As a follow-up to our initial October member briefing, ASTA is hosting a follow up session to provide the latest updates on FDA’s new import certification requirements for spices originating from Java and Lampung in Indonesia. This briefing will offer ASTA members a deeper dive into implementation now that the FDA has designated BPOM (Indonesia’s National Agency of Drug and Food Control) as the official Certifying Entity for spices.

FDA will review the status of the Cesium-137 investigation, clarify the scope of Import Alert 99-52, and walk through how the certification process will work in practice for shipments arriving on or after October 31, 2025. Attendees will learn how exporters can obtain shipment-specific certificates from CEs, what documentation will be required, and how exceptions may apply for shipments that were exported on or before October 13. This is a critical opportunity for ASTA members to hear directly from FDA on the new certification process and pose questions to the agency. 

This briefing is available at no cost but is exclusive to ASTA members. You must register to join the live broadcast. Registration will remain open until 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 12.  After that time, the recording will be available to members in the Resource Library.
 

This briefing will offer ASTA members a deeper dive into implementation now that the FDA has designated BPOM (Indonesia’s National Agency of Drug and Food Control) as the official Certifying Entity for spices.

This briefing is available at no cost but is exclusive to ASTA members. To register, you must have member login access. Please contact ASTA at [email protected] to receive access.