FDA Adds New Supplier Evaluation Tool for Food Importer FSVP Compliance
The Food and Drug Administration has updated the Supplier Evaluation Resources page of its online Data Dashboard to help importers and manufacturers meet the requirements of the Foreign Supplier Verification Program regulations and other rules issued under the Food Safety…
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Modernization Act, it said in a constituent update. A new search function allows users to input their suppliers and get a report back that includes data on inspections; compliance actions taken by FDA, including injunctions and seizures; recalls; and import refusals, as well as any import alerts or warning letters that mention the firm. The new tool can be used by importers seeking to meet the FSVP requirement for evaluation of a supplier’s performance and the risk associated with the food, a process that includes evaluating a supplier’s compliance with FDA regulations "such as whether the supplier is subject to an FDA warning letter, import alert, or other FDA compliance action related to food safety,” FDA said. The new tool also may be useful to meet supply chain requirements of preventive controls regulations for human and animal food, it said.