VZCZCXYZ0012
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHUP #0830 3240620
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 200620Z NOV 09
FM AMEMBASSY BUDAPEST
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 4663

UNCLAS BUDAPEST 000830 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EEB/TPP/ABT/ATP ANN RYAN, STATE PLEASE PASS TO 
VASHTI KLEIN, FDA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAGR ETRD ECON HU
SUBJECT: HUNGARY: REPLY TO FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY 
 
REF: STATE 108138 
 
(U) Econoff delivered reftel information on the U.S. Food and 
Drug Administration's (FDA) Reportable Food Registry (RFR) to 
Dr. Pasztor Szabolcs, acting head of unit in the Department 
of Food Control at the Ministry of Agriculture, and to 
representatives of the Food Safety Authority.  Dr. Szabolcs 
stated that the RFR is a very useful tool to reduce the risk 
of outbreaks of foodborne diseases, and said he will 
encourage Hungarian export establishments to familiarize 
themselves with it. 
LEVINE