The FDA gives the equivalence to Spain and the Netherlands will allow the export of raw bivalve molluscs to the United States. Following the studies conducted by the FDA concludes that the adoption and implementation by Spain and the Netherlands of the European Union (EU) system of food safety control measures for raw bivalve molluscs, along with the implementation of additional measures specifically adopted for export to the United States. The system provides at least the same level of health protection as comparable food safety measures in the United States and is therefore equivalent. The FDA and the EU have not allowed imports of raw molluscs into each other since 2010.
