The National Coffee Association has long recognized that an important benefit of membership is receiving timely guidance for navigating and complying with the complex web of regulations impacting coffee. When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration first published the Food Safety Modernization Act, it became clear that the green coffee industry would face a unique set of challenges, with failure to comply resulting in the possibility of forced recalls, import alerts, citations, and fines
Whether your company is just beginning its compliance journey or already has a written Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) plan in place, this guide provides relevant information developed in conjunction with leading food quality, safety, regulatory, and legal experts.
The guide covers the purpose of FSVP regulations, the framework of the program, specific regulations that apply to green coffee, how to build an FSVP plan, and how to stay current by periodically reviewing the plan.
Members also have access to an in-depth virtual session providing expert guidance on the NCA FSVP toolkit and FSVP regulations broadly. The pre-recorded session will be followed by a live Q&A with hosts Mark Corey, Ph.D., Director of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs at NCA, and Scott Hawks, Senior Food Safety Consultant at ToxStrategies LLC.