The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) started 2020 off strong; on January 1, 2020, FDA required compliance with new food and dietary supplement labeling regulations for manufacturers with ten million dollars in annual sales. Manufacturers with less than ten million...
UPDATE 10/07/2019 The USTR gave notice that there will be no exclusions for importers of the EU goods subject to the retaliatory tariffs. The effective date of October 18, 2019, is based on the date of entry and not the date of export. So, to avoid the EU tariffs,...
On September 12, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin removinginactive drug listings from its drug listing database. In other words, inactive drug listings will no longer be “listed” with FDA, as required by law. A removed drug listing can be...
FDAImports.com has entered into a new type of Strategic Partnership with Mesh Intelligence that will bring together FDAImports.com’s deep technical, advisory and consulting expertise in FDA, USDA and Customs compliance and regulation, with Mesh Intelligence’s...
Between October 1 and December 31, certain Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-registered facilities must renew their registrations. Here are some things you need to know to ensure your renewal is completed on time. Medical device establishments: The process of paying...
Earlier this week the U.S. Commerce Department announced there is a new draft suspension agreement, which will avoid the need for antidumping duties (ADD). Their press release indicated that after a 30-day notice period, a final agreement could be signed on September...
Update 08/15/19The USTR has confirmed, as we expected, that the additional 10% will be applied based on entry date for both List 4A and 4B. Original Post 08/14/19On Tuesday, August 13th the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced additional details...
FDA issued their first Warning Letter to an importer for not complying with the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) that was introduced 8 years ago with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). For this first Warning Letter, FDA selected a food importer that...
Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took a critical step towards enforcement of FSVP by creating Import Alert 99-41, "Detention Without Physical Examination of Human and Animal Foods Imported from Foreign Suppliers by Importers Who Are Not in Compliance...
On Thursday, August 1st President Trump announced that on September 1, 2019, he will impose a 10% import tariff on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods (which may potentially rise to 25% in the future). These goods, known commonly as List 4, will include most products...
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