Our Food Validation & Certification Program offers legal counsel, customized training programs and strategic planning services for those involved in international trade issues governed by U.S. Customs or the FDA. These services include:
- Customized programs to identify and address your food validation and certification requirements with the FDA and U.S. Customs
- Timely and accurate registration of global food facilities
- Consistent and prompt updates of registration information directly to FDA
- Coordinated communication between parent company and registered facilities
- Strategic dissemination of registration information to selected supply chain partners
- Maintenance of food related database, consisting of information related to registered facilities, U.S. Agents, supply chain partners, products and entry requirements
- Reliance upon ST&R Professionals to handle detentions, appeals, seizures, labeling, claim and ingredient inquiries
- Compliance programs ranging from ongoing seminar series, in-house training session and records audits
- Negotiation and drafting of vendor, supplier, customer, and carrier agreements and all documentation necessary to establish best business practices and guarantees
- Updates and alerts on ongoing FDA, Customs, USDA and related regulatory issues
- Attorney-client privilege respected on all transactions, including communications between FDA and ST&R on behalf of foreign food facility
For more information on our Food Validation & Certification Program, please contact Lauren Perez at lperez@strtrade.com or 1-800-333-3349.