On April 30, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement from Acting FDA Commissioner, Ned Sharpless, M.D. and Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannis on steps to usher the U.S. into a new era of smarter food safety. The statement has significant implications for the food industry. Key points in the statement include:…
DetailsOn February 25, 2019, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a document entitled “FDA Strategy for Imported Food” which outlines the agency’s enforcement priorities in upcoming years. Please note that separately, FDA indicated they will be taking enforcement action against customs brokers and other filers who file entries with UNK (unknown) as the Foreign…
DetailsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has resumed inspecting importers for Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) compliance following the government shutdown. FDA is expected to aggressively enforce the regulation again this year. Within days of the shutdown ending, a client of U.S. Food Imports LLC (USFI) was contacted for inspection. We have seen FSVP…
DetailsIn recent weeks the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has significantly increased enforcement activity for Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) compliance. U.S. Food Imports LLC (USFI) has assisted a number of our clients with inspections over the past several weeks using our FSMA Cloud® and FDA Cloud® software applications (we note that all of…
DetailsOn Wednesday, January 24, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released long-awaited draft guidance on the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Rule for importers of human and animal food.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…
DetailsOn 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…
DetailsOn June 6, 2017, FDA announced it was extending the compliance dates for the agricultural water standards within the Produce Safety Rule[1] for produce other than sprouts. The Produce Safety Rule was issued to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Compliance had been required for the water standards as early as January 2020. Please…
DetailsOn 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…
DetailsOn 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…
DetailsOn 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…
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