On Nov. 20 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 now intends to begin accepting applications for its Voluntary Qualified Importer Program in January 2018, with the first benefits accruing to importers the following October, said Domenic Veneziano, head of FDA’s import operations division, during a Nov. 23 webinar. The trusted trader program for food importers, which will give participants the benefit of fewer examinations and expedited laboratory analysis (see 1506040017), awaits implementation of FDA’s accreditation system for third-party auditors. Importers must have those auditors certify their suppliers in order to obtain VQIP benefits, FDA has said (see 1503260014). Though FDA is set on Nov. 27 to issue its final rule laying the framework for third-party accreditation (see 1511130006), the agency must still issue a rule on user fees and a guidance on certification standards before the system becomes active, an industry lawyer recently said (see 1511190058).
On Nov. 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 Nov. 18 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 Nov. 18 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 will revoke its standards of identity for artificially sweetened jelly, preserves and jam, it said in a final rule (here). The move will allow jelly, jam and preserves containing saccharin, sodium saccharin, and calcium saccharin to bear nutrient content claims like “low calorie” and “reduced sugar.” Previously, such products could only be labeled as “artificially sweetened” under these standards of identity. The final rule takes effect Nov. 20.
On Nov. 17 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 proposing new requirements for manufacturers of hydrolyzed and fermented foods bearing “gluten-free” claims. Prompted by the difficulty of testing such foods for gluten, FDA’s proposed rule would require manufacturers keep records that prove their hydrolyzed and fermented foods labeled “gluten-free” comply with the 20 ppm threshold set by the agency in a 2013 final rule (see 13080213), by showing the food or any ingredient is below the limit before fermentation or hydrolysis occurs. Records would also need to show measures to prevent gluten cross-contact. Comments on the proposed rule are due Feb. 16.
On Nov. 16 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On Nov. 12-13 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: