by Andrea | Nov 12, 2018 | FDA food facility registration, international trade rules, tools for importers
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) of 2011 aims to ensure the safety of the U.S. food supply with a focus on preventing, rather than responding to, food contaminations. FSMA requirements apply to domestic and imported human and animal food products, including...
by Andrea | Nov 1, 2016 | FDA food facility registration, international trade rules
As the FDA strengthens enforcement of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), I am reminded of how this might impact the importer who shared this concern with me, “Our food smells different and that causes problems with US Customs.” “Problems” can mean having your...
by Andrea | Jun 29, 2016 | access to finance, CSME, FDA food facility registration, international trade rules
The struggles of Chipotle, the US restaurant chain, to regain customers lost after hundreds fell ill from contaminated food, reinforce the preventative goals of the US Food Safety Modernization ACT (FSMA). Since our last FSMA Update, the US Food & Drug...
