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FDA Submits Proposal for Accreditation of VQIP 3rd-Party Auditors to OMB for Approval

The Food and Drug Administration submitted its proposed rule on “Accreditation of Third Parties to Conduct Food Safety Audits and for Other Related Purposes” for approval by the Office of Management and Budget Nov. 24. The rule would set out…

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regulations on FDA’s use of accreditation bodies to approve third-party auditors. The third-party auditors would conduct certifications foreign establishments for use in FDA’s coming Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP), pursuant to the Food Safety Modernization Act.