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United States Department of Agriculture
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
Foreign Agricultural Service
14001ndependence Ave, SW Stop 1004 Washington, DC 20250-1004
USDA -
November 8, 2006
Mr. Christopher J. Farrell
Director of Investigations and Research
Judicial Watch
501 School Street, SW
Suite 725 Washington, DC 20024
Dear Mr. Farrell:
In response to your request to the U.S. Department of Commerce for documents related to
the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, the Foreign Agricultural
Service encloses the following documents.
Sincerely,
(
K-fa-?-Sally Klusaritz
FOIA Officer
Enclosures
USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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USG SPP/FARS Commitment Taskforce
FSIS = Food Safety and Inspection Service FDA = Food and Drug Administration FAS =Foreign Agricultural Service APHIS - Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service EPA= Environmental Protection Agency DOC Department of Commerce
Name Agency Phone
Number
Fax Number Email address Action or Info
Karen Stuck -- Asst. Administrator Office of International Affairs
USDA/PSIS 202-720-3473 202-690-3856 [email protected] Action
Virginia Olson -- Analyst Office of International Affairs
USDA/PSIS 202-690-3788 202-720-7990 [email protected] Action
Catherine Carnevale -- Director, Office of Constituent FDA 301-436-1723 301-436-2618 [email protected] Action
Melinda Plaisier -- Asst. Commissioner for International
FDA 301- 827-4480 301- 827-1451 [email protected] Action
Brian Grunenfelder -- Director International Trade Policy (ITP) Asia and the Americas Division
USDA/FAS 202-720-1291 202-690-1093 [email protected] Action
Leslie C. O'Connor -- Senior Trade Policy Advisor ITP/AAD
USDA/FAS 202-720-1064 202-690-1093 [email protected] Action
Pauline Simmons - International Economist Canada Desk Officer/ ITP/AAD Division
USDA/FAS 202-720-1335 202-690-1093 [email protected] Action
Name Agency Phone Nurnber
Fax Number Email address Action or Info
Carlos Gonzalez-- Mexico Desk Officer/ITP/AAD USDA/FAS 202-720-6777 202-690-1093 Action
Audrey Talley -- Deputy Director JTP/Food Safety USDA/FAS 202-720-9408 202-690-06 77 Audrey. [email protected] Action and Technical Services Division
' Farah Nairn - International Trade Specialist/ JTP/FSTSD USDA/FAS 202-690-0607 202-690-0677 Action
Gary Groves -- Agricultural Minister Counselor U.S. Embassy
USDA/FAS Ottawa
613-688-5267 613-688-3124 [email protected] Action
Lisa Anderson -- Senior Agricultural Attache U.S.
USDA/FAS Ottawa
613- 688-5269 613-688-3124 [email protected] Action
Suzanne Heinen -- Agricultural Minister Counselor U.S. Embassy "
USDA/FAS Mexico
(011-52-55) 5080-2532
(011-52-55) 5080-2 776 or 5080-2130
[email protected] Action
David Williams -- Senior Agricultural Attach< USDNFAS (011-52-55) (011-52-55) David.J. [email protected] Action Mexico 5080-2532 5080-2776 or
5080-2130
Catherine Fulton -- Trade Director International Services & Trade
USDA/ APHIS
202-720-8529 202-690-2861 [email protected] Info
Jane Doherty -- Attorney Office of Prevention, Pesticides and· Toxic Substances
EPA 202-564-0530 Doherty.Jnne(cqepamail.epa.gov Info
Geri C. Word -- Deputy Director and SPP Coordinator Office of NA FTA & Inter-American Affairs
DOC 202- 482-1545 202- 482-5865 Geri_ [email protected] Info
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Issue Forum Objective Agencies Involved (*denotes lead)
Canada Mexico United States
Food safety, Trilateral To increase communication, Health; products ancf · · . L_a;comislon Federal US Food and Drug nutrition, drugs, Cooperation collaboration, and the exchange of Food Branch (HPFB)", .-para la Proceccion Administration (FDA) . biologics, Charter (TCC) information among the three countries in contra rlesgos medical the areas of drugs, biologics, medical _ lnspectiq(! Ag00)QPY Sanitaries. Secretarla devices devices, food safety and nutrition to ·
protect and promote human health. The Trilateral Cooperation undertakes its work through Working Groups
of de salud (COFEPRIS) C9mpetitlori Biliri;iau)
Exchange of Canada-U.S.- HPFB*, CFIA COFEPRIS FDA complianceenforcement
Mexico Compliance Information Group
