FDA Announces First Approved Third-Party Certification Body for Food Safety Rules, VQIP
The first third-party certification body under the Food Safety Modernization Act has been accredited and is available to perform food safety audits and issue food and facility certifications, the Food and Drug Administration announced Sept. 5. Approved by the American…
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National Standards Institute, Perry Johnson Registrars Food Safety, Inc. of Troy, Michigan, will be able to certify under FDA’s produce safety regulations, human food preventive controls regulations, and juice and seafood hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) rules, FDA said. Certifications issued by certification bodies accredited through FDA’s Accredited Third Party Certification Program can also be used by importers to establish eligibility for participation in the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program, the agency said.