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...
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...
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,...
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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...
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...
Today, March 19, 2018, is when Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) regulations apply to all imported food shipments from foreign suppliers having less than 500 Full Time Equivalent employees (FTEs) except for food that is imported from a foreign supplier that...
What will happen starting March 19, 2018? Starting March 19, all imported human food shipments from foreign suppliers having less than 500 Full Time Equivalent employees (FTEs) will be subject to FSVP declaration during...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken a new and unnerving approach to directing warnings to foreign seafood processors even though the Agency has not inspected the foreign facility. Recently, FDA issued warning letters to three...
UPDATE 03/29/2018: FDA has committed to well over 1,000 FSVP inspections this year, so the likelihood one will be at your office has increased significantly. The reach of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)...
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