FDA announces new fees for export certification for food

The Food and Drug Administration has announced a new fee structure for export certificates.

The new export certification and fees were authorized by the 2011 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which allow the agency to collect up to $175 for export certification for food.

According to a news release, the agency on Oct. 1 plans to begin issuing and collecting fees for two new types of food certificates related to the new authority. The two food certificates include “Certificate to a Foreign Government” and “Certificate of Exportability,” according to the release.

The release said the “Certificate to a Foreign Government” will be available for products that meet the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and will certify that a product (or products) may be marketed in and legally exported from the U.S.

The release said the “Certificate of Exportability” will be available for export-only products and will certify that a product or products meet(s) the requirements of section 801(e) (1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and may be legally exported.

Source: https://www.thepacker.com