Both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are expected to begin pilot programs to give additional benefits to importers who have secured their supply chains and internal controls this September. On August 20, 2013, the FDA announced it will begin accepting applications to participate in its Secure Supply Chain Pilot Program (SSCPP) which will run for two years, from February 2014 through February 2016. CBP has not yet officially announced, but is expected to announce within the next month, that it will begin a test pilot for its Trusted Trader Program.

Through the SSCPP, the FDA hopes to prevent the importation of adulterated, misbranded, or unapproved drugs by allowing the Agency to focus its resources on imported drugs that fall outside the program and may pose risks. The FDA plans to increase the rate at … Read More »