CSMS Message: 05-001278

TO: ALL ABI FILERS

FROM: CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE BRANCH

SUBJECT: FDA PRIOR NOTICE "MISMATCH" REJECTS INVOLVING THE COUNTRY
OF IRELAND (ISO CODE = IE)

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PRIOR NOTICE REJECTS INVOLVING THE REJECT
CODE OF "M" IN POSITION 65 OF THE 'BN' 02 RECORD. THIS REJECT OCCURS
WHEN THE FDA MANUFACTURER ID DOES NOT MATCH THE INFORMATION FDA HAS ON
FILE FOR THE AFFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE 'PFR' WHICH IS THE FOOD FACILITY
REGISTRATION NUMBER. IN THE CASE OF THE COUNTRY IRELAND THIS HAPPENS
BECAUSE FILERS ARE SENDING AN ISO CODE OF 'IE' FOR CITIES IN
NORTHERN IRELAND. NORTHERN IRELAND IS PART OF GREAT BRITAIN WHOSE
ISO CODE IS 'GB'. FOR EXAMPLE: FDA HAS A PFR ON FILE FOR A
MANUFACTURER IN BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND WHICH THEY HAVE PROPERLY
CODED WITH ISO CODE 'GB'. THE FILER SENDS A MID WITH AN ISO CODE
OF 'IE'. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN IMMEDIATE REJECT. THIS HAPPENS
BECAUSE FILERS HAVE CREATED OVER ONE THOUSAND INVALID MID RECORDS FOR
NORTHERN IRELAND CITIES. TO AVOID FUTURE REJECTS FILERS WILL HAVE TO
CREATE VALID MID'S FOR MANUFACTURERS IN NORTHERN IRELAND THAT THEY
CURRENTLY HAVE UNDER ISO CODE = 'IE'. BELOW IS A LIST OF THE LARGEST
CITIES IN NORTHERN IRELAND THAT SHOULD HAVE AN ISO CODE OF 'GB'. NOTE
ALSO THAT CITIES IN SCOTLAND; ABERDEEN, EDINBURGH, GLASGOW AND PAISLEY,
ARE NOT ISO CODE 'IE' BUT 'GB'.

NORTHERN IRELAND CITIES (ISO CODE = GB): ANTRIM, ARMAGH, BANBRIDGE,
BANGOR, BELFAST, COOKSTOWN, CRAIGAVON, CUSHENDALL, DERRY, DUNDONALD,
DUNGANNON, DUNDRUM, ENNISKILLEN, IRVINESTOWN, KILKEEL, LISBURN,
LONDONDERRY, LURGAN, NEWRY, NEWTONABBEY, OMAGH, PORTADOWN, STRABANE.

CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE BRANCH