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Did You Know?
· As of December 12, 2003, the last foreign facility involved in processing food exported to the U.S. must be registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
· Beginning in 2012, all registrations must be renewed between October 1 and December 31 of even-numbered years (2014, 2016, 2018, etc.) U.S. must be registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
· Failure to register or renew your facility's registration will prevent your product from entering the U.S.
· This is a new registration requirement not covered by any existing registrations with FDA, such as low-acid canned foods registration.
· Foreign facilities must name a U.S. agent when registering. This agent is to act as a liaison between the facility and FDA should issues arise regarding a facility’s registration. This registration provision does not impact existing relationships between suppliers and their selling agents and/or importers.