information in the areas of cosmetics, biologies medical,
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information TCC Working Group - CUMCIG
food safety and nutrition , . . , ·
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Cooperation in Mexico-US-Canada Maintain a formal framework for HPFB, Competition COFEPRIS FDA combating Health Fraud cooperation in combating-health fraud Bureau health fraud Group. TCC
. Working Group -MUCH
and to identify appropriate<lines·of communication to ensure a co'iitinual exchange oflillormation on compliance
among the three countries. and enforcerhent-acti.vi_ties
21·09-05 DRAFT
Trilateral Fora to Deal with Food Safety and Related Issues· Canada- Mexico- United States
Canagia11<1"0,od
Exchange of compliance enforc"e.rnent
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phytosanitary Umbre'lfa:.committeEifor
21-09-05 DRAFT
Issue Forum Objective Agencies Involved (*denotes lead)
Canada Mexico United States
Emergency Emergency Enhance the ability to respond to HPFB, CFIA* COFEPRIS FDA preparedness Preparedness and emergencies related to foods, drugs, related to Response. TCC medical devices, biologics and veterinary foods, drugs, Working Group - products that may affect more than one medical EPR participating country. devices, biologics and veterinaryproducts Sanitary and North American Facilitate the enhancement of food safe.ty Canadian Food Secretary of FDA, Office of the US Trade
Phytosanitary Free Trade and improvement of sanitary and lnspeciion Agency• Agriculture, livestock, Representative (USTR)'
lssuas Agreement - SPS phytosanitary condiiions throu1ii:1.. CFiA:) Rural D.tive/opmsr.t, Envlrom ntal Protection Agency (EPA), Committee activities including cooperatiori' in the Jti,temational Canada, Fishery and Food United States Department of
(NAFTA - SPS) development, .application a,nd:: (ITCAN) Agriculture and (SAGARPA)/Secretari Agriculture(USDA) Agencies:
enforcemen\.ofs·anltary or Agri-Food Canada a de Animal and Plant Health
measures. (AAFC), Health Canada Economia/COFEPRIS Inspection Service (APHIS),
NAHO, NAPPO, and:NAFTA-SPS (HC) Food Safety and Inspection. Service (FSIS), Foreign Technical Working Groups (NAFTA Agricultural Service (FAS)
TWGs). Meat, Poultry NAFTA-TWG- Harmonization of standards and trade CFIA* SAGARPA FSIS* and Processed Meat, Poultry and requirements, ·resolution. of trade issues Egg Products Processed Egg and exchange of information
Products
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21-09-05 DRAFT
Issue Fotum Objective Agencies Involved (*denotes lead)
Canada Mexico United States
Food Packaging and
NAFTA-TWG-Food Packaging and
Harmonization of standards and trade requirements, resolution of trade Issues
CFIA", HC Economia FDA* FSIS
and exchange of Information Labelling and Food Labelling and StandardsFood
Standards .. · .
HC*, CFIA (Suspended) FDA*NAFT A-TWG-Food Harmonization of standards and trade Food Additives (Suspended) (Suspended)Additives and requirements, resolution of trade issues and
and exchange of information ContaminantsContaminants
FDA,*CFIA*. (Suspended}Harmonization of standards andJrade NAFTA-TWG-Fish and (S usp nded) (Suspended}requirements, resolution of trade' Issues Fish and Seafood Seafood
and exchange of information ProductsProducts
CFIA* (Suspended) FDA*NAFT A-TWG-Dairy, Harmonization of-standards and trade Dairy, Fruits, (Suspended) (Suspended)requirements', res6Jotlon of irade·issues Fruits, Vegetables Vegetables and
and exchange of lrifqrmation and Processed Processed FoodsFoods
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June 13, 2005 FINAL FARS
Food and Agriculture Regulatory Systems Working Group Prosperity Agenda - Security and Prosperity Partnership
SPP Commitment: 1. Pursue common approaches to enhance food safety and accelerate the identification, management and recovery from foodborne and animal and plant disease hazards, which will also facilitate trade.
Canada 1.1.1. Establishment o rce to identify and compare CFIA the existing mechanisms and fora (e.g., Trilateral HC Cooperation, existing bilateral agreements, NAFTA
Technical Working Groups) within which this trilateral work Mexico can be accomplished, or determine if a new body is needed.
