ASTA Letter to FDA Deputy Commissioner of Human Foods Requesting Additional Time for the Implementation of Import Alert 99-52
On October 14, ASTA issued a letter to FDA Deputy Commissioner of Human Foods, Kyle Diamantas, requesting additional time for implementation of Import Alert 99-52 (new import certification requirements for spices from certain regions of Indonesia).
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