, through a $904,000 award, is helping PAHO develop an information hub for the Americas through which countries in the region can share data, standards, and guidelines for regulators. FDA has also worked with PAHO to establish technical standards for drugs and biologics in the Americas.
- World Organization for Animal Health—With a grant of $565,000, FDA is aiding the World Organization for Animal Health in its effort to strengthen agencies that regulate veterinary medical products. This effort includes adoption of international standards for veterinary products through training and improvement of laboratories.