FSVP

The Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) is a program established by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). It is designed to ensure that imported food meets the same safety standards as domestically produced food.

What Does The FSVP Require?

The FSVP requires importers of food for human and animal consumption to verify that their foreign suppliers are producing food in a manner that meets applicable U.S. safety standards. This includes:

• Hazard analysis : Importers must identify the known or reasonably foreseeable hazards associated with each food they import.
• Supplier verification : Importers must assess the supplier’s food safety practices to determine whether they are adequate to address the identified hazards. This may involve reviewing the supplier’s food safety plan, conducting on-site audits, or obtaining third-party verification.
• Corrective actions : If an importer determines that a supplier’s food safety practices are inadequate, they must take corrective actions to ensure that the food meets U.S. safety standards. This may involve working with the supplier to improve their practices, refusing to import food from the supplier, or reporting the supplier to the FDA.