FSMA
In the United States (US), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requires specific practices to be implemented and followed for the production, handling, and import of food products.
The FSMA PSR add-on
To support implementation efforts at producer level, GLOBALG.A.P. offers an add-on to the Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) standard for fruit and vegetables to address the requirements in the FSMA Produce Safety Rule (FSMA PSR).
Provides complete coverage of the FSMA PSR requirements for US-based and international producers who grow fruit and vegetables for the US market
Ensures efficiency for producers by combining the FSMA PSR add-on assessment with their annual IFA audit
Delivers credible verification of a producer's efforts toward FSMA PSR implementation in the form of a certificate of conformance and audit report issued by GLOBALG.A.P. approved certification bodies
Prepares exporters to be "FSMA ready" with products entering the US market
Assures importers that their foreign suppliers are meeting the verification requirements of the Foreign Supplier Verification Program
Enables transparent online validation of a producer’s compliance status in real time through the GLOBALG.A.P. IT systems
The FSMA PSR add-on certificate of conformance is not an assurance or guarantee of FSMA compliance, as legal compliance can only be determined by a US regulatory authority such as the FDA.
Find out more at www.globalgap.org/fsma
