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Guidance: Temporary Policy Regarding Accredited Third-Party Certification Program Onsite Observation and Certificate Duration Requirements Due to COVID-19 (Updated July 2023)
	Guidance: Temporary Policy Regarding Preventive Controls and FSVP Food Supplier Verification Onsite Audit Requirements Due to COVID-19 (Updated July 2023)
	Guidance: Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals (January 2023)
	Guidance: Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods - What You Need to Know; Small Entity Compliance Guide (October 2022)
	Guidance: Infant Formula Transition Plan for Exercise of Enforcement Discretion (September 2022)
	Guidance: Infant Formula Enforcement Discretion Policy (May 2022)
	Draft Guidance: The Accredited Third-Party Certification Program: Questions and Answers (April 2022)
	Guidance: Compliance with Providing an Acceptable Unique Facility Identifier for the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Food Importers Regulation (Revised April 2022)
	Guidance: FDA's Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (Revised March 2022)
	Guidance: Third-Party Auditor/Certification Body Accreditation for Food Safety Audits: Model Accreditation Standards (Revised February 2022)
	Final Rule: Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) (December 2021)
	Guidance: Establishing and Maintaining a List of U.S. Milk and Milk Product, Seafood, Infant Formula, and Formula for Young Children Manufacturers/Processors with Interest in Exporting to China(November 2018)
	Guidance: Establishing and Maintaining a List of U. S. Dairy Product Manufacturers/Processors with Interest in Exporting to Chile (November 2018)
	Final Rule: Accreditation of Third-Party Auditors/Certification Bodies to Conduct Food Safety Audits and to Issue Certifications (November 2015)
	Proposed Rule: User Fee Program to Provide for Accreditation of Third-Party Auditors/Certification Bodies to Conduct Food Safety Audits and to Issue Certifications (July 2015)
	Importers and Filers: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance (October 2007)
	Draft Guidance: Regulatory Procedures Manual Chapter 9, Subchapter: Guidance Concerning Recommending Customs' Seizure and Destruction of Imported Human and Animal Food That Has Not Been Reconditioned (November 5, 2002)
	Letter to Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors of Imported Candy and Candy Wrappers(June 13, 1995)Prior Notice of Imported Foods

Proposed Rule: Adding Requirement to Submit Mail Tracking Number for Articles of Food Arriving by International Mail and Timeframe for Post-Refusal and Post-Hold Submissions (November 2023)
	Guidance: Prior Notice of Imported Food Contingency Plan for System Outages (November 2020)
	Guidance: Prior Notice of Imported Food Questions and Answers (Edition 3)  (June 2016)
	Final Rule: Information Required in Prior Notice of Imported Food(May 2013)
	Small Entity Compliance Guide: What You Need to Know About Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments (August 2011)
	Compliance Policy Guide: Prior Notice of Imported Food (May 2009)
	Final Rule: Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (November 2008)More on Prior Notice of Imported Foods

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	Foreign Food Facility Inspection Program

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