On Wednesday, January 24, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released long-awaited draft guidance on the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Rule for importers of human and animal food. The FSVP Rule was issued to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). This U.S. Food Imports (USFI) Regulatory Alert covers key points…
On Monday, July 10, Dr. Steven Ostroff, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided an update and more details on the food safety systems recognition effort the United States is currently working on with the European Commission. Ostroff provided the update at the International Association of…
On May 30, 2017, compliance begins for the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Rule. This rule imposes sweeping new changes on food importers and requires review and assessment of the food safety practices of foreign suppliers and their compliance history. Foreign suppliers must be approved pursuant to a written program before sourcing. The rule also…
On May 30, 2017, compliance begins for the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Rule. This rule imposes sweeping new changes on food importers and requires review and assessment of the food safety practices of foreign suppliers and their compliance history. U.S. Food Imports LLC (USFI) has received a number of questions relating to which food…
On May 30, 2017, compliance begins for the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Rule. This rule imposes sweeping new changes on food importers and requires review and assessment of the food safety practices of foreign suppliers and their compliance history. Foreign suppliers must be approved pursuant to a written program before sourcing. The rule also…
The International Food Protection Institute (IFPTI) will be holding training for industry and regulators for the Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA) Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) regulation March 14-15. The course will be held at the St. Petersburg, Florida offices of U.S. Food Imports. The FSVP regulation requires compliance activities to be performed by qualified…
On January 13, FDA announced it will be holding a hearing on public partnerships to enhance the safety of imported foods. This meeting will cover issues relevant to the Foreign Supplier Verification Program Rule. The meeting will be held at CFSAN in College Park, MD on February 14-15 from 9 am to 5 pm. More…
On November 23, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that January 1, 2020 will be the uniform compliance date for food labeling regulations that are issued in calendar years 2017 and 2018. This action does not change existing requirements for compliance dates contained in final rules published before January 1, 2017. The…
On November 23, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a request for scientific data, information and comments that would help the agency evaluate the beneficial physiological effects to human health of isolated or synthetic non-digestible carbohydrates that are added to foods. FDA is requesting the information to help them determine whether a…
On May 24, 2016, U.S. Food Imports LLC President Erik Lieberman was quoted in National Geographic on FDA’s new final nutrition labeling regulations. Read the article here: http://ow.ly/HkAf300DLcx. For more information on nutrition labeling or other FDA or USDA food import matters please contact Erik Lieberman at elieberman1@usfoodimports.com or 202.765.1800.