The Food and Drug Administration on June 21 launched its website for organizations to apply to become accreditors of third-party certification bodies under the Food Safety Modernization Act, it said (here). "Recognized accreditation bodies will have the authority to accredit third-party 'certification bodies,' otherwise known as third-party auditors. In turn, the certification bodies (1) conduct consultative and/or regulatory food safety audits and (2) issue certifications to eligible entities that produce food for humans and animals," FDA said in a fact sheet (here). The third-party certification program allows for two types of audits -- consultative and regulatory -- the former of which does not require reports to be submitted to FDA, though records of the audits must still be maintained. Use of third-party certification bodies will be mandatory for participants in FDA’s upcoming Voluntary Qualified Importer Program, set to begin in 2019 (see 1611100028). FDA has said it expects third-party certifiers will also be relied upon by importers seeking to comply with the Foreign Supplier Verification Program regulations (see 1511190058). FDA can also require certification as a condition of entry for imported food products in limited circumstances when specific, risk-based criteria are met, it has said.
On June 19 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration issued its weekly Enforcement Report for June 14 that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics and devices (here). The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
The Food and Drug Administration will extend the compliance date for recent changes to Nutrition Facts labels, it said (here). The agency is delaying the deadlines as a result of input from industry and consumer groups on the final rules, issued in May 2016 (see 1605200021). Compliance was previously required by July 2019 for small businesses, and July 2018 for all other companies. “After careful consideration, the FDA determined that additional time would provide manufacturers covered by the rule with necessary guidance from FDA, and would help them be able to complete and print updated nutrition facts panels for their products before they are expected to be in compliance,” the agency said. “The FDA will provide details of the extension through a Federal Register Notice at a later time.”
On June 14 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On June 13 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On June 12 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On June 9 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On June 8 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration issued its weekly Enforcement Report for June 7 that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics and devices (here). The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.