On January 18, 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a notice on the FDA website reminding US manufacturers and processors eligible to ship dairy products to Chile, China, or the European Union (EU) that they must apply for inclusion on the applicable lists through the FDA’s Dairy Listing Module (DLM). On July 25, 2016, the FDA launched a new electronic system to facilitate applications for US. manufacturers and processors of milk products to be included on lists of firms eligible to export to these countries. Some foreign countries use a list to identify US manufacturers and processors that are eligible to ship dairy products to their countries. To help U.S. exporters that are interested in exporting dairy products to these countries, the FDA has established and currently maintains country-specific lists for dairy products for China, Chile, and the EU.
FDA has fully transitioned to the DLM for the Chile and China lists. All firms currently listed on the EU dairy list must apply in DLM by March 1, 2018, if they wish to remain on the list. All currently listed firms that have not applied in DLM by that date will be removed from the EU dairy list and will not be able to obtain the export certificates necessary to ship dairy products to the EU.
The FDA is encouraging firms to use the new electronic system to apply for inclusion on the applicable lists. Firms may apply via the FDA Unified Registration and Listing Systems (FURLS) Dairy Listing Module (DLM).
