The Food and Drug Administration launched a new electronic system for U.S. manufacturers and producers of milk products to register for lists of establishments approved for export, it said July 25 (here). Companies interested in exporting to Chile, China and the EU can use the new electronic FDA Unified Registration and Listing Systems (FURLS) Dairy Listing Module (DLM) to apply for inclusion on the applicable list for one or more of these countries, update listing information and reapply for lists as necessary, the agency said. Beginning July 25, new applications and biennial updates for currently listed firms will be processed using the DLM. To ensure a smooth transition, U.S. manufacturers and processors of milk products that are currently listed on the Chile, China or EU milk product lists should submit a new application via the DLM, FDA said. Firms currently listed on the milk product list for Chile are due for a biennial update in September 2016, it said.
On July 22 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On July 21 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 July 20 that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics and devices (here). The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
On July 19 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On July 18 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On July 15 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On July 14 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On July 13 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 2016-2025 Strategic Plan for its Foods and Veterinary Medicine Program (here). The FDA set four broad goals involving food safety, nutrition, protection of human and animal health and "organizational excellence." The agency will work to modernize its food safety efforts by "broadening interaction with foreign partners and increasing oversight of importers, who will have more responsibility for the safety of imported foods," said Stephen Ostroff, deputy commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine, and Howard Sklamberg, deputy commissioner for Global Regulatory Operations and Policy, in a letter that accompanied the strategic plan (here). Otherwise, the plan includes few mentions of import-related efforts. The agency is also seeking public comments on the plan, it said in a July 14 Federal Register notice (here).