C.HUMPHREY & ASSOCIATES P.A.

Prevent Problems, Expedite Solutions

Our practice assists manufacturers and importers in filing new dietary ingredients and 30-day market claim notices with the FDA. We also have expertise in FDA regulations covering the full array of food products, including seafood and juice products, fruits, vegetables and processed foods. We counsel clients on compliance with GMPs and HACCP requirements.

Our Food attorneys ensure compliance with a thorough examination of:

• Manufacturing Practices;
• Packaging;
• Import and Export Compliance;
• Labeling;
• Import Alerts;
• Recalls;
• Warning Letters;
• Seizures; and
• Injunctions.

Our Food attorneys also keep our clients abreast of unfolding legal developments, keeping a particular eye on the Food Safety Enhancement Act. This Act -- if approved by the Senate, as is eventually expected -- will dramatically increase the requirements facing food manufacturers and importers, as well as the penalties for failing to meet federal standards. Just a few of the new regulations include requiring food facilities to:

• Register with the government;
• Conduct hazard analysis;
• Identify and implement effective preventive controls;
• Monitor preventive controls;
• Institute corrective actions as necessary;
• Conduct verification activities;
• Maintain records of monitoring, corrective action, and verification;
• Permit an officer to have access to and copy all food safety records; and
• Show import shipments are in compliance with certification requirements, or be refused admission into the country.

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