FDA Approves Three Importers for VQIP in FY21
FDA on Nov. 30 announced that it has approved three importers for participation in the agency’s Voluntary Qualified Importer Program in fiscal year 2021. Pacific Seafood and Sovena USA will join Costco, which was the lone participant last year, as…
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members of the food importer trusted trader program, according to FDA’s VQIP dashboard. “The participants have successfully demonstrated management of the safety and security of their supply chains,” FDA said in an emailed news release. “As a VQIP participant, importers can import certain food products into the United States with greater speed and predictability, avoiding unexpected delays at the point of import entry.” The FY21 VQIP period began Oct. 1. FDA had extended the deadline to apply due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic (see 2005260027).