Proposed Rules are here for FSVP and Accredited Third-Party Certification...
FDA this morning released the long-awaited Proposed Rules for the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) and the related Accredited Third-Party Certification Program. These Proposed Rules are...
View ArticleFSVP Video Series: Implications for Seafood and Juice HACCP
On July 26, 2013, FDA released the proposed regulations for the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (“FSVP”) as mandated by the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010. In a video titled “FSVP Video...
View ArticleCalifornia Department of Public Health and the Case of the Missing 5-Log...
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has recently been chasing down the cold-press juice industry, citing companies for non-compliance with FDA’s Juice Hazard Analysis and Critical Control...
View ArticleWarning Letter for Seafood Facility – Watch Out!
FDA recently issued a Warning Letter to a seafood facility in Hawaii, citing five major issues that the firm must address: controlling pathogenic bacteria growth resulting from time/temperature abuse,...
View ArticleBoston Seafood Show 2014: Presentation and Discussion
FDAImports.com and ExportToUsa.com.cn attended the Boston Seafood Show this year on Mar.16-18. The team took the opportunity to speak with seafood producers from around the world, who think 2014 will...
View ArticleFDAImports.com Exhibiting at the 19th China Fisheries & Seafood Expo
The FDAImports.com and ExportToUsa.com.cn consultants are exhibiting again at the 2014 19th China Fisheries & Seafood Expo at the Qingdao International Convention Center, from November 5-7. “One...
View Article5 Things You Should Know About Import Alerts
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...
View ArticleStill Waiting: FDA Not Yet Published the HARPC Final Rule
This week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was required to submit the final rule for the Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls (HARPC) for publication in the Federal Register....
View ArticlePreparing for FDA’s Final Ruling on the Foreign Supplier Verification Program...
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...
View ArticleSeafood and Juice Industry: Pay Attention, the HARPC Final Regulation Affects...
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...
View ArticleWhat does Food Safety Modernization Act Mean to Animal Food?
The animal food industry experienced a sudden increase in the regulatory obligations in recent years. Through the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and its implemented regulations, food facilities...
View ArticleImmediate Enforcement Crackdown on FSVP? Not so Fast
FDA’s Foreign Supplier Verification Plan (FSVP) first implementation date is May 30, 2017, which has food importers and their foreign suppliers scrambling to understand what is required and when.[1]...
View ArticleFDA Issued Warning Letters to Foreign Suppliers without Facility Inspection
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken a new and unnerving approach to directing warnings to foreign seafood processors even though the Agency has not inspected the foreign facility....
View ArticleFSVP Enforcement Countdown: Are you Ready?
What will happen starting March 19, 2018? Starting March 19, all imported human food shipments from foreign suppliers having less than 500 Full Time Equivalent employees (FTEs) will be...
View ArticleSeafood Import Alerts: Understanding the Basics
An FDA import alert listing can destroy a supply-chain, and even result in an import ban. To issue an alert, FDA only needs to convince itself that one is necessary. Their impact and ease of issuance...
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