Did you make it? Every year there are32%'s imported foodStuck in the FDA this off, blood loss of hundreds of millions of dollars! Don't panic, today we use the vernacular to dismantle the FDA on the food supply chain of the five "life and death line", after reading to ensure that you less step on the pit, more money---!
Level 1: Facility Registration - Without this number everything is for nothing!
All the food factories that want to get into the US market (whether you're Shandong onions or pasta).You must first register for a number on the FDA website! Note a few damning details:
- Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) code is the ticketI can't even get to the registration page without it. It takes 45 days to apply.
- Foreign companiesWe need to find an American agent.FDA only recognises TA phone number, empty number = cargo withholding port (2024 Shandong frozen vegetable factory planted here, lost 2 million)
- It has to be renewed every two years.!!! Updated every even-numbered year from October-December, so it's cool to miss it straight away!
lit. my editor slaps the tableDon't save money on the American agent! Finding a 24-hour FDA caller is a hundred times better than having the goods held at the port and crying.
Level 2: Food Safety Plan - Your "Poison Manual"
Under the Food Safety Modernisation Act (FSMA).There must be a written version of the security plan.The core is just three tricks:
- Hazard analysis: List of moulds, pesticide residues and other "invisible killers" (e.g. seafood can harbour salmonella).
- Prophylactic control: Workshop temperature and humidity monitoring, metal detector calibration -80% Businesses Die at This Step!
- corrective action: How do you recall a problem if you find it? How to isolate? The process must be written down
lit. lazy trick: Straight up.HACCP template from the FDA website(search "FDA HACCP sample"), save 70% time!
Level 3: Labelling compliance - one wrong label and the whole cabinet is scrapped
53% withholding goods because of labelling problemsAmerica is serious to the point of perversion! Americans are serious to the point of perversion and are fixated on these three items:
sports event | case of capital punishment | life-saving position |
---|---|---|
Allergen Statement | "Contains dairy products" | "Contains: Milk"(must be bolded) |
net content | "500g" | "1.1 lb (500g)"(Anglo-American parallel) |
Nutrition labelling | Omission of trans fatty acids | expense or outlayFDA Nutrition Label GeneratorOne click. |
lesson learnt through blood and tearsShenzhen company labelled "hypoglycaemic", the FDA dealt with directly as a fake drug, the whole cabinet of dried mango destroyed!
Level 4: Supplier Verification (FSVP) - You take the blame for the foreigner digging the hole!
If you are an importer.Foreign suppliers must be targeted202443.81 TP3T firms investigated for FSVP violationsThe point is to do so:
- Annual verification of supplier qualifications, high-risk ingredients (seafood/milk powder)Third party testing must be done
- Retain mail, test reportsAt least 2 years--No evidence = death.
- Anti-Backstabbing Mantra: Don't believe verbal promises! All requirements are written into the contract and you lose money for breach of contract
Vietnamese suppliers switched formulas without reporting them, and lead exceeded the standard and was directly destroyed... To put it bluntly, theTransparency in the supply chain is the real saving
Level 5: On-Site Inspection - Three Rules to Save Your Life
80% Enterprises is down here.FDA inspectors love to raid on Fridays (weekend overtime is expensive), remember:
- Don't use A4 paper.! It has to be.Letter Size (21.5 x 29.7cm)Colour coding is rejected outright.
- Workshop movement should be like an operating theatre: Inspectors must check washrooms → locker rooms → production lines, bins without lids = demerit points
- Employee training to brainwash level: Asked about process, must recite SOP number, "don't know" = blacklist warning
Ask Yourself: 3 Things White People Fear Most
Q: How long does it take to get certified? How much money do I have to burn?
- There's the Dun & Bradstreet code.About 1 monthGet the registration number.
- No code.Plus 45 days application periodI'm in a hurry.
- Fees: no official fees, but third party testing/consulting fees20-80k(Doubled for high-risk products)
Q: Do I have to find a U.S. agent? Is it okay to be my own agent?
- Overseas EnterprisesMandatory use of Medeiros! and must be met:
✅ Native American or company
✅ Have a physical office (mailbox companies don't work)
✅ 24-hour access to FDA phones - Pawn yourself? Unless you have a US green card + company, wash your hands of the situation
Q: How can I salvage my goods if they are detained?
Saving lives in three levels:
- Labelling issues →Replacement of correct labelling within 72 hours"The fastest way to get it back.
- Excess of ingredients →Getting a report from an FDA-accredited lab to reverse the case
- No registration number → basically hopeless, find a destruction company to lose less money
Exclusive viewsDon't be fooled by agents who say, "The FDA is a guarantee!" 2024Fined $5 million for labelling errorbut compliant businessesFast Customs Clearance 30%--Rules to eat through is really profitable, after all, the Americans only recognize the black and white evidence, do not care whether you are "pitched" it.