Does my business need FDA food facility registration?
The short answer, with the official forms and the agencies' own links.
The short answer
Yes if it makes, packs or holds food for US consumption, including facilities abroad. Restaurants and retail food stores are exempt. It's free, filed online, and renewed between October 1 and December 31 of every even-numbered year.
The forms involved
Food Facility Registration
U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationUS federal
Filed online in FDA Industry Systems. Required for facilities that make, pack or hold food for U.S. consumption, including foreign ones. Restaurants and retail food stores are exempt.
- Fee
- Free
- Filed
- Filed online
- Takes
- Number issued on screen as soon as an online registration with a valid UFI is submitted; foreign facilities wait for U.S. agent confirmation.
- Renews
- Renew between October 1 and December 31 of every even-numbered year.
Full guides
General information, not legal or tax advice. Agency requirements change; check the agency's page before you file.
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