{"id":1684,"date":"2016-01-19T09:22:58","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T14:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/?p=1684"},"modified":"2016-01-19T09:22:58","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T14:22:58","slug":"fda-regulation-for-vendor-approval-certificates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/fda-regulation-for-vendor-approval-certificates\/2016\/01\/19\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA Regulation for Vendor Approval Certificates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to the FDA, in the final regulations of the new Food Safety Act, importers of food into the USA have to have their suppliers approved by a certified third party\/auditor. The third party\/auditor will need to conduct food safety audits and issue certifications regarding the foreign facilities and the foods they produce.<\/p>\n<p>In our Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software, we have a feature that will help you track these certifications. This feature is the Vendor&#8217;s Approval Certificate. This will help you keep track of your vendor certification documents. We can activate that feature for you and show you how to use it if you wish. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/contact-us.html\">Contact us<\/a> for additional details.<\/p>\n<p>This feature will help you maintain records of certification of your vendors, and can be set to warn you when you issue a Purchase Order to a vendor for which you do not have an Approval Document on file. This will help make it easier for you to conduct your business and keep up with the new food regulation requirements, if your vendors are certified.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the FDA, in the final regulations of the new Food Safety Act, importers of food into the USA have to have their suppliers approved by a certified third party\/auditor. 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