What is a Supplier Performance Evaluation?

A Supplier Performance Evaluation is a culmination of the following:

1. Details the foreign supplier’s procedures, processes, and practices related to the safety of the food
2. Any information relevant to the supplier’s compliance with relevant FDA food safety regulations, including, but not limited to, FDA warning letters, import alerts, or other FDA compliance actions.
3. The foreign supplier’s food safety history, including results from testing of foods for hazards, audit results relating to food safety, responsiveness in correcting problems, etc.

Source(s):

• Federal Register Volume 80, Number 228, Page 74274
• 21 CFR 1.505