FDA Announces New Online Database for Export Lists; Action Required by Exporters to China by June 2019
The Food and Drug Administration on July 9 announced a new electronic database for exporters of certain food products seeking to be included on lists of eligible establishments required by some U.S. trading partners. The new Export Listing Module is an electronic portal for receiving and processing requests from FDA-regulated establishments that want to be put on export lists for dairy, infant formula, collagen, gelatin and seafood products. “This expanded module improves the FDA’s ability to efficiently process establishments’ requests to be added to the lists, monitor listed establishments, and generate updates for foreign regulatory agencies,” the agency said.
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The new system allows all types of establishments to request inclusion on export lists, update listing information, and renew requests for inclusion on export lists as necessary, FDA said. “The FDA will use the information collected through the ELM to review firms’ information and provide updates to foreign authorities on a regular basis.” FDA began receiving and processing new requests and updates using the new system on July 9 for exporters of seafood and infant formula to China and collagen and gelatin products to the European Union. “To ensure a successful transition,” establishments currently listed as eligible to export these products are “strongly encouraged” to submit a new electronic request, FDA said.
Exporters on lists of establishments eligible to export milk, milk products, seafood, infant formula and formula for young children to China may upload additional information requested by the Certification and Accreditation Administration of China (CNCA) to the new module. “All currently listed establishments that wish to remain on the applicable export lists should provide such information through the ELM by June 15, 2019 -- if such information is not uploaded into the ELM by that time, we understand that CNCA intends to remove firms that have not provided such information from its lists,” FDA said.