澳大利亚食品出口商会在美国市场明显处于一个有利位置跟其他国家相比，这是由于美国与澳大利亚签署了一份双边食品安全认证协定，并且澳大利亚出口商也是美国消费者比较喜欢的安全、优质的食品供应商。农产品与水资源出口部门负责人格雷格·里德(Greg Read)说：“这次的食品安全认证协定是美国作为澳大利亚贸易伙伴签署的第三份协定。该协定让美国和澳大利亚都认可了彼此旗鼓相当的食品安全与监管体系。”

AUSTRALIA - Australian exporters are in a significantly stronger position as preferred suppliers of safe, high quality food to the United States of America (USA) after the signing of a bilateral Food Safety Recognition Agreement this month.Department of Agriculture and Water Resources head of exports, Greg Read, said the agreement was the third the USA had undertaken with a trading partner and provided for the USA and Australia to recognise one another’s food safety and regulatory systems as comparable.