U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced in fiscal year 2012, food imports to the United States to the importer, and the U.S. food supply chain of domestic and foreign food facilities, the introduction of user fees the new fees will take effect on October 1, 2012 until September 30 date. the person concerned in the October 31 issue of the new levy to submit their views, as the implementation of financial year 2013 reference cost measures.

In the 2012 financial year, if the following routine inspections required in foreign countries, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will charge $ 224 or $ 335 per hour fee.

Re-inspections of food facilities: the council found during inspections of food facilities, if failed, will be inspected again to determine whether the effective implementation of the food facility improvements to meet the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requirements. Council will re-inspect work charges. In addition, facilities such as failure to comply with "Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act," section 402 or 403 (w) of the statutory or regulatory requirements, will be treated as unqualified, but if only involve technical problem, rather than with food safety issues related to the facility will not be considered unqualified. as foreign food facilities to charge a fee of U.S. agency, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to "re-inspection" to interpretation, which means that the Council inspections found violations of food facilities, "the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act," the food safety requirements, and then to appoint inspectors or one or more inspection personnel, will be considered "re-inspection."

Violation of recycling so: if firms did not implement the Food and Drug Administration issued a recall order, failed to comply with the Council designated recycling or by the Food and Drug Administration failed to provide relevant information to make recycling, the council may be levied royalties.

Import and then check: the council must be checked twice before the imposition of fees:

(1) According to the "Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act," Section 801 inspection and found violations of the imports, "the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act," food safety regulations, and (2) under section 108 once again or more checks to determine whether to meet the requirements for the import, and so the Food and Drug Administration satisfactory. Food and Drug Administration decided to at least the following four cases will levy: (1) re-inspection of imported food to make it compliance, (2) request of the importer of the goods detained immigrants, (3) called for the repeal shall not release untested products import alert, and (4) the destruction of food were refused entry.

Food and Drug Administration to require the person on October 17 to submit information for consideration in the formulation of guidelines levy impact on small businesses.

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