The Food Safety Data Exchange (FSDX) provides FDA regulatory partners with the following inventory data sharing capabilities:
- Search and view FDA firms
- Reconcile state and FDA firm inventories
- Share Produce Safety farm inventory with FDA
- Exchange firm information between regulatory partners
Inventory data sharing is intended to assist inspectors, supervisors, and work planning staff to improve efficiency and expedite workflow activities related to the execution of facility inspections and reporting.
FDA Firm Search and Firm History
The FSDX includes Firm Search and Firm History capabilities that provide regulatory partner (user) access to FDA firm inventory and improve communication between FDA and regulatory partners. These capabilities include:
The FSDX includes
Firm Search and Firm History capabilities that provide regulatory partner (user) access to FDA firm inventory and improve communication between FDA and regulatory partners. These capabilities include:
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FDA Firm Search (FSDX Portal and FSDX System-to-System)
- Search and view FDA firm details such as name, address, firm-FDA Establishment Identifier (FEI), establishment type, operation status, last inspection date, firm aliases, firm registrations, etc.
- Search is limited to firms within the partner’s state for non-Sample users in the FSDX Portal
- Download FDA firm data in XML format (via FSDX System-to-System) or in Excel format (via the FSDX Portal)
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FDA Firm History (FSDX Portal Only)
- View FDA firm history data e.g., consumer complaints, registrations, and previous inspections via the FSDX Portal
- Print the firm history information
- This feature is unavailable for the Sample users in the FSDX Portal
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State to State Firm Search (FSDX System-to-System Only)
- Share their firm information with other regulatory partners
Produce Safety Farm Inventory
The Produce Safety (PS) Farm Inventory capability in the FSDX Portal supports FDA PS Cooperative Agreement Program (CAP) grantee states to upload produce safety files and receive data to meet produce safety goals. A state grantee enrolled in Program Path A can share detailed inventory information with FDA via the FSDX Portal capability. A state grantee enrolled in Program Path B or C primarily uses the FSDX Portal capability for CAP reporting submissions, sharing aggregate inventory data and midyear reports with FDA. The FSDX Portal capability provides secure and restricted access to files that are relevant to a state.
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Produce Safety (PS) Farm Inventory capability in the FSDX Portal supports FDA PS Cooperative Agreement Program (CAP) grantee states to upload produce safety files and receive data to meet produce safety goals. A state grantee enrolled in Program Path A can share detailed inventory information with FDA via the FSDX Portal capability. A state grantee enrolled in Program Path B or C primarily uses the FSDX Portal capability for CAP reporting submissions, sharing aggregate inventory data and midyear reports with FDA. The FSDX Portal capability provides secure and restricted access to files that are relevant to a state.
Inventory Reconciliation
State agencies, local agencies, and FDA maintain firm inventories for licensing and registration purposes and for tracking inspectional and enforcement activities related to the facilities they regulate. When multiple agencies share jurisdiction over the same facilities, inventory reconciliation helps to ensure consistency among the agencies.
The FSDX enables FDA and regulatory partners to securely share establishment information (inventory) to support inventory reconciliation activities. This real-time data sharing initiative allows FDA and its partners to rapidly review shared data to improve inventories, assist in work planning activities, increase efficiencies, and aid in timely and accurate regulatory decision making.
The FSDX currently supports inventory reconciliation under the human and animal food programs.
Inventory reconciliation activities include:
- State/Partner submission of establishment information
- State Inventory data can be submitted via an Excel spreadsheet file upload in the FSDX Portal (requires credentials)
- Submission via FSDX System-to-System will be available in the future
- Submitted information is reconciled against FDA inventory
- Reporting of variations for FDA and partner follow-up
