Hadithi za FDA #004 — Nambari ya DUNS ya Msafirishaji wa Kahawa wa Brazili Ilikuwa na Jina Lisilo Sahihi la Kampuni kwa Miaka Miwili

A basmati rice mill in Karachi had been selling domestically and across the Gulf states for over a decade. When a buyer in New York expressed interest in importing their rice, the mill owner searched online for 'FDA registration service' and found a company that promised fast registration with a certificate.

He paid $2,400 by wire transfer. Two weeks later, he received a PDF: a certificate with the FDA logo, a registration number, a gold embossed seal, and the words 'FDA Approved Food Facility.' It looked impressive. He sent it to his New York buyer.

Mnunuzi aliangalia

The New York buyer was experienced. He knew that the FDA does not issue certificates for food facility registration. He knew that the FDA does not 'approve' food facilities. He searched the registration number on the FDA's public system. Nothing came up. The facility was not registered.

Mnunuzi alimpigia simu mmiliki wa kinu na kumwambia: cheti chako ni bandia, kiwanda chako hakijasajiliwa, na siwezi kuagiza mpunga wako. Mmiliki wa kinu alihuzunika. Alikuwa amelipa $2,400 na hakuwa na chochote.

Nini kilitokea kweli

Kampuni aliyoilipa ilikuwa operesheni ya ulaghai — mojawapo ya makumi yanayolenga wazalishaji wa chakula katika Asia Kusini, Mashariki ya Kati, na Afrika. Wanakusanya malipo, kuzalisha PDF bandia yenye nembo ya FDA (ambayo ni uhalifu wa shirikisho, kwa njia — matumizi yasiyoidhinishwa ya muhuri wa serikali), na kutoweka. Hawakuwahi kuwasilisha chochote na FDA. Nambari ya usajili kwenye cheti ilikuwa imetengenezwa.

The mill owner contacted us through a referral. We completed his actual FDA registration in 4 business days: DUNS number acquisition, FDA food facility registration through the real FDA FURLS system, and US Agent designation. Total cost: $449. The registration was verifiable in the FDA's own system. No fake certificate. No gold seal. Just a real registration number that his buyer could confirm.

Jinsi ya kujua kama usajili wako ni halisi

The FDA does not issue registration certificates. If someone gave you a certificate with an FDA logo, it is fake. The FDA does not approve food facilities — registration is a compliance filing, not an approval. The only way to verify a food facility registration is through the FDA's own system. If your provider cannot show you your registration in the FDA's system — not on a PDF they created, but in the actual government portal — you are not registered.

Ikiwa una shaka yoyote kuhusu kama usajili wako wa sasa wa FDA ni halisi, wasiliana nasi kwenye fdabridge.com/contact. Tutakuangalia bila gharama.