食品論壇網(wǎng)友aliment，譯者導讀：2009年12月9日，美國食品藥品管理局發(fā)布消息：美國建立針對進口食品安全的新機構(gòu)“貿(mào)易對象分析中心”（Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center for Import Safety： CTAC）。據(jù)報道，在農(nóng)業(yè)部和衛(wèi)生部繼續(xù)食品安全合作的同時；海關邊境保護署宣布開設進口食品安全中心。新成立的“貿(mào)易對象分析中心”（CTAC）由美國國土安全部（DHS）建立，主要任務是保障進口食品貨物的安全，業(yè)務工作將由海關邊境保護署領導（CBP）。貿(mào)易對象分析中心（CTAC）是由奧巴馬總統(tǒng)食品安全工作組提議建立；該工作組主要負責在食品安全工作方面向總統(tǒng)提出建議。

    相關部門及時作出反映，衛(wèi)生部長Sebelius，農(nóng)業(yè)部長Vilsack都對該機構(gòu)的設立給予了高度評價。衛(wèi)生部長Sebelius說“作為總統(tǒng)食品安全工作組的主要負責人之一，我們的任務是在該善美國生產(chǎn)食品安全面貌的同時，改善美國消費者餐桌上所有食品的安全狀況；另一方面，面對大量進口食品，我們必須盡最大努力來確保進口食品符合美國食品安全標準要求。”農(nóng)業(yè)部長Vilsack 說“作為總統(tǒng)食品安全工作組的主要負責人之一，我們將加強美國的食品安全體系建設；同時，我們認為加強聯(lián)邦機構(gòu)間的密切合作是取得真正進步的關鍵。今天新成立的“貿(mào)易對象分析中心”就是確保美國消費者擁有安全健康食品供應所必需合作措施的又一個重要步驟。”美國國土安全部長Napolitano說“在與恐怖主義及犯罪行為作斗爭的同時，要保證邊境的安全、促進合法貿(mào)易活動、確保進口產(chǎn)品的安全；這個新成立的中心就是通過集中和加強聯(lián)邦機構(gòu)的工作加強對進口貨物的檢查，來實現(xiàn)保護美國消費者安全的目的。”

    進口安全“貿(mào)易對象分析中心”位于華盛頓特區(qū)，是美國六個貿(mào)易對象分析中心之一。該中心工作范圍將側(cè)重于進口貨物的檢測，包括對違規(guī)食品的檢查。聯(lián)邦政府的其他機構(gòu)，如：農(nóng)業(yè)部食品安全檢查署（FSIS）、衛(wèi)生部所屬食品藥品管理局（FDA）、環(huán)境保護署（EPA）、及消費品安全委員會（CPSC）的相關專家將在該分析中心進行現(xiàn)場辦公。貿(mào)易分析中心的另一個工作重點是與海關邊境署、食品安全檢查署合作，通過所掌握的信息對將要到達美國口岸的非法可疑貨物進行針對性調(diào)查。

    另外，海關邊境保護署行政負責人Ahern也發(fā)表講話“在確保進口食品安全工作中，F(xiàn)SIS、FDA、及其他各部門專家做出了卓有成效的貢獻；我們期待著繼續(xù)與食品安全工作組合作并采納相關建議。”

    原文報道：
FDA NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: December 9, 2009
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USDA and HHS Continue Food Safety Working Group Efforts; Customs and Border Protection Opens Import Food Safety Center
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today commended the Department of Homeland Security for opening a center devoted to ensuring the safety of foods imported to the United States.  The Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center (CTAC) for Import Safety is operating under the direction of Customs and Border Protection (CBP).  It was created on the recommendation of President Obama’s Food Safety Working Group, which is charged with advising the President on how to upgrade the U.S. food safety system for the 21st century.
“As co-chairs of the Food Safety Working Group, we are committed to improving the safety of food produced in the United States, and also improving the safety of all the food that makes it to the American consumers’ dinner tables,” said Secretary Sebelius.  “With so much food coming from abroad, we must do all we can to ensure that it conforms to the same safety standards as our own food safety systems.”
“As part of the Food Safety Working Group’s efforts to strengthen the food safety system in this country, we identified close cooperation between federal agencies as a key to achieving real progress,” said Secretary Vilsack. “The new CTAC announced today is an important step toward the type of collaboration necessary to ensure that Americans have access to a safe and healthy food supply.”
“In addition to guarding against terrorism and crime, securing our borders and facilitating legitimate trade involve ensuring the safety of imported products,” said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. “This new targeting center will enhance the inspection of goods entering our country by centralizing and strengthening federal efforts to protect U.S. consumers.”
The import safety CTAC, located in Washington, D.C., is one of CBP’s six commercial targeting centers in the U.S.   It will specifically target shipments of imported cargo, including food, for possible safety violations.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and other partnering government agencies, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission, will provide on-site expertise at the Center.  
“The expertise FSIS, FDA, and our other partners bring to the table is invaluable to ensuring that America’s imported food supply is safe,” said CBP Acting Commissioner Jayson P. Ahern.  “We look forward to continued cooperation with the Food Safety Working Group and its future recommendations.”
As part of its collaboration with CBP, FSIS will extend its enforcement efforts to target ineligible imports investigate suspicious shipments based on manifest information filed prior to the arrival of goods at U.S. ports.
For more information of the Food Safety Working Group, please visit www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov.

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