FDA故事 #001 — 西西里橄榄油标签距离在美国边境被拒仅差8天

胡志明市郊外的一家虾加工厂已向美国出口六年。定期发货，没有问题，与美国进口商保持着良好关系。

Then a 40-foot reefer container was held at the Port of Los Angeles. The FDA's system flagged it. The reason: the facility's FDA food facility registration was no longer active.

发生了什么

FDA food facility registrations must be renewed every two years during the October–December window of even-numbered years. The facility's previous compliance provider — a company they found online — had handled the original registration in 2020. They charged $1,200 for what is a free government filing. They never mentioned renewal.

2022年续期窗口于10月1日开放、12月31日关闭。该设施从未收到提醒。FDA不发送续期通知——责任完全在注册方。2023年1月1日，注册变为无效。

For fourteen months, the facility continued to export shrimp, unaware that their registration had lapsed. Every shipment during that period entered the US on borrowed time. The moment the FDA's PREDICT system flagged the container in Los Angeles, it was over.

代价

被扣留的集装箱装有价值$38,000的冷冻虾。港口滞留费以每天$250累积。进口商怒不可遏。工厂老板中断假期飞往胡志明市处理危机。

We received the call on a Thursday afternoon. By Friday morning, we had acquired a new DUNS number (the old provider had registered it under their own account, not the factory's), completed a new FDA food facility registration, and designated ourselves as US Agent. By Monday, the registration was active in FDA's system.

集装箱于周二放行。总扣留时间：6天。总滞留费：$1,500。冷藏装置持续运转，虾得以保存。情况本可能更糟。

经验教训

您的FDA注册不是一次性申报。它会过期，而且没有人会提醒您。如果您不知道下次续期时间，或不确定服务商是否在跟踪——请联系fdabridge.com/contact。我们为每位客户跟踪每个续期截止日期，并在窗口开放前90天发送提醒。