The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to open two offices in New Delhi and Mumbai, with the first opening in the Indian capital by the end of this year. This is an indication of substantial increase in exports of food and medicines from India to the US. Besides India, FDA would also open its offices in China, Europe and Latin America.

“FDA personnel in India would work closely with Indian regulators and Indian industries shipping products to the US FDA personnel would do more inspections in India,” said Secretary of Health and Human Services, Michael O Leavitt. (more…)