Guidance for Industry: Enforcement Policy for Providing an Acceptable Unique Facility Identifier (UFI) for the 2020 Food Facility Registration Biennial Renewal Period

Description

This guidance provides information on how you may comply with FDA’s requirement to provide a unique facility identifier (UFI) recognized as acceptable by FDA when you submit your food facility registration or renewal in the Food Facility Registration Module (FFRM). This guidance also provides information on what to do if you are unable to timely obtain a Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number prior to the end of the biennial renewal period, December 31, 2020.

Scope & Applicability

• 21CFR1.230§ 1.230 When must you register or renew your registration?

  (a) Registration. You must register before your facility begins to manufacture, process, pack, or hold food for consumption in the United States. You may authorize an individual to register the facility on your behalf.Read full regulation →

• 21CFR1.231§ 1.231 How and where do you register or renew your registration?

  (a) Electronic registration and registration renewal.Read full regulation →

• 21CFR1.232§ 1.232 What information is required in the registration?

  (a) For a domestic and foreign facility, the following information is required:Read full regulation →

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