Full-service consulting for FDA’s Foreign Supplier Verification Program. We manage your entire program so you can import food safely and legally.
We help food importers and food businesses understand and meet FDA and FSMA requirements without the guesswork. From FSVP implementation and inspection readiness to labeling review and ongoing regulatory support, we deliver practical, organized solutions built around your products and your supply chain.
Our team has extensive knowledge of FDA regulations and global supply chain dynamics, ensuring your business stays compliant with the latest requirements while avoiding costly delays at the border. We take the stress out of importer verification.
We help food importers and food businesses understand and meet FDA and FSMA requirements — without the guesswork. From FSVP implementation and inspection readiness to labeling review and ongoing regulatory support, we deliver practical, organized solutions built around your products and your supply chain.
Complete Foreign Supplier Verification Programs, agent services, and inspection support.
Registration, detentions, import alerts, 483/warning-letter responses, recalls, and more.
Our team has extensive knowledge of FDA regulations and global supply chain dynamics, ensuring your business stays compliant with the latest requirements while avoiding costly delays at the border. We take the stress out of importer verification.
Years of Experience
Whether you require a routine supplier audit, a comprehensive gap analysis, or a complete Foreign Supplier Verification Program built from scratch, our expert regulatory team delivers tailored compliance solutions to keep your imports moving safely and legally into the U.S.
Our regulatory experts are ready to assist with your specific supply chain needs.
Find quick answers to the most common questions regarding the FDA’s Foreign Supplier Verification Program. If you need specific guidance for your imports, our team is always ready to help.
The Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) is an FDA rule requiring U.S. importers to verify that their foreign suppliers produce food meeting U.S. safety standards. It applies to most individuals or companies importing food for human or animal consumption into the United States.
Key requirements include conducting a hazard analysis, evaluating the supplier's food safety performance and risk, performing appropriate verification activities (like annual on-site audits or records review), and maintaining extensive documentation.
The FDA defines the FSVP importer as the U.S. owner or consignee of the food at the time of entry. If there is no U.S. owner or consignee at that time, the importer is the designated U.S. agent or representative of the foreign owner.
Yes. You must develop and maintain a specific FSVP for each type of food you import, and for each specific foreign supplier of that food.
If you cannot provide compliant FSVP records to the FDA upon request, you may face regulatory actions including Warning Letters, being placed on an Import Alert (which detains your products at the border without physical examination), and severe financial delays.
Yes. While the legal responsibility ultimately rests with the U.S. importer, the FDA allows you to rely on a "Qualified Individual" to develop, perform, and manage your FSVP activities. That is exactly what our firm provides.
