For a Ghanaian facility that must register as a food facility with FDA, DUNS is the currently accepted unique facility identifier (UFI). First decide whether the actual site and activity require food-facility registration or meet an exemption. DUNS is issued by Dun & Bradstreet, not FDA; it is not the FDA food registration number. Cosmetic facility filing uses FEI and different MoCRA rules, so a food DUNS requirement should not be copied to a cosmetics business.
Check the existing record before requesting a new number
Check the facility's exact legal name and physical Ghana address against an existing D&B record. If no usable DUNS exists, use D&B's relevant FDA/import-safety route for the facility and retain the request and response in the controlled company file. FDA's 2026 food-facility Q&A says the first four DUNS numbers can be obtained free and issuance may take up to 45 days. FDABridge's $149 acquisition offer is optional professional assistance; it does not buy faster D&B issuance or an FDA filing fee.
Keep FDA registration evidence private
Once the DUNS record matches, the responsible registrant can use it in the applicable FDA food-facility registration. Keep the FDA submission and registration confirmation in the facility's controlled account. FDA food-facility registration information is non-public; a public FEI lookup cannot confirm a food registration. Do not publish or send the food registration number, PIN or account password in a public form.
FDA sources: https://www.fda.gov/media/85043/download and https://www.fda.gov/food/hfp-constituent-updates/fda-advises-human-and-animal-food-facilities-protect-their-food-facility-registration-information
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