Senior Contacts

Functions

OSTA monitors technical and sanitary and phytosanitary barriers to agricultural trade, along with food safety related issues, with input from FAS field offices, other U.S. Government agencies, the private sector, and industry. Employing all aspects of its collective expertise, OSTA contributes to FAS capacity building efforts relative to World Trade Organization (WTO) accessions, development of international standards, and expansion of U.S. trade. This office also facilitates communication between foreign governments and the U.S. regulatory agencies.  

Divisions

Contacts

Animal Division

International Regulations and Standards Division
— International Standards Group
— WTO SPS Committee and Enquiry Point Group

New Technologies and Production Methods Division

Plant Division

Processed Products and Technical Regulations Division

Organization Chart (.pdf)