No compromise on food standards: India to US

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is concerned, Nath explained that US FDA conducts thorough examination before certifying Indian facilities for production of goods destined for the US and inspects them regularly. Indian companies have always been very cooperative in verification of requisite standards.

Prior to his current assignment, Leavitt was head of the US Environmental Protection Agency and served three terms as Governor of Utah. He organised a nationwide campaign to transform the Nation's healthcare sector into a value-driven healthcare system. This was his first official visit to India.

Leavitt had a discussion with the Indian health and family welfare minister, A. Ramadoss. While addressing an interactive session organized by the Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Friday Leavitt disclosed: "I had a discussions with the health minister, A. Ramadoss and he the desire to create a US FDA type of an agency in India. Such a proposal was indeed laudable and the US would support India's initiative by providing technical assistance for setting up such an agency."

Leavitt emphasized the need for Indian companies to meet the quality standards set out by the US. This would facilitate Indian companies in accessing US consumers. This means that Indian companies would have to get their food and pharma products certified by an agency that the US Administration trusts, he said.

Some senior US officials underlined the need for common standards across the world to reduce the burden of the regulatory process on producers. Such harmonisation of standards would enable companies to become globally competitive. At present there are different sets of standards globally, making it extremely difficult for companies to devise products suited to the specific requirements of different countries.