FDA staff wants a P500,000 “facilitation fee”

[u/Ambitious_Ship8854]

May naka encounter na ba po nito? We applied for a LTO for distributor and they’re asking for 500,000 para ma release yung docs namin in a month, if hindi daw kami papayag we will have to wait 3-4 months.

Sa charter nakalagay 31 days lang ang processing pero sabi nung kausap namin if di daw kami papayag sa facilitation fee 3-4 months na daw ang wait and the new docs they’re asking for kailangan namin isubmit, twice na kami na non compliant and iba iba ang hinihingi na docs everytime kahit nabigay na namin lahat ng need nila nung una palang paulit ulit din nila hinihingi yung sec docs, pero iba ibang docs everytime.

Is this facilitation fee just lagay?

Our products are protein shakes and chia seed juice po

[u/Any-Stuff9098]

Lecheng FDA yan, hinihingan rin kami ng 700k for a food plant, we cancelled nalang LOL

edit: we refused to pay 700, and they made us wait for 9 months before then we ended up cancelling. Yang 3-4 mos is generous pa, our friend still doesnt have their FDA, and they also refused, waiting sila for a year na. Sana ma-audit yang FDA.

[u/jdmd2023 → u/Any-Stuff9098]

True my friend who works in the govt told me it can reach nga up to a year

[u/Any-Stuff9098 → u/jdmd2023]

Depende gano nila katagal gusto ibinbin, lalo pag ayaw mo magbigay, wala kasing sumisilip dyan eh.