FDA Import Screening Down, Down, Down
FDA’s electronic import entry review systems will be down for major upgrades from this Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 1:00 am EDT until Sunday, May 10 at 1:00 am EDT. This will impact primarily food imports and perishable imports. In addition to Prior Notices submitted...
FSVP is Fast Approaching: Are You Ready?
UPDATE 07-07-2017: The next compliance date is in March 2018. Importers should spend this time developing the programs as it takes time to work with Foreign Suppliers to build a robust FSVP program. A recent report in Peru indicated that the regulatory system which is...
FDA Cancels Swordfish Import Alert 16-08
Worldwide Ramifications Unclear Until FDA Releases New Import Criteria for Methyl Mercury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed today that the agency cancelled Import Alert number 16-08. According to FDAImports.com's daily-tracking records on...
FDAImports.com Expands Services in Australia and Asia
FDAImports.com is excited to announce that Principal Rick Quinn, Esq. recently relocated to Australia. Mr. Quinn’s strategic move will allow the firm to build alliances with clients, associations, and service providers in the Australasia region, and allow the firm to...
Allegation of Wrong Identity for Dietary Supplements Means Increased FDA Scrutiny for the Whole Industry
The New York attorney general’s office is alleging that the store brand dietary supplements sold by four major retailers are misbranded and adulterated. New York asserts that the products did not contain the declared dietary ingredients, in many cases only contained...
FDAImports.com Expands California Branch: Adds Senior Regulatory Advisor
Maryland-based FDA consulting firm FDAImports.com is proud to announce the expansion of its California office, adding Richard Chiang, former Compliance Supervisor for the Import Operations Branch of the FDA Los Angeles District Office. Richard Chiang, Senior...
FDAImports.com and ExportToUSA.com.cn Team Attended China Fisheries & Seafood Expo in Qingdao
For the fourth consecutive year, FDAImports.com has been featured at the China Fisheries and Seafood Expo. This year the show was held November 5 to 7, 2014 in Qingdao, with Benjamin England, Rick Quinn, Shelly Li, and Ge Song in attendance. “We were very fortunate to...
FDAImports.com at the First Annual China International Nutrition and Health Summit
FDAImports.com was proud to recently be part of the first annual China International Nutrition and Health Summit, held in Beijing in early November. Partner Rick Quinn and Associate Attorney Ge Song attended, and Mr. Quinn spoke to an interested audience about...
FDAImports.com and AMCHAM Colombia
In October, FDAImports.com Partner Rick Quinn attended an event with the American Chamber of Commerce in Colombia and spoke about the regulatory basics of exporting to the United States. Mr. Quinn explained the regulatory agencies involved in imports in the U.S.,...
FDA Warns Food Industry AGAIN – Watch out for Third-Party Registrars!
FDA emailed the food industry on Wednesday, warning against unscrupulous third-party food facility registration companies and U.S. Agent service providers. Apparently these companies present themselves as a face of FDA to food companies (mostly foreign) seeking to...