Food safety · FSVP documentation
Audit-ready.
Food safety compliance support for U.S. importers and international food suppliers. Understand what is in place, what is missing, and the next step for your supplier records or FDA response.
Formal training in preventive controls, FSVP and HACCP plan development.
Before the next shipment.Before the next FDA request.
Clearance helps turn scattered supplier information into a documented compliance workflow.
Supplier review
Scenario: an illustrative U.S.-importer record review, not a real product assessment.
Information available
- Product descriptionIn file
- Foreign supplier name and addressIn file
- Supplier food safety documentsIn file
Information recorded as received.
Evidence to review
- Hazard analysis for the productTo review
- Supplier verification recordsTo review
Records identified for review.
Next action
- Request the supplier’s current verification recordsOpenResponsible: Importer
A documented next step and assigned responsibility.
“In file” means the record is available, not that it has been verified, found adequate or approved.
Build the program.Address the immediate issue.
Start with the situation you need to resolve: building or maintaining an FSVP program, getting documentation support or an FSVP representation discussion as an international supplier, or answering an FDA records request.
For U.S. importers
Review product and supplier information, identify documentation gaps, and define the next steps for your FSVP program.
For international suppliers
Discuss documentation support for your proposed U.S. imports or whether FSVP representation may be appropriate. An inquiry does not appoint Clearance as FSVP importer.
FSVP representation inquiry
FSVP representation requires a separate eligibility review, written agreement, acceptance and signed consent.
FDA response inquiries
FDA response inquiry
Describe the FDA communication, its stated dates and the support you need. Clearance first assesses whether the request fits the support available; an inquiry does not commit Clearance to response work or a deadline.
PCQI and HACCP advisory
Food safety plans built around the operation.
Discuss your products, processes and existing plan to determine the appropriate PCQI or HACCP advisory scope.
A defined process.A record you can follow.
Define. Document. Review. Start with the information you have and the question you need answered.
Understand the situation
Review the business, products, suppliers, existing records, and any stated deadlines.
Agree the scope
Confirm the applicable work, required inputs, responsibilities, fees, and timing.
Develop the documentation
Prepare or review the agreed materials, distinguishing evidence, assumptions, and open questions.
Review the record
Check completeness against the engagement scope and document unresolved items.
Plan the handover or ongoing support
Confirm access, ownership, review responsibilities, and how future requests will be handled.
Clear scope.Clear responsibility.
Before work begins, agree the deliverables, required inputs, responsibilities and timing. Keep open questions visible throughout the engagement.
No outcome guarantees. No promise of FDA approval, an inspection result, or release of a shipment.
Start with the record you have.
Tell Clearance about your products, your role in the supply chain and the support you need. Include any relevant deadline. Clearance will review the inquiry and confirm whether the request fits the support available.
Scope note
Sending an inquiry does not establish an engagement or confirm that Clearance has accepted responsibility for a deadline.