The Food and Drug Administration updated its frequently asked questions on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) registration requirements, which require facilities that are required to register to re-register every two years, and provide for the suspension of facilities’ registration by the FDA. The re-registrations will begin in October -- December 2012. FDA has been able to suspend registration of facilities since July 3, 2011. New sections of the FAQ include:
On Sept. 25 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On Sept. 24 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
During the week of Sept. 17-23, the Food and Drug Administration modified the following existing Import Alerts (not otherwise listed on the FDA's new and revised import alerts page) on the detention without physical examination and/or surveillance of:
On Sept. 20 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
Forever Cheese said it will stop importing cheese produced by Italy-based Fattorie Chiarappa Srl after the discovery of possible contamination from Listeria Monocytogenes. Forever Cheese advised all its customers to destroy the cheese, which includes Ricotta Salata Frescolina, Marte brand Roasted Ricotta and Hard Ricotta Salata.
The Food and Drug Administration issued its weekly Enforcement Report for Sept. 19 that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics, and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
During the week of Sept. 10-16, the Food and Drug Administration modified the following existing Import Alerts (not otherwise listed on the FDA's new and revised import alerts page) on the detention without physical examination and/or surveillance of:
The Food and Drug Administration threatened to place a Thai fish processor and an Italian cheese manufacturer on import alert for violations of FDA regulations, in two separate warning letters to the firms. The FDA found that Thai fish processor Kuang Pei San Food Products committed violations of the the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations (here), and that Italian cheese manufacturer Caseificio Sociale Manciano committed violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) for food regulations (here). FDA gave each firm 15 working days to respond to the allegations.
On Sept. 19 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: