Аs an importer you are obliged to control and verify the food safety programs of your supplier. According to the FSVP rule it is your obligation to:
- Determine known or reasonably foreseeable hazards with each food, imported by you;
- Evaluate the risk posed by a food, based on the hazard analysis, and the performance of your foreign supplier;
- To approve suppliers and to determine appropriate supplier verification activities. This should be based on the risk analysis, related with the imported food and your performance as supplier;
- Conduct supplier verification activities
- Conduct corrective actions
So you have to cooperate actively with your partner (exporter) agent in terms of assuring that their food safety system will not jeopardize your business. You could provide them with support to build their food safety management system.
