FSMA Supplier Verification Rule Affects Finished Supplement Importers
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Proposed FSMA rules would subject imported food products, including supplements, to the same safety standards as domestically produced food. The proposals are reminders that although supplement manufacturing is exempt from FSMA provisions redundant to GMP requirements, the act adds regulatory burdens for some firms.
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