| Title: | FDA PRODUCT CODE CHANGES |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2000-05-12 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL ABI FILERS
FROM: THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
SUBJECT: FDA PRODUCT CODE UPDATE
THE FDA HAS AGAIN UPDATED THEIR PRODUCT CODES. AS ANNOUNCED LAST MONTH,
THERE WERE TO BE PRODUCT CODES DELETED FROM ACS EFFECTIVE 05/06/2000.
THOSE DELETES HAVE BEEN MADE AND FURTHER USE OF DELETED CODES WILL RESULT
IN A DATA TRANSMISSION ERROR. THE DELETION OF CODES WAS NECESSARY DUE TO
THE REMOVAL OF THE DASH ("-") PROCESS INDICATOR CODE (PIC) IN
INDUSTRY/CLASS 52A. MISCELLANEOUS FOOD RELATED ITEMS - FOODWARE ,
COOKWARE & TABLEWARE. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE 04/06/2000 UPDATES
CAN BE OBTAINED IN ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 00-0340.
ADDITIONAL NEW AND REVISED CODES WERE SENT TO CUSTOMS ON 05/08/00 AND CAN
BE USED IMMEDIATELY. USE IS MANDATORY EFFECTIVE 06/10/2000. SEVERAL
NEW MEDICAL DEVICE CODES HAVE BEEN ADDED. SPECIFIC CODES FOR CULANTRO,
PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED AS A SYNONYM FOR CILANTRO, HAVE BEEN ADDED.
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THE UPDATED PRODUCT CODES ARE AVAILABLE FROM ABI VIA A PRODUCT CODE
BUILDER UPDATE AND A PRODUCT CODE QUERY. A COMPLETE DATA SET TO UPDATE
EXISTING PRODUCT CODE BUILDERS (V2.01) AND THE PRODUCT CODE BUILDER
SOFTWARE WITH THE COMPLETE DATA SET ARE BOTH AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM
THE FDA WEB SITE, WWW.FDA.GOV/ORA/IMPORT/PRODBLDR/DEFAULT.HTM.
LOCAL FDA IMPORT OFFICES WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE
CHANGES MADE IN THIS UPDATE.
THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION OF IMPORT OPERATIONS AND POLICY