Frequent hold ups by US FDA

From: Sridhar Jaganathan (sjaganathan@sanford.co.nz)
Date: Tue Sep 26 2006 - 21:02:57 PDT

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    Hello List members

    > One of our customer in USA is facing the inconvenience of hold up of his containers more frequently than normal. Here is the excerpt from his mail:
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    > Our import have been frequently getting placed on hold even though we have been importing them regularly for over a decade.
    > The first case for this year had been in February and then released.
    > We then had following six shipments placed on hold in less than six month despite the review, collection, and release of the previous first container:
    >
    > It's our understanding that a shipment from the same shipper and containing the same product as a container that was collected/released within the last 6 months should be exempt from re-occurring holds.
    >
    > Our company, as well as our customers and vendors, have been greatly hindered by these recent holds. We would really like to understand why this is happening.
    > Moreover, we would also like to know how we can work and cooperate better with the FDA in order to avoid these situations in the future.
    >
    > - Unquote
    >
    > We would really appreciate your feedback and comments if you had similar experience on dealing with such problems.
    >
    > Thanks & regards
    >
    > Sridhar Jaganathan
    > Food Safety Coordinator
    > Sanford Limited
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    > DDI (09) 357 3330
    > Mob. 0210 575 134
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    >
    >



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