U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued a report that reviewed the steps FDA takes when removing seafood products from import alert. Although FDA intends to conduct a certain amount of sampling or inspections as part of their decision to remove a...
Our team of associated attorneys Strengthens Resources The consulting practice FDAImports (http://www.fdaimports.com) announced today that Thomas J. O’Donnell has joined our group of affiliated attorneys to further develop their growing portfolio of regional and...
Export lists can be a useful tool for foreign food safety authorities to verify that commodities exported from the United States originate from a trusted source. These lists serve as an unofficial “certification” that the included establishments comply with U.S. food...
Yesterday the White House announced another round of tariffs on Chinese imports which will become effective September 24, 2018. This round of tariffs (referred to as “List 3”) was proposed in July and includes human and animal foods and ingredients, cosmetics, and...
Sometimes things take longer than planned and new due dates impact other commitments. That happened to the FDA, but they prevented a regulation from disappearing with just five days to spare. Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) regulations for food go back to...
While public hearings regarding proposed tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese products have wrapped up this week, the public comment period doesn’t close until September 6, 2018. Affiliated Attorneys Jessica Rifkin and Ben England recently spoke with an importer...
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly referred to as “Proposition 65” or “Prop 65” has new regulations that take effect on August 30, 2018. The amended regulations do not change the list of almost 900 chemicals identified by...
Between October 1 and December 31, 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...
The FDA has added a new resource to their website: the Data Dashboard, which is aimed to help importers, manufacturers, and processors comply with three separate regulations from the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): the Foreign Supplier Verification Program...
Update 08/13/2018: The President has directed the USTR to consider raising the tariff level from 10% to 25% on the most recent round of tariffs, described below. As a result, the comment period has been extended to September 6, 2018. Posted: 07/19/2018: U.S Trade...
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