California Prop 65 Label Warnings: New Regulations Effective Soon
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...
FDA-Registered Facilities – It’s Time to Renew
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...
FDA Data Dashboard Enhanced to Help Importers with FSVP Compliance
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...
Seafood Included in New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Goods
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...
Single Food Agency Concept
One food safety agency to rule them all? For decades the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has called for a single federal agency to oversee food safety. And now President Trump, through the White House’s “Delivering...
Cargo Screening Facility Audits by the TSA: Increased Scrutiny Possible
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has established various programs to ensure the safety of passengers on onboard passenger aircraft while transporting cargo. One of these cargo programs is the Certified Cargo Screening Program. The TSA states on its...
US Tariffs on Chinese Pharmaceuticals and Other Products Moving Forward
Today, the White House confirmed the Trump administration’s intent to impose tariffs and other restrictions on Chinese goods with “industrially significant technology.” The 25% tariff would be on top of any existing tariffs on those imports. As we reported in April,...
Warning Signs You May Get Added to an Import Alert
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U.S. Proposes New 25% Tariffs on Medicaments and other Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals from China
Update 5/29/2018: US Tariffs on Chinese Pharmaceuticals and Other Products Moving Forward Posted: 4/04/2018: Several weeks ago, the Trump administration announced that it would impose new tariffs under Section 301 on certain goods imported from China, without...
Shrimp Added to NOAA/NMFS’s Seafood Traceability Program
Update: 4/25/2018 We previously reported that the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 (commonly called the omnibus spending bill), which was signed into law by President Trump on March 23rd, 2018, lifted the stay on inclusion of shrimp in the Seafood Import...