FDA Adds QR Code to Certain Food Export Certificates

On June 22 the FDA announced that effective June 29th, the Certificate to a Foreign Government and Certificate of Exportability for human food products will include a unique QR code which will allow anyone inspecting the export certificate to scan the QR code and see the copy of the export certificate as issued by the FDA.

The change promises to streamline verification which currently requires stakeholders to create an account through CFSAN’s online verification system, contact FDA to activate the account, and login to view the certificate.