Extension of Memorandum of Understanding Between the Food and Drug Administration and Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria of the United Mexican States Concerning Entry of Mexican Cantaloupes Into the United States of America

Résumé

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice of an extension of memorandum of understanding (MOU) between FDA and Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria of the United Mexican States. The purpose of the MOU is to establish, and build confidence in, a system that increases the likelihood that cantaloupes from Mexico offered for import into the United States comply with U.S. law. This MOU also establishes a risk-based classification system for firms in Mexico producing cantaloupes for import into the United States to protect the public health.