Benjamin England, Founder and CEO of Maryland-based FDA consulting firm, FDAImports.com, will present at the 2013 Boston Seafood Show as part of a Panel Discussion entitled, “Seafood Safety and Compliance with FDA and CBP Regulations as Implemented by the Food Safety Modernization Act.”  Mr. England will join other panelists, Peter Quinter of Gray Robinson, William Scopa of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and John Verbeten of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in discussing specific concerns for the seafood industry within the Food Safety Modernization … READ MORE

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Talking about the Food Safety Modernization Act is hard work.  It’s hard to understand, hard to pronounce, hard to summarize and even harder to have some fun with.  But it’s what we do at FDAImports.com all the time.  Although our final videos appear poignant and polished it’s not always an easy road to get there.  In this short video please enjoy a hilarious outtakes reel from our latest FSMA video shoot starring Founder and CEO, Ben England.

Outtakes: FSMA Video Shoot, January 2013

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 Hungry for more?  Enjoy our 2011 holiday campaign, “Santa vs. FDA”

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Partygoers will be having much less fun this St. Patrick’s Day as the supply of green beer is drastically reduced thanks to the FDA’s crackdown on the illegal colorants used to make the beer green.  Hundreds of leprechauns were busted Monday in the largest multi-agency food-related bust in the last 30 years. The FDA and special agents from OCI, FBI and another unnamed federal agency partnered together to mount a full-scale offensive on the secretive underground … READ MORE

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Why didn’t your kids get what they wanted for Christmas?
Why didn’t your tree have candy canes on it?
What happened to your toy cosmetic kits, sunglasses, chocolates and candy?

Answer: Your stuff was all detained at a U.S. port due to:

• Candy canes having undeclared Red 40 in them.

• Chocolates from China being on import alert for melamine.

• Cosmetic kits having glitter in them which FDA suddenly thinks is a color

• Sunglasses having invalid Impact Resistance Certificates

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Adults, children and regulatory compliance officers alike all reeled last week at the news of Santa Nicolas Claus’ arrest by the FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  Eyewitness cell-phone video emerged immediately following the arrest but now FDAImports.com has obtained additional footage and interviews from an amateur journalist at the scene.  The following 2 video clips provide additional details into Santa’s arrest, conversations with agents, the scene of the crime and numerous interviews with bystanders including Mr. Claus’ attorney, Benjamin England.  Mr. England stated that his firm was doing everything possible to hasten the judicial … READ MORE

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We warned him. We heard the rumors this was coming and sure enough it did.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) teamed up with Homeland Security agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and reportedly arrested Santa Claus tonight as he was out testing a new sleigh configuration in Columbia, MD.  Eyewitness accounts caught the whole event on video, even capturing the agents’ rough treatment of Santa (and his tears) as he was put into the FDA’s special enforcement SUV.  “I saw all this commotion down in the parking lot … READ MORE

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Our recent post about Santa Claus getting in trouble with the FDA definitely hit a nerve with skeptics, the FDA and Santa fanatics across the globe.  Many in the food safety industry agreed with our assessment and echoed our warnings to Santa, especially about the impending crackdown that we all fear is coming.  Others, however, did not share in our somber warnings and instead allowed sentiment and eggnog to blindly inform their views on Santa’s regulatory compliance behaviors. Most in our industry did understand the gravity of the situation however and wrote us with their support and feedback.  Below … READ MORE

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Santa Claus should be at the top of the U.S. Food And Drug Administration’s “naughty list” according to Benjamin England, a 17-year veteran of the FDA and Founder of FDAImports.com.  According to England Santa Claus has broken almost every rule in the book and violated numerous food, drug, facility registration and import laws, regulations and standards over the years as he has illegally imported millions of dollars worth of merchandise to children in the United States, albeit as gifts.  Since all imports coming into … READ MORE

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Here at FDAImports.com, we are committed to developing quality blogs, articles, whitepapers, documents, videos and resources for our industry.  We want to make useful content that’s relevant, unique and full of good information that helps our clients, partners, friends and colleagues. But sometimes you just need to take a break, turn off your brain and have a good laugh.  With that being said, here is our humorous contribution to the world of charts, graphs and imports… The “So You Want To Import Something To The United States” flowchart. We hope it helps you… or at least helps you laugh.

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