SAGARPA This task force will include representatives of all key SSA agencies, including Health Canada, the Canadian Food SECON Inspection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Environment Protection A enc , SALUD COFEPRIS and SAGARPA of Mexico.
USDA us
1.1.2. The Task Force will make recommendations to the leadership of the participating agencies regarding how and FDA in what forum the objective can be achieved. This could EPA Include options regarding amendment of the terms of reference of an existing trilateral mechanism or the establishment of a new coordination mechanism
1.1.3. Develo a riorltized list of standards for review. 1.1.4. Review and compare identified food standards Jn order to determine similarity, differences and scientific basis for the differences.
December 2005
March 2006
1.1.d.1. Selection and implementation March 2006 of the o timal mechanism, as re u\red.
March 2006 September 2006
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March 2007
1.1.7. Work to align approaches to decision-making In the veterinary drug and veterinary biologics approval process by continuing to work through the Veterinary International Conference of Harmonization (VICH) on submission data requirements for veterinary drugs and vaccines, and by
· working bil 1"'811y with US countemarts on specific veterina dru s and vaccines.
1.1.8. Explore ways to better coordinate between the NAFT A artners on Codex international standard settin
1.1.d.2. An effective food safety coordinating mechanism facilitating the cooperative development of common North American standards, as appropriate and the removal of Identified differences in standards where warranted and a ro riate.
1.1.d.3. Report on differences and approaches to approving veterinary drugs and vaccines and feasibility for further harmonization.
1.1.d.4. B etter coordinate the development of national positions for international food safety standards facilitated through the food safety coordlnatin mechanism.
March 2007
March 2007
March 2007
March 2006
March 2006
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Nori .. -' h Ame · rica . +-,-c:--o--=-,-,---,,.,----,-----=-.,--,--,--,--t-=--,---==---j 1.2.d.5. Identify opportunities for jo i nt December 2006
evelop stan ar proce· notification and follow-up actions· taken due to non-· com liance. 1.2.2.. Explore ways, where feasible and warranted, to March 2007 establish common certification criteria, where certificates are
Mexico re ulred. SA RPA 1.2.3. Explore ways to implement electronic transmission of December 2005
SSA certificates for meat, poultry, animal health and plant health SECON on a trilateral basis and other roducts as identified.
1.2.d.1. Conduct a Pilot Project within September 2006 one ro ram area. 1.2.d.2. Report on practicality of issuing electronic transmission of certificates.
December 2006
1.2.4. Develop common approaches for border inspections March 2007 of live animals, such as reviewing the inspection of imported slau hter·animals at a roved slau hter facilities.
1.2.d,3. Common border inspection March 2007 a roaches for live animals.
1.2.5. Develop a pilot plan for one audit/evaluation .. eg June 2006 a las/ ears from China 1.2.6. Develop a prioritized list of proposed offshore June 2006 audits/evaluations. 1.2.'T. Conduct one oint audit/evaluation. December 2006
1.2.d.4. Jointly conduct offshore March 2007 audits/evaluations in third countries of certification programs for certain plant commodities.
1.2.8. Investigate the feasibility of joint preclearance ro rams for lant commodilies shl ed · into
December 2006
preclearance programs for plant commodities shipped into North America.
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1. • • eve op common approaches to stan ardize regulatory measures taken in response to detections of pests based on ihe risk they present to each country's plant health status.
1.2.d.6. Develop a standardized March 2006 approach for one pest eg. Phakopsora
ach bean rust. 1.2.10, Develop a standardized North American approach June 2006 (procedures and criteria) to recognize pest free areas.
Within this standardized approach, in determining pest free areas, the Parties will take Into consideration decisions taken by the authorities of any one Party in determining an area as est free.
June 2006 1.2,11, Work to ether to remote this a roach in the IPPC. June 2006
1.2.d.7. Develop a standardized North American approach to recognize pest frP-1? r!!"t;es o.r:d promote this approach within IPPC.
1.2.12. Develop a joint protocol for the commercial movement of biocontrol a ants.
June 2006
1.2.d.8. joint protocol for movement of biocontrol a ents.
June 2006
1.2.13. Continue joint development of North American standards for lant rotectlon.
June 2006
1.2.d.9. Complete regulate standard for North American imports of
ro a alive material.
