El pasado 9/03/18 Administración de Alimentos y Drogas de los EE.UU. – FDA en su sigla en inglés -, anuncio el reconocimiento del Instituto Estadounidense de Estándares Nacionales (American National Standards Institute (ANSI), como el segundo organismo de acreditación reconocido por el Programa de Certificación de Terceros Acreditados por un período de cinco años.

Según destaca la FDA, esta organización está siendo reconocida porque cumple con los requisitos de la FDA aplicables, validados a través de la revisión de la solicitud y la evaluación en el sitio

A continuación la información publicada por la FDA
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recognition of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) of Washington, D.C. as the second accreditation body to be recognized under the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program for a period of five years. This organization is being recognized because it meets the applicable FDA requirements, validated through application review and on-site assessment. (For more information on FDA’s standards for recognition, see: Key Facts about the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program ).
Accreditation bodies recognized by FDA will have the authority to accredit third-party certification bodies, also known as third-party auditors. These certification bodies, once accredited, can conduct food safety audits and issue certifications of foreign food facilities (including farms) and the foods – both human and animal – that they produce. Those certifications can be used by importers to establish eligibility for participation in the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP), and in certain circumstances FDA can require that imported products be certified before entering the United States.
ANSI is being recognized as having the authority to accredit certification bodies with the ability to conduct food safety audits as they pertain to the following regulations: Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis and Risk Based Preventive Controls for Human Food (Preventive Controls for Human Food rule), Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption (Produce Safety Rule), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems (Juice HACCP), and Fish and Fishery Products (Seafood HACCP).
More information about the Accredited Third Party Certification Program and the Public Registry of Accreditation Bodies are available at FDA.gov.

Fuente: CERA
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