FDA Corrects FY 2012 Fee for Food Reinspections, Recall Activities
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a correction to one of the fees in its recent notice that announced the fiscal year 2012 fee rates for certain domestic and foreign food facility reinspections; recall activities performed by FDA if a firm fails to comply with a mandatory recall order; and importer reinspections; all of which are fees mandated in the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
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Correct Hourly Fee Is $325 if Foreign Travel Is Required
The correct FY 2012 fee when FDA foreign travel is required for facility reinspections, importer reinspections, and for FDA food recall activities is $325 an hour, not $335. FDA has stated that such fees will be charged for follow-up inspections of imported food that has to be reconditioned, destruction of food that has been refused admission, for follow-up food facility inspections when a previous inspection found a violation; etc.
(Broker Power has updated its previous summary of these fees to reflect the above change. See ITT's Online Archives or 08/01/11 news, 11080114, for original BP summary of the fees.)