On June 8, we reported that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) division of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) announced a new policy requiring those who import earthworms into the United States...
Update 06/09/2022 On June 9th USDA announced that they have again extended the deadline for earthworm importer compliance. Check back here for more updates. Original Post 06/08/2022 The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) division of the United States...
Recently U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released a proposal to modify organic regulations. The proposed rule is intended to increase oversight of industry and institute more procedures for certifiers and industry members...
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...
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...
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...
A formal agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was announced on January 30, 2018 to increase coordination and cooperation between the two federal agencies. The agreement focuses on interagency...
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Directive 7120.1 will result, we expect, in a negative impact on trade at least related to the importation of catfish. FSIS’s 126-page directive is entitled the “Safe and...
Starting on August 2, USDA required all shipments of siluriformes (colloquially catfish)[1] fish and fish products’ to be presented to USDA’s FSIS for re-inspection. While FSIS will perform 100% “re-inspection” for all imported shipments, the agency does not intend to...
From famous ad campaigns to research touting chocolate milk as an exercise recovery drink, it seems milk is ubiquitous in the US food landscape. As a processed animal product, milk is highly regulated; the staple product is regulated by both the United States Food and...
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