Food Industry Regulatory Update May 28, 2021 In this Week’s Edition: FDA Closes DUNS Number Lookup Portal FSIS Consumer Tips for Safe Grilling for Memorial Day VQIP Portal Closes May 31st FSIS Updates Lists of Foreign Establishments Eligible to Export to U.S. FDA Import Alerts FDA Warning Letters FDA Closes DUNS Number Lookup Portal On May 24, 2021, FDA’s partnership with Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) that established a dedicated portal where industry partners could request a DUNS number ended and the portal will no longer be available. D&B, a private registrar company, provides DUNS numbers, a unique nine-digit identifier used by businesses and business systems around the world, including many FDA applications. More information here. FSIS Consumer Tips for Safe Grilling for Memorial Day As millions of Americans get ready to commemorate Memorial Day and welcome summer, USDA reminds people to keep it safe this weekend: follow the latest CDC guidance for COVID-19 and remember your food safety practices. Rates of foodborne illness tend to increase during the summer months because germs grow faster in warmer, more humid weather. People also cook and eat outside, making shortcuts to food safety tempting because they are away from the convenience of soap and running water at the kitchen sink. More information for consumers is here. FDA Closes VQIP Portal for FY2022 on May 31 The US Food and Drug Administration’s Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) application portal for fiscal year (FY) 2022 benefits will close on May 31, 2021. The portal opened on January 1, 2021. VQIP is a voluntary fee-based program for importers who achieve and maintain control over the safety and security of their supply chains. More information here. FSIS Updates Lists of Foreign Establishments Eligible to Export to the U.S. Costa Rica Germany Honduras Hungary United Kingdom FDA Import Alerts The latest FDA import alerts are available here and include honey salmonella, cheese and more. FDA Warning Letters The latest FDA warning letters are: OCLO LLC/OCLO Nanotechnology Science Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Capitol Hill Vapor Co. Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded Premium eJuice USA LLC d/b/a Vapor Lab Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded Nelson Endeavors, LLC d/b/a Liberty Vape Co. Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded Soul Vapor Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded Nicfixed, LLC d/b/a Good Karma Vapor Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded LeRoche Benicoeur dba ConceiveEasy New Drug/Misbranded EU Natural Inc. New Drug/Misbranded Fertility Nutraceuticals LLC New Drug/Misbranded NS Products, Inc. New Drug/Misbranded Sal Nature LLC/FertilHerb New Drug/Misbranded Africana Market LLC Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Great Lakes Gelatin Company New Drug/Misbranded Biotek India CGMP/Finished Pharmaceuticals/Unapproved New Drug/Misbranded/Adulterated Adirondack Juice LLC d/b/a Adirondack Vapor & Co. Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded Blue Eyed Vapor Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act/Adulterated/Misbranded Smart Women's Choice Finished Pharmaceuticals/Unapproved New Drug/Misbranded Please contact Erik Lieberman at elieberman@usfoodimports.com if you have questions or for additional information
