FDA Issues FSVP Final Guidance, Training Materials
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final guidance for the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals (FSVP). FSVP is a regulation outlined in in 21 CFR part 1, subpart L of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), establishing importers’ accountability for verifying that their foreign suppliers are producing food in compliance with U.S. safety standards.
FDA has also collaborated with the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) to develop training materials to facilitate FSVP compliance.