While the FDA seeks to ensure food and medical device safety and quality, The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) safeguards the FDA’s ability to provide quality imports and exports throughout North America. NAFTA started in January of 1994, and is the agreement in place between Canada, the United States, and Mexico aimed to increase...Read More

Many U.S. importers are mandated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to create Foreign Supplier Verification Systems (FSVPs) for all food products imported from overseas suppliers. Common misconceptions on when and how facilities can build FSVPs can lead to misconceptions. Failure to establish FSVPs will result in FDA intervention, including product detentions, importation prevention,...Read More