As expected, the Food and Drug Administration will accept Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) numbers issued by Dun & Bradstreet as an acceptable unique identifier for the purposes of importer identification under the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs, it said in a guidance document (here). Importers will be required to implement FSVPs for each foreign food supplier subject to the FSVP regulations beginning on May 30, 2017. Compliance dates are staggered, depending on the type of food and size of the importer and supplier, through July 2020 (see 1602120038). Once compliance with FSVP requirements is required, the FSVP importer’s name, electronic mailing address, and unique facility identifier (e.g., DUNS number) must be filed for each line at time of entry, FDA has said (here).
On March 29 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On March 28 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 is making "technical amendments" to its regulations on prior notice for imported food, it said (here). Changes include replacing references to the legacy Automated Commercial System with references to ACE, correcting inaccurate number designations of headings in the regulations, and changing an office’s name. The final rule also removes an outdated provision that prior notices for certain refused imports be submitted via FDA’s system rather than ACE. The final rule takes effect March 30.
On March 27 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On March 24-25 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On March 23 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 March 22 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 March 22 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On March 21 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: