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GUIDANCE DOCUMENT
The aim of this doc is to supply steering for business on the necessities for a international provider verification program (FSVP) in 21 CFR half 1, subpart L, that importers of human or animal meals should set up and comply with to make sure that every meals they import into america meets relevant U.S. necessities and isn’t adulterated or (for human meals) misbranded with respect to allergen labeling.
Generally, FDA’s steering paperwork don’t set up legally enforceable duties. As an alternative, guidances describe the Company’s present pondering on a subject and must be seen solely as suggestions, except particular regulatory or statutory necessities are cited. The usage of the phrase ought to in Company guidances signifies that one thing is usually recommended or advisable, however not required.
This steering supplies questions and solutions to facilitate importers’ understanding of the FSVP necessities.[1] The pronouns “I,” “me,” and “you” are used on this steering to check with the importer. “Company” and the pronouns “we” and “our” are used to check with FDA. The time period “meals” consists of meals for people and animals and has the that means given in part 201(f) of the Federal Meals, Drug, and Beauty Act (FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 321(f)), besides that, for the needs of FSVP, “meals” doesn’t embrace pesticides as outlined in 7 U.S.C. 136(u) (21 CFR 1.500). “Meals” consists of:
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[1] As a result of FDA’s FSVP rules pertain to the importation of human and animal meals, they include a number of phrases which are comparable or similar-sounding to these additionally utilized by U.S. Customs and Border Safety (CBP) regarding the importation of all merchandise. Nevertheless, as a result of completely different authorities carried out by FDA and CBP, these phrases could have completely different meanings. The place related, this steering clarifies these variations in sure Questions and Solutions. For steering from CBP on fundamental importing and exporting, see Basic Importing and Exporting | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov).
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