{"id":309,"date":"2025-03-24T20:51:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T20:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/?p=309"},"modified":"2025-03-24T20:52:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T20:52:50","slug":"does-fda-cancel-food-facility-registrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/2025\/03\/24\/does-fda-cancel-food-facility-registrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Does FDA cancel Food Facility Registrations?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdahelp.us\/fda-food-registration.html\">Food Facility\nRegistration<\/a> is an FDA requirement for all domestic and foreign facilities\nthat manufacture, process, pack, or hold human or animal food for consumption\nin the USA. US FDA can cancel or revoke a food facility registration under\ncertain circumstances. If an FDA registered facility fails to meet the FDA\u2019s\nrequirements, the FDA has the authority to suspend or cancel that registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Common\nscenarios in which the FDA might cancel or suspend food facility registration:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Failure\nto submit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdahelp.us\/fda-registration.html\">Registration<\/a>\ncorrectly \u2013 FDA may cancel a registration if they find the information to be\ninaccurate or duplicate.<\/li><li>Failure\nto renew Registration &#8211; Food facilities are required to renew their\nregistration every two years. If a facility fails to do so, the FDA may cancel\nthe registration. In such case, facilities must <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdahelp.us\/fda-food-facility-re-registration.html\">re-register<\/a>\nprior to exporting.<\/li><li>Failure\nto Comply with FDA Regulations &#8211; If a facility fails to comply with FDA\nregulations, such as food safety requirements or FSMA, the FDA may revoke or\nsuspend its registration. Non-compliance could include violations like:<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Failing to meet sanitation standards.<\/li><li>Inadequate hazard analysis and lack of proper\n      food safety procedures.<\/li><li>Failure to comply with the FSVP for foreign\n      facilities.<\/li><li>Failure\nto Respond to an FDA Inspection &#8211; If a facility undergoes an FDA inspection and\nthe inspection reveals significant violations or non-compliance, the FDA can\nrevoke or suspend the registration.<\/li><li>Product\nRecalls or Serious Safety Issues &#8211; FDA may cancel a food facility\u2019s\nregistration if serious safety issues arise, such as the facility being\ninvolved in recalls, foodborne illness outbreaks, or repeated non-compliance\nwith GMP regulations.<\/li><li>Failure\nto Cooperate with FDA Investigations &#8211; If the FDA is conducting an\ninvestigation and the facility does not cooperate (e.g., not providing records\nor access to information), the FDA may suspend or cancel the facility\u2019s\nregistration.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Consequences\nof a Canceled or Suspended Food Facility Registration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the FDA\ncancels or suspends a food facility&#8217;s registration, it has serious implications\nfor the business:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Inability to Import Food: A\n     canceled or suspended registration means the facility cannot import food\n     into the US until the registration is reinstated.<\/li><li>Business Interruption: The\n     facility will be unable to legally manufacture, process, pack, or hold\n     food for U.S. consumption, which can significantly disrupt business\n     operations.<\/li><li>Legal and Financial Consequences:\n     In some cases, a facility may face penalties, fines, or other legal\n     consequences if its registration is canceled due to violations or\n     non-compliance.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How to\nAvoid Cancellation of Food Facility Registration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Timely renewal of your\n     registration (every two years).<\/li><li>Compliance with all applicable\n     FDA regulations, including food safety practices, labeling requirements,\n     and FSMA regulations.<\/li><li>Proper documentation and\n     recordkeeping<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Liberty Management Group Ltd. can help you with FDA registration, re-registration, and renewals.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Namrata <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regulatory\nConsultant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:support@libertymanagement.us\">support@libertymanagement.us<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fdahelp.us\">http:\/\/www.fdahelp.us<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food Facility Registration is an FDA requirement for all domestic and foreign facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold human or animal food for consumption in the USA. US FDA can cancel or revoke a food facility registration under certain circumstances. If an FDA registered facility fails to meet the FDA\u2019s requirements, the FDA has &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/2025\/03\/24\/does-fda-cancel-food-facility-registrations\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Does FDA cancel Food Facility Registrations?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,38],"tags":[94,2,76,15,74],"class_list":["post-309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-regulations","category-us-fda-registration","tag-cancellation-of-food-facility-registration","tag-fda-registration","tag-food-facility-registration","tag-food-registration","tag-re-registration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":311,"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309\/revisions\/311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}