Did you know that more foods were recalled due to labeling errors than pathogenic contamination during the last quarter? Based on a recent quarterly finding from Stericycle ExpertRECALL, Food Safety News reported that 60 percent of all FDA-monitored food recalls...
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FSVP 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 Series Part 3: Implications for Seafood and Juice Industry” posted on...
FSVP Video Series: FSVP for Foreign Suppliers
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 Series Part 2: What do Foreign Suppliers Need to Know?" posted on our...
FSVP Overview Video: Check Out Our Project FSVP.com!
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 "Introduction to Proposed Rules for FSVP," posted on our project FSVP.com, our...
New FSVP Requirements Force Importers To Become Food Safety Experts
Friday July 26, 2013, FDA released the long-awaited proposed rule for the Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA) Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). Under the proposed rule, FSVP requires U.S. importers to develop and implement a plan to verify that their...
Proposed Rules are here for FSVP and Accredited Third-Party Certification Programs
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 part of FDA’s push, begun with the passage of the Food Safety...
FDAImports.com at Mindanao Exporters Congress – Presentation, Consultation, and Opportunity
Rick Quinn, Partner at Maryland-based international FDA consulting firm FDAImports.com, will be attending and presenting at Mindanao Exporters Congress. The show will be held at the SMX Convention Center of the SM Lanang Premier, in Davao City, Philippines, from...
Exporting Papayas to the United States – Green Ticket Seminar
On July 19, in San Diego, Partner Rick Quinn of FDAImports.com will be offering a seminar, for growers, exporters, and importers of papaya from Mexico, teaching how to be added to the Green List for Import Alert 21-17 (Countrywide Detention Without Physical...
Centers for Excellence and Expertise: AAEI Brings the First Look
At the American Association of Exporters and Importers’ recent seminar called “Partnering with OGAs on Risk Management and Globalization,” attendees discussed FDASIA, the U.S.-E.U. Mutual Recognition Agreement, and Good Importer Practices – all things one would expect...
FDASIA’s Impact on Drug Imports: Give Feedback to FDA
The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (“FDASIA”), which was signed into law on July 9, 2012, has serious consequences for the drug industry, particularly in the import/export sector. Some of the changes upcoming from FDASIA include Increased...