FDA issued the final rule for the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) last week. This final rule is the first step in implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA’s) mandate that U.S. importers verify their foreign manufacturers’ compliance with...
The seafood and juice industry largely sat on the sidelines while FDA worked with the rest of the food industry to develop the recently finalized Hazard Analysis, Risk-based Preventive Controls (alternatively known as HARPC, Preventive Controls Rule, or PC Rule). This...
Between October 1 and December 31 every year, FDA-registered facilities around the world must submit renewals to their registrations (except registered food facilities, which must renew every even-numbered year). If your facility is registered with FDA, then this...
FDA plans to publish the final rule for the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) on October 31, 2015 under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). This rule will require U.S. food importers to adopt an FSVP, verifying that the foods they import are safe and...
Don’t Wait to Act Until FDA Adds the Company to Import Alert Waiting until you get red-listed before identifying what happened and fixing it is a big time-and-money mistake. However, if you wait until your company is added to an import alert, you will likely have a...
FDA’s electronic import entry review systems will be down for major upgrades from this Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 1:00 am EDT until Sunday, May 10 at 1:00 am EDT. This will impact primarily food imports and perishable imports. In addition to Prior Notices submitted...
UPDATE 07-07-2017: The next compliance date is in March 2018. Importers should spend this time developing the programs as it takes time to work with Foreign Suppliers to build a robust FSVP program. A recent report in Peru indicated that the regulatory system which is...
Worldwide Ramifications Unclear Until FDA Releases New Import Criteria for Methyl Mercury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed today that the agency cancelled Import Alert number 16-08. According to FDAImports.com's daily-tracking records on...
Maryland-based FDA consulting firm FDAImports.com is proud to announce the expansion of its California office, adding Richard Chiang, former Compliance Supervisor for the Import Operations Branch of the FDA Los Angeles District Office. Richard Chiang, Senior...
For the fourth consecutive year, FDAImports.com has been featured at the China Fisheries and Seafood Expo. This year the show was held November 5 to 7, 2014 in Qingdao, with Benjamin England, Rick Quinn, Shelly Li, and Ge Song in attendance. “We were very fortunate to...
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