- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested public input regarding its current approach managing FDA certification for the export of human food products.
- Companies that export products from the US are often asked by foreign customers and/or governments to supply a certification for products regulated by FDA. FDA’s export certification provides an official statement concerning a product’s regulatory or marketing status, based on available information at the time of issuance. To assist US exporters, FDA provides necessary export certification in the form of certificates or export lists.
- Through FDA’s Request for Information, the agency intends to gather input from all impacted stakeholders to help the Human Food Program (HFP) ensure it is considering the full range of perspectives when planning and resourcing changes and improvements to the export list component of the Export Certification Program. Specifically, FDA requests comments on the challenges and experiences related to meeting the listing requirements of other countries and FDA’s certification processes for export lists, including suggested approaches for implementing fees to offset the operational costs associated with maintaining a growing number of export lists and potential program enhancements.
- FDA requests feedback by January 7, 2025. Keller and Heckman will continue to monitor and relay any updates in the process.