"This presentation was provided at the 2016 Regulatory Workshop. Camille E. Brewer, M.S., R.D., Director, International Affairs Staff, Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine and Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA presented on FDA systems recognition, including definition, benefits, how countries are recognized, and next steps. FDA - International Food System Recognition Agreements. Get a better understanding of Food System Recognition Agreements (FSRAs) and their role in food safety. Find out what these agreements mean for the spice industry, what countries currently have FSRAs with the United States, and the potential for expansion of that list.

The FDA is implementing import certification requirements under Section 801(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (added by FSMA Section 303) for certain foods from certain regions of Indonesia due to Cesium-137 (Cs-137) contamination risks. This was based on information available, including detection of elevated levels of Cs-137 in several shipments, including shrimp and cloves, FDA sample analysis, and known sources of contamination in the region. This one-pager provides what you need to know for shipping products subject to Import Alert (IA) 99-52.