Generally, the Israeli regulatory approach is built on the realization that a country the size of a large urban area just cannot spend the money and time to wri

Generally, the Israeli regulatory approach is built on the realization that a country the size of a large urban area just cannot spend the money and time to write its own regs. Everything from pharmaceuticals to (recently) food are regulated based on "use rules from the US or EU [depending on market] with a list of specific Israeli changes".