Buy American Act vs Buy American Provision

[JustinW]

The linked attachment goes over the differences between the Buy American Act and the Buy American Provision and the related attributes for each.

[nancyVigo]

@JustinW, good morning!

I did print the information from the link, but it doesn't show what to fill out like the FSMA chart did.

Is there any other place where we can see what wording we need to add besides the drop down to pick Buy American Act or Buy American Provision, such as "False" or "No," if the items do not fall into this category?

Also, I'm assuming that, like FSMA, we need to use the Food & Beverage playlist to uncover any hidden attributes?

Thanks in advance!

[Val_P]

Good morning, Nancy (@nancyVigo), it's great chatting with you again.

If your items do not fall under the Buy American Act or Buy American Provision, then adding the Regulation Type Code and the Regulation Compliance Indicator should be sufficient information for your retailers. Additional information can be added in the Regulation Restrictions and Descriptors field if necessary, however this is a free form field and not as strict as the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA204) daca request.

Yes, please, adding the Food and Beverage Products playlist will mean the required attributes are all visible for you.

I hope this helps. Please let us know if there is anything else we may assist with and we would be happy to. Thanks!

[nancyVigo]

@Val_P, thanks for the clarification!

One last question is...would I need to fill out those fields even if our products are out of scope, like I did with the FSMA requirements?

[Val_P]

Thank you for the follow-up, @nancyVigo.

No, if your products are outside of scope for Buy American Act or Buy American Provision, then the Regulatory Act and the Regulation Restrictions and Descriptors fields do not need to be populated. 

Thanks!

[nancyVigo]

@Val_P, okay, so I would leave those blank.  Do we just answer "True" or "False," then go from there?

[nancyVigo]

@Val_P, I just came across a document sent to us by Sysco and I am attaching a portion that pertains to GDSN.

 

[Val_P]

Hello @nancyVigo and thank you for the follow-up.

If the Buy American Act or the Buy American Provision are required by a retailer but not applicable to your items, you would only need to add the Regulation Type Code and the Regulation Compliance Indicator, please, if a retailer is asking for these details even if the item is outside of the scop of this regulation.

For PFG specifically, in the screenshot they advised you can either leave both fields empty or add the Regulation Type Code and the Regulation Compliance Indicator to False. Thanks!

[nancyVigo]

@Val_P, thanks again!

[Val_P]

@nancyVigo, it is always our pleasure. Thanks! 🙂 

[OMartinez]

Hello, I have the same questions as Nancy, so now I know.

I have one more: on what level of the hierarchy do the attributes need to be populated?

at the Parent level?

at the child level?

or both levels?

Please advise. 

[alien]

Hello @OMartinez and welcome to the customer community. Thanks for reaching out.

While the general guide does not say it https://community.1worldsync.com/t5/Helpful-FDA-Docs/Food-Safety-and-Modernization-Act-FSMA204/ta-p/... the best practice woudl be to add it on both levels of the hierarchy.

Thank you and have a great day.

[OMartinez]

Much appreciated.

Have a great day.

[Maria]

Hello @OMartinez,

It was a pleasure! 

Please feel free to reach out anytime if you have any questions or need further assistance.

Have a lovely day!