Imports

New FDA Draft Guidance Impacts Seafood Importers and Processors

New FDA Draft Guidance Impacts Seafood Importers and Processors

On February 9, 2024, FDA issued “Recommendations for Collecting Representative Samples for Food Testing Used as Evidence for Release of Certain Fish and Fishery Products Subject to Detention Without Physical Examination (DWPE) and Removal of a Foreign Manufacturer’s...

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Seafood HACCP Implementation for Foreign Suppliers

Seafood HACCP Implementation for Foreign Suppliers

The Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) principles and practices started as a joint project between NASA and Pillsbury in the 1960s. The goal of HACCP was to ensure safe food for NASA’s astronaut program. Since...

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FDA Calls on Companies to be “Recall Ready”…Are You?

FDA Calls on Companies to be “Recall Ready”…Are You?

On March 3, 2022, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a guidance, “Initiation of Voluntary Recalls Under 21 CFR Part 7, Subpart C Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff,” to help companies prepare for voluntary recalls. Part 7 of Title 21 of the Code of...

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WARNING: FSVP Importers, Time is Running Out

WARNING: FSVP Importers, Time is Running Out

Beginning July 24, 2022, consistent with 21 CFR 1.509(a), food importers will be required to ensure that their valid, 9-digit DUNS number is provided in the Entity Number field.  As an Importer, what does this mean for you and your operation?  Simply...

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Mandatory Product Listing For Dietary Supplements

Mandatory Product Listing For Dietary Supplements

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is getting closer to requiring manufacturers and distributors of dietary supplements to list their products on a public FDA electronic database. On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and...

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