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 Stricter FDA Rules for Food Exporters  
 

Background

President Obama has signed into law a new act that includes several changes to the United States' food safety rules. Significantly, the law includes new rules that will apply to foreign food exporters and also to importers to the United States of food products.

 

Importer accountability:  Importers have an explicit responsibility to verify that their foreign suppliers have adequate preventive controls in place to ensure that the food they produce is safe.

Third Party Certification:  Qualified third parties can certify that foreign food facilities comply with U.S. food safety standards.  This certification may be used to facilitate the entry of imports.

Certification for high risk foods:  FDA has the authority to require that high-risk imported foods be accompanied by a credible third party certification.

Voluntary qualified importer program:  FDA must establish a voluntary program for importers that provides for expedited review and entry of foods from participating importers. 

Authority to deny entry:  FDA can refuse entry into the U.S. of food from a foreign facility if FDA is denied access by the facility or the country in which the facility is located.

 

FDA

To read more about the new rules, you can go here

 

Register-FDA

Register-FDA will closely monitor these events by reviewing draft regulations and submitting comments on behalf of our clients. Because foreign food companies and their importers are affected by the new rules, they should begin to review their business practices to ensure their ability to comply with the new procedures. We can assist foreign food companies, exporters and importers in complying with the new requirements -- including establishing compliance plans.

  

Food facility registrations is exceeding 200,000. The FDA has received 347,107 registrations, of which 202,995 are foreign facilities and 144,112 are facilities in the USA. FDA expects this number to grow even more over the coming years. View the current list here.
New bills are seeking certification and fees from food exporters to the USA.
The new rules would establish a program for requiring all foods imported into the U.S. be accompanied by "a certificate of assured safety" issued by the government from which the import originated.


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