UPDATE: Acceptable temporary Unique Facility Identifier FDA announced that FSVP Importers who do not yet have a DUNS number will be allowed to submit entries using "UNK" (unknown) following the May 30, 2017 compliance date. FDA is allowing this on a temporary basis...
It’s always time to think about your renewals, since state requirements do not follow a calendar year cycle for Animal Feed and Pet Food licenses and registrations. Even if you are new to the market, now is the time to get your registration in and your labels in...
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 must now operate under legally established current Good...
Recent headline: Trump to Pharma CEOs: 75% to 80% of FDA Regulations Will be Eliminated Our take... Yeah...not so fast. I expect the Trump-team follow up to be, "we meant 75-80% of the really bad regulations will disappear -- and most likely only in...
Update: 2/27/2017 Based on our conversations with FDA, some facility registrations were cancelled because the US Agent failed to affirm the agency with FDA. However, we have had experiences where the US Agency was confirmed and the registration still cancelled....
Between October 1 and December 31 this year, all FDA-registered facilities must renew their registrations. Our team has handled registration renewal for hundreds of facilities. Here are some of our best tips for ensuring the renewal season goes smoothly. Medical...
No one with any experience or regulatory memory at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) wanted the regulation of catfish (and its many cousins) transferred from FDA to USDA. USDA's regulatory requirements are...
September 22, 2016: Korean Air’s Board (Hanjin’s sister company in the same conglomerate group) has authorized a $60 million transfusion to facilitate Hanjin vessels’ cargo unloading in the U.S. ports. Below are quick updates regarding upcoming schedules. Hanjin...
Since FY 2015, Congress has continuously raised the issue of inadequate border screening of food. Particularly, Congress has been concerned with designing an import control strategy that incorporates a comprehensive system of safeguard reviews, rather than solely...
UPDATE 07-07-2017: The next compliance date is in March 2018. Importers should spend this time developing the programs as it takes time to work with Foreign Suppliers to build a robust FSVP program. FDA recently published a Federal Register notice announcing delays...
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