Between October 1 and December 31, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-registered facilities must renew their registrations. Our team has handled registration renewals for thousands of facilities. Here are some things you need to know to ensure your renewal is...
After several decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon be required to update its regulation of cosmetic products following the amendment to Chapter VI of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) as a part of the “Modernization of Cosmetics...
A few months ago, FDA removed a country-wide import alert against cosmetic products from Taiwan for illegal color additives. Notably, the import alert disappeared with little fanfare. FDA originally issued Import Alert 53-06 in 1985, following the detection of illegal...
FDA and the cosmetic industry recently separated ways as their talks to modernize how FDA regulates cosmetics collapsed. In March, FDA expressed a “profound disappointment” with the legislation proposed by the cosmetic industry and implied that FDA would proceed...
Approximately 90% of “antibacterial” or “antimicrobial” soaps currently on the market are made with the active ingredient triclosan, a chemical known to kill bacteria. For obvious reasons, consumers generally consider these soaps more effective than plain soap and...
Shuttered up and closed - the government shutdown was painful for many U.S. businesses. This was especially true for any business having to deal with FDA. FDA lost over 50% of its employees during the shutdown. Many of those furloughed were investigators and internal...
Rick Quinn, Partner at Maryland-based international FDA consulting firm FDAImports.com, will be attending and presenting at Mindanao Exporters Congress. The show will be held at the SMX Convention Center of the SM Lanang Premier, in Davao City, Philippines, from...
At the American Association of Exporters and Importers’ recent seminar called “Partnering with OGAs on Risk Management and Globalization,” attendees discussed FDASIA, the U.S.-E.U. Mutual Recognition Agreement, and Good Importer Practices – all things one would expect...
Ben England and Olivia Zuniga of FDAImports.com, an international FDA consulting firm, had a fantastic experience attending and presenting at IFEX Philippines. During the exhibition, Mr. England presented two expert trainings; on the first day, he spoke to industry...
On June 10th and 11th, Ben England will be in Manila, Philippines again, providing two more days of free regulatory training for Philippine exporters of foods, beverages, dietary supplements, drugs, alternative medicines (such as homeopathic products) and cosmetics....
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