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What to Expect During a Foreign Supplier Verification Programs Inspection

Inspections are an important tool the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) uses in ensuring human and animal foods are safe for U.S. consumers. The Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) rule, which is one of the seven rules that make up the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), requires that importers perform certain risk-based activities to verify that the human and animal food they import into the United States has been produced in a manner that meets applicable U.S. safety standards. This fact sheet provides an overview of steps FDA investigators will take when conducting routine inspections to determine compliance with the FSVP Rule.

View the Fact sheet: What to Expect During a Foreign Supplier Verification Programs Inspection (English) 

View the Fact sheet: Hoja informariva de la FDA (Español)

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