Peru: FAS Lima and FDA Coordinate Food Additives Training for DIGESA

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FAS Lima coordinated with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Regional Latin America Office a food additives training seminar for FDA’s Peruvian counterpart DIGESA. During the seminar, attended by 115 DIGESA sanitary inspectors, participants received training on current international regulations. They also benefited learning how to seek reliable, science-based information on food additives. This activity contributed to the FAS objective of encouraging rules-based international regulatory systems that facilitate global trade.

Peru: FAS Lima and FDA Coordinate Food Additives Training for DIGESA 

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