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FDA Updates Guidance for Voluntary Qualified Importer Program

Posted on November 14, 2024
  • Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released guidance with revisions to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP).  VQIP offers expedited review and
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New Report Outlines FDA’s Strategy to Ensure the Safety of Imported Produce

Posted on September 28, 2022
  • On September 27, the FDA released “Activities to Enhance the Safety of Imported Produce,” a report which details how the Agency’s 2019 strategy for safeguarding imported food specifically

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JANAAC Recognized as an Accreditation Body Under FDA’s Accredited Third Party Certification Program

Posted on June 27, 2022
  •  The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) established the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program, also referred to as the Third-Party Program (TPP).  The voluntary TPP allows accreditation bodies (ABs) to apply for

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New Draft Guidance on FDA’s Accredited Third-Party Certification Program

Posted on May 2, 2022

FDA Issues the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program: Questions and Answers: Draft Guidance for Industry

  • As previously covered on this blog, on November 27, 2015, FDA finalized the rule, “

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FDA Extends Application Deadline for VQIP

Posted on May 21, 2019
  • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the application period for importers to submit their notice of intent to participate in the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) for

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VQIP Application Portal Will Open October 1st for the Fiscal Year 2020 Benefit Period

Posted on September 24, 2018
  • The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) established the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP).  VQIP is intended to expedite the review and import entry of human and animal foods into the

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FDA Recognizes a Fourth Accreditation Body Under FSMA’s VQIP

Posted on August 27, 2018
  • As previously covered on this blog, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) established the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) for expediting the review and import entry of human

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FDA Encourages Importer Preparation for Next VQIP Application Cycle

Posted on May 29, 2018
  • As previously discussed on this blog, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) established a voluntary, fee-based program for the review and importation of foods from importers who achieve and

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FSMA Flash: Upcoming Public Meetings

Posted on May 13, 2016

FDA hosting three public meetings to focus on FSMA import provisions.

  • With FSMA implementation in full swing, FDA has announced that it will be hosting three one-day public meetings in

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Caveat Importer

Posted on March 24, 2016

Recent FDA public meeting addressed FSMA import implications.

  • The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) includes several import-focused components, such as the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) and the still-under-development

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