| Title: | New FDA Affirmation of Compliance (AofC) Code - VOL |
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| Date: | 2011-10-21 |
| To: | abi |
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New FDA Affirmation of Compliance (AofC) Code - VOL
The Food and Drug Administration has added a new AofC Code. The code is VOL = Volume. This code and qualifier can be used to communicate the container volume of a low acid canned food (LACF) product packaged in a container that does not have traditional can dimensions.
When transmitting a line for a LACF product packaged in a container that does not have can dimensions, please convey the container volume using this AofC code. For example, when sending data for banana pureee packaged in a 220 gallon container. Send AofC VOL with a qualifier of 220.
FDA's script to perform an automated database look-up of CFSAN's LACF database has been modified to look for this new AofC code and qualifier. Do not use this AofC in place of sending can dimensions when the product is packaged in a container with the traditional two or three can dimensions. Use of this code in place of can dimensions, when can dimensions are part of the LACF scheduled process, will result in a failure of the automated database look-up.