Page 2 - Importer Program News Today

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI EPA - Announces Reinvoicing 2023 Annual Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fee To Meet Statutory Direction: On January 13, 2023, EPA announced it is...

EPA to remove PFAS chemicals from approved inert ingredient list for pesticides. EPA updates New Chemicals Review Program webpage. EPA requests nominations for ad hoc reviewers to assist with phthalate document review. EPA finds carbon tetrachloride poses human health risk.

FDA released Activities to Enhance the Safety of Imported Produce detailing how Agency’s 2019 strategy for safeguarding imported food specifically applies to imported produce. New report outlines how agency is working to enhance safety of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Duffy MacKay of CHPA makes the case for regulatory modernization to help target a black eye on the dietary supplement industry: products tainted with drugs.

JANAAC is recognized as having the authority to accredit certification bodies capable of conducting food safety audits under the Acidified Foods (AF), Dietary Supplements, Juice Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (Juice HACCP), Low-Acid Canned Foods (LACF), and Medicated Feed Current Good Manufacturing Practices (Medicated Feed CGMPs) accreditation scopes.

Food and Drug Administration announced that it has recognized Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation JANAAC, as an AB under the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program for a period of five years, has the authority to accredit CB's and conduct food safety audits

FDA passed Accreditation of Third-Party Certification Bodies To Conduct Food Safety Audits and To Issue Certifications TTP Establishes framework for the accreditation of CBs to conduct food safety audits and issue facility and food certifications to eligible entities

/PRNewswire/ -- The "Coping with FDA Import Delays, including COVID-19, Expedited Imports and Detentions" training course has been added to...

On January 1, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will open the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) for FY 2023.

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently opened an application portal for a Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) for fiscal year 2022. Through a voluntary, fee-based model, VQIP provides participating importers with expedited review and import entry of human and animal foods into the United States. The importers who participate can benefit from greater speed and predictability, allowing them to avoid unexpected dela...