FDA’s Interim Final Rule for Food Records Access Under FSMA is Unreasonable? Believe it.
On February 23rd 2012 the FDA issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) implementing enhanced food facility record inspection authority granted to the Agency by Congress in the Food Safety Modernization Act.[1] Under the old regulations, FDA could only demand that you...
FDA Reports to Congress on FDA Foreign Offices Activities – and It Could Have Been Shorter
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) enacted January 4, 2011 set forth a variety of benchmark reporting requirements for FDA, one of which is a summary of the FDA’s foreign offices and their progress and direction for the future. The FDA has recently submitted...
FDAImports.com Team Attends 17th Annual Maryland China Business Council New Year’s Banquet
The Maryland China Business Council held it’s 17th annual New Year’s Banquet last week at Hunan Manor restaurant in Columbia, MD. Team members from the FDAImports.com and ExportToUsa.com.cn team attended the event along with MCBC leaders and members and...
FDAImports.com Answers Import and Compliance Questions in China Seafood Magazine
ExportToUsa.com.cn, the Chinese branch of FDAImports.com, was recently featured in China Seafood Magazine answering questions regarding imports, registrations, facilities, import alerts and the Food Safety Modernization Act. The 3 page Q/A was developed by the team...
FDAImports.com Brings Qingdao Regulatory Specialist Stateside for Month-Long Business Development Initiatives
Shelly Li, Regulatory Specialist at the Qingdao, China branch of FDAImports.com (ExportToUsa.com.cn), has arrived in the Baltimore/Washington area for a month of business development and training alongside Benjamin England, Founder and CEO of FDAImports.com and the...
FDAImports.com and ExportToUsa.com.cn Hosts Chinese Food and Drug Delegation from Hubei Province
Benjamin England, Founder and CEO of FDAImports.com and ExportToUsa.com.cn, presented on Food and Drug Regulation and Importing Requirements along with Rick Quinn, Principal at the firm, to a delegation of Chinese Food and Drug officials from the Hubei Province this...
FDA Social Media Statistics
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been using social media for over a year now and has expanded and built-out its channels to include Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Flickr. Below are some statistics on the agency’s social media channels and engagement in...
What Does America Think of the FDA? Facebook Comments Reveal Public’s Anger
The FDA, like most other government agencies, has moved past its previous reticence and launched fully into the world of social media. The FDA now has a Facebook page, multiple Twitter accounts, a YouTube channel and Flickr account, linking to each of them from every...
The Top 10 Food Safety Myths from the OJ Pesticide Scandal
Myth #1: If FDA tests/rejects something then there must be a problem with it The FDA tests things all the time, even if there is not a problem with the shipment. The FDA uses Import Alerts, which are country or industry-wide notices that flag shipments due to prior...
Orange Juice & Fungicide Residues Infographic
Sources • http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-SpecificInformation/FruitsVegetablesJuices/ucm286302.htm • http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-SpecificInformation/FruitsVegetablesJuices/ucm287783.htm...