FDA’s Accredited Third-Party Certification Program is now operational. FDA opened the portal to accept applications in January 2018. The agency has begun accepting applications from accreditation bodies for participation in the program. Once recognized by FDA, an accreditation body may begin accrediting third-party certification bodies that meet our program requirements. In turn, the certification bodies (1) conduct consultative and/or regulatory food safety audits and (2) issue certification to eligible entities that produce food for humans or animals.
The FDA maintains a public registry of recognized accreditation bodies. The public registry includes a list of the names and contact information for the FDA-recognized accreditation body, along with other information. A complete list of accreditation bodies that have been recognized under the program may be found at Accredited Third-Party Certification Program: Public Registry of Recognized Accreditation Bodies.
