date:Nov 13, 2012
ining eligibility, the FDA will consider a number of factors, including the risk of the particular food, the compliance history of the foreign supplier and the importer, and the exporting countrys ability to comply with US food safety regulations.
The FDAs July 2012 deadline to establish this programme passed with no action, and it remains unclear as to when this program will go into effect.
Other FSMA import provisions already in effect are to:
1) Give the FDA authority to require a cer