§ 117.264 - Procedure for submitting an appeal.

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To appeal an order to withdraw a qualified facility exemption, you must:

Submit the appeal in writing to the FDA District Director in whose district the facility is located (or, in the case of a foreign facility, the Director of the Office of Compliance in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition), at the mailing address, email address, or facsimile number identified in the order within 15 calendar days of the date of receipt of confirmation of the order; and

Respond with particularity to the facts and issues contained in the order, including any supporting documentation upon which you rely.

In a written appeal of the order withdrawing an exemption provided under § 117.5(a), you may include a written request for an informal hearing as provided in § 117.267.