The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) and the Chinese Society of Inspection and Quarantine (CSIQ) signed an agreement this month that will strengthen their technology exchanges and cooperation in inspections and quarantines at the local and national level.
“This newly formed partnership is consistent with the institute’s long-standing philosophy that food safety should be a non-competitive issue,” says Dave McDonald, NAMI chairman. “We both know there is a time to compete against one another—that makes both of us better and stronger. But there is also a time when cooperation should trump competition, and that is when it comes to food safety.”