ExportToUsa.com.cn attended the 15th SIAL China Show in Shanghai on May 13-15. Many food suppliers gathered together in Shanghai, looking for opportunities. ExportToUsa.com.cn spoke with many food suppliers regarding various problems that might occur if they want to...
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Honey and Sweetener: Coexisting No Longer
Last month, FDA issued a new Draft Guidance, requiring the labels of honey products to declare sweeteners in the statement of identity. This sounds ridiculous. Consumers have accepted that honey marketers routinely mix honey and sweeteners – for example, sugar or corn...
Import Alert 99-30: Now For Seafood Too?
The seafood industry should start preparing for greater FDA scrutiny and interference with seafood products from China. The industry is quite familiar with FDA’s Import Alert 16-131, which requires testing all aquaculture from China for unapproved veterinary drugs...
Benjamin England Presents on FDA Import Enforcement Changes for Chinese Seafood Exporters
FDAImports.com Founder and CEO Benjamin England recently presented on “FDA Import Enforcement Changes for Chinese Seafood Exporters” at the 10th International Tilapia Industry Development Forum, which was held concurrently with the Dalian (China) Seafood Show. His...
FDAImports.com and ExportToUsa.com.cn Team Third Showcase at Dalian China Seafood Show
2013 marks the third consecutive year that FDAImports.com has been showcased at the China Fisheries and Seafood Expo. This year Benjamin England, Rick Quinn, John Wu, Shelly Li, and Ge Song attended the show, November 5 to 7, 2013 in Dalian, to meet and connect with...
“De Facto” Asia-Wide Import Alert for Chinese Honey?
This year, FDA has published two Import Alerts to regulate unapproved veterinary drug use in imported honey. On May 23, Import Alert 36-04 published a Red List of manufacturers of honey and blended syrup whose products will be detained due to fluoroquinolones. On June...
FDA Adding Companies to Import Alert 66-40 without Adequate Notice
Is it ever legitimate for FDA to add companies to an FDA import alert without notice? No. Does FDA do this anyway? Yes, and frequently. In April 2013, many Chinese OTC drug manufacturers fell victim to FDA’s caprice. In 2012, FDA conducted a series of surprise...
Speech at Dalian Exhibition Center: Exporting Tilapia to the United States
Benjamin L. England, founder and CEO at FDAImports.com, honored to be invited as a recognized expert in the field of Tilapia, will be speaking on the expert panel in the 10th International Tilapia Industry Development Forum (Venue: Dalian Xinghai Convention &...
To Err Is Human: Successful Removal from Import Alert 86-07 Demonstrates that FDA can be Wrong, too
FDA makes mistakes just like everyone else, so don’t assume that FDA is always right. We experienced a case where FDA placed the wrong firm on Import Alert 86-07 (“Detention without Physical Examination of and Guidance of Impact-Resistant Lenses in Eyeglasses and...
FDAImports.com Exhibiting at the 18th China Fisheries & Seafood Expo
The FDAImports.com and ExportToUsa.com.cn consultants are exhibiting again at the 2013 18th China Fisheries & Seafood Expo at the Dalian World Expo Center, from November 5-7. At the Expo, Fisheries Advances Magazines reporters will interview Benjamin England,...