Foreign Supplier Verification Program

Do you import food products into the United States?  Have you recently been contacted by the FDA requesting a copy of your food safety plan for those products that are imported and you are not sure how to comply?  Are your food products stuck at the border?  If so, this training will help you meet current importer requirements.

This FSPCA curriculum was designed by regulatory, academic, and food industry professionals and developed in consultation with FDA as part of the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance.  This is the standardized training currently accepted by the FDA.  Attending this course will help you understand the FSVP requirements and how those requirements can be met in your particular circumstance.

This course will provide participants with the knowledge to implement the requirements of the “Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals” regulation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Attendees will learn about the current FSVP requirements and how to properly risk-assess, monitor and prevent food safety risks from foreign suppliers.

Attendees will learn how to develop and manage a foreign supplier verification plan. This training will cover the current FDA requirements of the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) and your instructor will take you through the key requirements and how the industry is adapting to the new rules. The agenda for this course includes:

This training will help attendees to prepare their FSVP program as well as effectively communicate with FDA when questions are asked in regards to the importation of food products into the United States.

Don’t risk getting your food products stuck at the border with no answer when FDA calls. View our list of upcoming FSVP classes below or contact us today to request private training at your facility.