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Food Safety Data Exchange Overview

The Food Safety Data Exchange (FSDX) securely shares information between the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and state and local regulatory partners. Under FDA's continued efforts to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the FSDX mission is to streamline submission of food safety regulatory data and support timely decision-making by providing access to relevant inventory, sample, and inspection information.

Participation in the FSDX provides regulatory partners with the following benefits:

  • Increases efficient electronic data exchange between FDA and regulatory partners
  • Increases collaboration and the support of the FDA vision for Mutual Reliance
  • Reduces dual data entry in regulatory partner system and FDA system

The FSDX is a unified platform of the following two systems that facilitate secure, electronic data exchange:

  • FSDX System-to-System – web services that provide bi-directional communication between FDA IT systems and regulatory partner IT systems
  • FSDX Portal – a website that allows FDA regulatory partners to view and submit regulatory data through a comprehensive web-based user interface

A FSDX Client is also available as a downloadable desktop application that allows regulatory partners to submit sample (lab) data to FDA.

The Food Safety Data Exchange has three main capabilities: Inventory Data Sharing, Inspection Data Sharing, and Sample Data Sharing. Inventory Data Sharing: Provides regulatory partners robust inventory related capabilities to search and view FDA’s inventory, share inventory with other regulatory partners and exchange Produce Safety Farm Inventory with FDA. Inspection Data Sharing: Regulatory partners can submit Contracted Inspection results including attachments and Non-Contracted Inspection results to FDA, thereby reducing double data entry. Sample Data Sharing: Provides regulatory partners flexible options for submitting Sample Collection, Analysis and Receipt data leading to improved information sharing for faster compliance decisions by FDA.

Recent Releases

The following release information covers the three recent FSDX releases over the last three quarters of the fiscal year. For information regarding prior releases, contact us via the FSDX Portal Contact Us page.

Release 21.0 – Firm History (November 2024)

  • FSDX Portal and System-to-System – Regulatory partners can:
    • retrieve new firm history data elements related to recalls, compliance cases, and samples

Release 20.0 – Sample Receipt and Analysis Template and Public Pages (September 2024)

  • FSDX Portal – Regulatory partners can:
    • view updated List of Values (LOVs) in the Sample Receipt and Analysis Excel Template
    • view updated data types and business rules in state mapping file
    • view rebranding updates that rename the program and systems to Food Safety Data Exchange (FSDX)

Release 19.2 – Sample Receipt and Analysis Template, Sample Collections Template, and State Mapping File (September 2024)

  • FSDX Portal – Regulatory partners can:
    • view updated List of Values (LOVs) in the Sample Receipt and Analysis Excel Template
    • view updated data types in state mapping file