A recent Food & Drug Administration (FDA) survey conducted at three regional workshops in the U.S. found less than half of the importers surveyed are prepared to implement the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) requirements for the food they import.  The top challenges to implementation were cited as understanding requirements, understanding FDA expectations, burden of compliance, implementation concerns and market complexity.  The full FDA Report: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/GuidanceRegulation/FSMA/UCM518897.pdf