Online Registration of Food Facilities

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FDA Industry Systems (FIS) was created to facilitate making submissions to FDA, including registrations, listings, and other notifications. FIS has been available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, since October 16, 2003.

The following are user guides to assist with using FIS to submit a Food Facility Registration:   

• FIS Account Management 
• Registration of Food Facilities Step-by-Step Instructions
• Update Facility Registration
• Biennial Registration Renewal
• Retrieve Registration PIN
• Additional Capabilities in FFRM
  • Search Facility Registrations
  • Cancel/Change Registration Status
  • Manage Registrations Among Accounts
  • Confirm Notification Receipt
  • Link Registration to Your Account
  • View Registration (U.S. Agent Only)
  • U.S. Agent Voluntary Identification System (VIS) (PDF - 403KB)

• Summary of Fields in Food Facility Registration

   

  Food Facility Registration Information:

• Questions Regarding Whether Food Facilities are Required to Pay Registration Fees and Private Businesses Claiming or Suggesting an Affiliation with FDA
• Supplemental Questions and Answers Regarding Food Facility Registration
• Guidance for Industry: U.S. Agent Voluntary Identification System (VIS) for Food Facility Registration
• Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Facility Registration (Seventh Edition)
• Food Facilities: What You Need to Know About the FDA Regulation
• Draft Guidance for Industry: Classification of Activities as Harvesting, Packing, Holding, or Manufacturing/Processing for Farms and Facilities