June 2006
1.2.14. Review and explore approaches concerning feed, surveillance and risk management to optimize TSE management In a North American context.
March 2006
1.2.15. Harmonize North American import approach for bovine s on ifonn ence halo ath BSE mana ement.
June 2005
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1.2.16. Review and modify existing protocols with the goal of Mexico
SAGARPA SSA
implementation In order to allow for the transit of products through .another country in which the process of transiting itself does not ose a risk to that count . ·
SE CON 1.2.17. Complete the respective regulatory processes in March 2007
us each of the three countries to Implement the harmonized B SE a ·roac .
USDA 1.2.d.10. Report on results of review March 2007 FDA EPA
seeking a coordinated North American a roach to TSE mana ement.
1.2.18. Develop harmonized North American risk mitigation June 2006 and management approaches conc;eming anjmal health, including compartmentalization am! zoning:··· .. ·
Within the harmonized. approacljes, ·in .d!)terTl)inlng disease free zones, the Parties will take into consideration decisions taken by the authorities of any one party in determining a zone as disease free.
1.2.d.11. Report on progress towards June 2006 North American procedures and criteria
)1 'Jr .•';· to reco nize disease free zones. Canada 1.2.19. Continua to share information between.APHIS'
CFIA Center for Veterinary B iologics and CFIA B iologics VDD (HC) regulatory officials on inspection, adverse events, and
re ulato actions related to veterina biolo ics. Mexico 1.2.20. Review and explore common approaches to regulate March 2006
SAG ARPA the safety,an.d efficacy.of products and licensed/re to.gulated SSA preveµt inadvel\en.t transmission ofinfectious agentsNia SE CON animal health products, such as veterinary drugs and
biologics, which may result in animal or zoonotic diseases, us (e.g. B SE, foot and mouth disease) or antimicrobial
USDA resistance.
l'DA 1.2.d.12. Report on results of review March 2007 seeking common technical standards for demonstrating safety and efficacy of licensed/regulated animal health
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Mexico SAGARPA SSA SECON
1.2.21. Utilizing trilateral mechanisms, develop synchronized approaches to labeling, as feasible and appropriate, in key areas such as nutrition, allergens, production and process methods, organics, country of origin, highlighted ingredients and misleading claims; - for example: Consider recommendations of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) reports, released in 2003, concerning the selection of reference values for (nutrition) labeling purposes and examine the potential impact on nutrition labeling and claims, food fortification and nutrition education.
1.2.d.13. Explore common approaches to labeling.
March 2007
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June 13, 2005 FINAL FARS
1.3. • omp ete colla orat1ve a a co ect1 pest control products to meet the needs of "minor crop" growers. This project involves approximately 20 studies supported qy 170 field trials, from which governments and stakeholders will select candidates for joint reviews. (Note:
Mexico minor cro s include most fruits, nuts, and ve etables. SAGARPA SSA SECON
1.3.d.1. Selection of joint review candidates. 1.3.d.2. Simultaneous approval of minor cro est control roducts.
December2005
March 2006
1.3.2. Utilizing the existing NAFTA Technical Working Group December 2005 on Pesticides, develop a long-term trade irrttant/risk reduction strategy for pulse crops and resolution of specific
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riori trade issues identified b stakeholders. 1.3.d.3. Long term trade irrttant risk reduction strate .
December 2005
1.3.3. Relea e final risk assessments based on a thorough re-evaluation of hea du wood reservatives.
1.3.d.4. Final risk assessment for wood December 2006 reservatives.
'1.3.4. Prioritize reviews for 4-6 conventional chemicals December 2005 1.3.5. Undertake 'oint/workshare reviews
1.3.d.5. Complete reviews for 4-6 September 2006 conventional chemicals with complete data sets.
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June 13, 2005 FINAL FARS
Mexico March 2006 SAGARPA SSA SE CON
FDA
2.1.d.1. Recognize the methodologies March 2907 and proficiency for select animal diseases, such as BSE and avian infiuenza.
2.1.3. Provide training course for Mexican labor<1tory Decemb"r 2005 diognc.:;tlcions t0 leiJ.1T1 hi..;lopathoiogy anu JX>1yrnerase chain reaction PCR for bovine TB dia nostics. Mexico-US 2.1.4. Implement project to standardize Brucella tests December 2005 between US and Mexico.
