Date of Issue: 07 October 2014
Date of Effect: Immediate
Attention:
Industries
All food commodity groups
Department of Agriculture
Central and Regional offices
ATMs and FOMs
OPVs and Meat inspection staff
Affected Markets: United States
Further information: Please contact
Exports if you have any queries.
This Market Access Advice (MAA) replaces the following MAA’s:
Meat MAA1262 and MAA1265, Fish MAA1220 and MAA1223, Dairy MAA1205 and MAA1206.
Action required
Food and beverage facilities that require registration with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are required to renew their food facility registrations during the period beginning 1 October 2014 and ending 31 December 2014.
FDA encourages facilities to renew their registrations early on in the three-month renewal period.
Note: Re-registration is required every second year (even numbered years) between 1 October and 31 December.
Food facility registrations can be made on the FDA website here: Registration of Food Facilities
Additional information can be found on the FDA website at Frequently asked questions
FDA also has three guidance documents available to provide assistance to registrants with the registration process, including information on biennial registration renewal. These guidance documents are listed below.
The Guidance for Industry: What You Need to Know About the Registration of Food Facilities – Small Entity Compliance Guide: Updated in 2012 to reflect FSMA amendments to the FD&C Act, and contains information regarding: who is required to register and who may be exempt; how often facilities must register and renew registrations; when FDA may suspend a registration; and how facilities may submit their registrations and registration renewals to FDA.
The Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Facility Registration (Fifth Edition): Updated in 2012 and contains helpful questions and answers regarding food facility registration. Updates to questions in this edition are based on FSMA amendments.
The information provided above is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. Exporters are encouraged to verify these details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in this notice.