America Product Certification
Food and Beverage
In the United States, the FDA regulates food exported to the United States through law to protect their citizens from food-borne hazards, and products that meet established standards require FDA approval and registration.
What is FDA's Food and Beverage Registration?
Under the Public Health Safety and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act (Bio-Terrorism Act), the FDA Food & Drug Administration (www.fda.gov) is a food regulatory agency that threatens the U.S. food supply and other food-related emergencies. Or have taken steps to protect the people from real terrorist attacks.
· Medicines, foods, cosmetics, radiation equipment emission pre-inspection, imports / exports inspection
· Compulsory approval and management of target products (food, pharmaceuticals, etc.) at the time of import customs clearance in the US market.
· If you get disqualified during import clearance decision, Legal marketing in the United States is prohibited
FDA registration target items
Food, cosmetics, medicines and medical devices (including accessories), veterinary drugs, animal feed, infant formula, food additives, low acid canned food, oxidized food (in the case of meat, poultry and processed meat products, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) inspects and regulates.)
Food and beverage FDA export flow chart
· Factory registration (FFR)
· Product ingredient review
· Nutrition analysis and nutrition fact label creation
· SID/FCE report in case of low acidity room temperature food
· GACCP certification and related documents for seafood
· In the case of health food, comply with US health food cGMP regulations
· In the case of general food, the manufacturer shall comply with the Food for Human Use Regulation (PDCHF).
· In the case of fresh agricultural products, comply with the Produce Safety Rule
· USDA-related approval when a small amount of meat, eggs, and milk ingredients (2%) are included(In principle, Korean meat is prohibited for export to the United States.)
· Whether the importer of the United States has DUNS# or FSVP (Overseas Supplier Verification System)
IGC’s Competency
· IGC is contributing to the continuous development of customers by accurately evaluating the suitability of product certification through the technology and expertise accumulated over the years.
· IGC has updated knowledge of a wide range of specific scope and legal requirements in major markets around the world, and provides the knowledge and services to support your entire global operations.
Related Services
DUNS Number Issuance Support
To proceed with U.S. Food Facility Registration (FFR), obtaining a DUNS Number (Data Universal Numbering System) for business identification is mandatory. The DUNS Number is a unique identifier assigned to each business entity and is used to verify company information in the U.S. FDA registration system as well as in various international certification and regulatory processes.
Food Facility Registration
Domestic and foreign facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold food or animal feed for consumption in the United States are required to register with the U.S. FDA. To export food products to the United States, FDA Food Facility Registration must be completed in advance.
Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)
FSVP requires importers to verify that food products supplied by foreign manufacturers are produced in compliance with U.S. food safety standards. Importers must ensure that imported food and beverages meet FSVP requirements and comply with applicable regulations.
U.S. Agent Service
Foreign facilities intending to manufacture or sell food and beverages in the United States are required to designate a U.S. Agent to proceed with FDA registration. The U.S. Agent acts as a liaison with the FDA on behalf of the company. IGC provides reliable and experienced U.S. Agent services.
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