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…
DetailsOn 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…
DetailsLast night (12/21/2016) the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided a second chance at registration renewal for food facilities who failed to secure a confirmation from the U.S. agent listed on the registration. The agency has not yet announced this publicly. Tomorrow the agency will be releasing revised guidance on food facility registration but…
DetailsOn Friday, November 29, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in the Federal Register a final rule entitled “Submission of Food and Drug Administration Import Data in the Automated Commercial Environment”(“Final Rule”). The Final Rule establishes requirements for the electronic filing of entries of FDA-regulated products in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). …
DetailsOn 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…
DetailsOn 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…
DetailsIn November 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published draft guidance for industry on Questions and Answers Regarding Food Facility Registration (Seventh Edition). Pursuant to section 415 of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), all U.S. and foreign facilities that process, pack and hold food for consumption in the U.S. must registered…
DetailsOn November 10, 2016, FDA published final guidance on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP). The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) required FDA to establish VQIP. VQIP is a voluntary, fee-based program that provides for expedited review and importation of foods from importers who import food from facilities and farms…
DetailsOn July 27, 2016, Erik Lieberman of U.S. Food Imports LLC held a webinar on FDA’s final FSMA rule on food facility registration. The rule, published on July 14, 2016, makes major changes to the food facility registration process. Lieberman also discussed FDA’s proposed ACE rule as it relates to food products. A replay of…
DetailsOn July 14, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published in the Federal Register the final rule on Amendments to Registration of Food Facilities (Final Rule). The Final Rule was issued to implement section 102 of the Food Safety Modernization Act and makes many significant changes to the food facility registration process. The Final…
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