FD&C Act requires all domestic and foreign facilities that manufacture, process, pack or hold food for human or animal consumption in US to register with FDA. The FSMA Act amended the food facility registration requirements requiring food facilities to renew the registrations between Oct – Dec every even numbered year and to provide an FDA recognized Unique Facility Identifier (UFI) in their FDA registration. As per the regulation FDA will not confirm a facility’s new registration or renewal until FDA verified the accuracy of the UFI and verified that the facility-specific address associated with UFI matches with the facility’s information in registration.
FDA intends to conduct the verification process for UFI as below:
- For new registrations – Once the registration is submitted, FDA will verify the accuracy of UFI. FDA will not confirm the registration or provide a registration number until verification is complete.
- For biennial renewals – Once the renewal is submitted, FDA will verify the accuracy of UFI. FDA will not confirm the renewal until verification is complete.
In August 2018, FDA recognized Data Universal Numbering System D-U-N-S (DUNS) as an acceptable UFI for the food facility registration regulation. The DUNS number is assigned and managed by Dun & Bradstreet and is available free of charge.
Liberty Management Group Ltd can help you with biennial registration renewal and DUNS update. For assistance, please visit our website.
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Regulatory Consultant
support@libertymanagement.us
Published on: September 07, 2022