FSMA Stumbles Into 2012, Already Behind the 8-Ball
This month marks the 1-year anniversary of President Obama signing into law the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). One of the key implementation dates from the Act was January 4th, 2012, by when the following significant steps were to have been taken by FDA: •...
Way to Go J.O. Alvarez!
We at FDAImports.com want to congratulate J.O. Alvarez, Inc. (Customhouse brokers), which had “no accountable errors” during a December 2011 audit by FDA! The FDA’s audit evaluated the accuracy of J.O. Alvarez’s submissions for properly identifying products as non-FDA...
FDA Smacks Santa Out of the Midnight Air
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...
Happy Holidays From FDAImports.com
From our team to yours, happy holidays! From FDAImports.com Ben, Rick, Bill, John, Anna, Anne, Eva, Jon, Ellen, Nikki, Graham and Chris
New Video Footage Emerges in Santa Claus’s FDA Bust
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...
Santa Arrested by the FDA, Christmas in Jeopardy (with Shocking Video)
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...
America Outraged About Our Santa Claus Blog?
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...
Santa Claus is the FDA’s Public Enemy #1, says Former FDA Regulatory Counsel
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...
New Logos for FDAImports.com and ExportToUsa.com.cn Reflect Personal and Direct Approach in FDA Consulting
FDAImports.com recently unveiled its new logo as part of an overall re-branding to better reflect diversification of services, global reach and market expansion with new projects and initiatives. This includes a strong synthesis with its Chinese branch located in...
Quotes and Photos from the 2011 China Seafood and Fisheries Expo
The FDAImports.com and ExportToUsa.com.cn team recently exhibited and presented at the 2011 China Seafood and Fisheries Expo in Qingdao China from November 1-3. Below are some statistics and quotes from the event. Total miles travelled by FDAImports.com team: 37,357...