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June 13, 2005 FINAL FARS
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Canada CFIA
Mexico SAGARPA SSA SE CON
us USDA FDA EPA APHIS
2.2.d.1. Establish a laboratory working March 2006 group In the area of plant health simllar to the existing North America Animal Health Laborato network.
Jnterest, sucti as methodologies to recognize equivalency in the detection and identification, surveillance and risk assessment of select
!ant ests and diseases.
2.2.2. Identify a eas of com March 2007 .mon
2.2.3. Prioritize and Implement sfeps to determine methodologies and equivalency of petiormance In areas of common interest.
March 2008
2.2.d.2. Rec9gnlze equivalent March 2009 diagnostic methodologies for the detection and Identification, surveillance and risk assessment of select plant
ests and diseases.
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June 13, 2005 FINAL FARS
Canada Establish a task force to Identify existing trilateral fora CFIA for laboratory cooperation ensuring that all appropriate HC re ulato authorities are included.
AAFC 2.3.2 Identification or establishment of the appropriate March 2006 rou /vehicle.
Mexico 2.3.d.1. Recognition or establishment of March 2006
SAGARPA a food safe! .laborato rou /vehicle
SSA 2.3.3. Develop a mechanism to rapidly share analytical December 2005
SE CON methodolo ies. 2.3.d.2. A mechanism to rapidly share June 2006
us anal ical methodolo ies.
USDA 2.3.4. Determine method performance criteria to assess
FDA anal ical methods.
APHIS 2.3.d.3. Common method performance January 2007
EPA criteria to assess anal ical methods. 2.3.5. Identify areas of common interest, to assess equi•1c oncy Df 2r.a!yt a! methods up.ing ::lgreed method
erformance criteria.
December 2007
2.3.6. Assess anal ical methods. March 2008 2.3.d.4. Identify analytical methods as December 2008 meetin erformance criteria.
2.3.7. Share laboratory quality assurance and quality control March 2006 rocedures and ractices.
2.3.d,5. Enhanced QA s stems. March 2006 2.3.8. Exchange information of proficiency testing programs March 2007 each country participates in and identify and fill any gaps where ro rams are not available. · 2.3.11. Participation in F oad Emergency Response Network June 2005 (FERN) course for both microbiological and chemical disci lines.
2.3.d.6: Course delivered in Ma 2005. Janua 2006 2.3.12. Participation of all three countries in general March 2006 laboratory procedures/courses offered by Canada and Mexico.
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biotechnoio
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June 13, 2005 FINAL f;ARS
"P Commitment: Increase cooperation in the development of regulatory policy related to the agricultural biotechnology sectors in Canada, Mexico and the United States, through the work of the North American
otechnolo Initiative NABI
3.1.d.1. Expand the current technical March 2006 regulatory exchanges between Canada and the United States to include Mexican regulators and formalize re ular trilateral re ulato exchan es. 3.1.d.2. Training workshops in Mexico for risk assessors.
March 2006
3.1.2. Cooperate and share Information on international ·
· activities.
3.1.d.3. Formalize NABI intercessional conference calls as needed to discuss biotechnology Issues in international organizations such as APEC, CODEX, OECD and the CBD.
March 2007
3.1.3. Work towards an effective and transpare.nt syStemOT import measures for the transboundary movement of agricultural products of biotechnology for food, feed or processing, under the trade/marketing working group at NABI.
3.1.d.4. NABI participants to discuss next steps for the initiation of the pilot program for the trans boundary
of the G M corn. Acquire results and review
outcomes from the pilot program for the transboundary movement of G M corn among Canada, the United States and Mexico.
December 2005
September 2005 -After MOP-2 meeting in Montreal
March 2006
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June 13, 2005 FINAL FARS
Acronyms from the Government of Canada
AAFC Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada CFIA Canadian Food Inspection Agency PMRA Pest Management Regulatory Agency YOO Veterinary Drugs Directorate HC Health Canada CBSA Canadian Board Services Agency
Acronyms from the Government of Mexico
SSA Secretarfa de Salud SAGARPA Secretarfa de Agrlcultura, Ganaderfa, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentacl6n SENASICA Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, lnocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria SECON Secretaria de Economla COFRIPRIS La Comisi6n Federal para la Protecci6n contra Rlesgos Sanitaries
Acronyms for the Government of the United States
USDA U.S Department of A(lriculture FDA Foo. and Drug Administration Cl. EPA Environment Protect.ion Agency
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