The FDAImports.com and ExportToUsa.com.cn team recently exhibited and presented at the 2011 China Seafood and Fisheries Expo in Qingdao China from November 1-3. Below are some statistics and quotes from the event. Total miles travelled by FDAImports.com team: 37,357...
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Japanese Food Safety: Reflections From Our SeafoodSource.com Webinar
FDAImports.com Founder and CEO, Benjamin England, recently led a webinar in conjunction with seafoodsource.com entitled, “Ensuring the Safety of Japanese Seafood.” This webinar addressed the state of food safety and seafood coming from Japan as industry resumes and...
Connecting With The Organic Industry at Natural Products Expo East
The FDAImports.com exhibited last week and weekend at the 2011 Natural Products Expo in Baltimore, MD. Expo East, put on by New Hope Natural Media, is the east coast's largest gathering of organic manufacturers, producers and importers, drawing thousands of attendees...
The Epic Cargill Ground Turkey Recall Continues!
On September 11th 2011, Cargill recalled an additional 185,000 pounds of ground turkey citing a potential contamination risk of Salmonella Heidelberg. This recall follows the previous massive recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey products on August 3rd. In...
How Much of U.S. Food Is Imported?
UPDATE: 06/23/2017 - How Will FDA Handle Food Imports: Effects of FDA Program Alignment and FSVP This chart illustrates the percentages of U.S. food that is imported from other countries. Based on research by FDA and The U.S. Small Business Administration, this chart...
3 Lessons Every Importer Must Learn From The Turkey Salmonella Recall
36 million pounds of ground turkey. That’s a ton of meat, 18,000 tons of meat to be precise. That’s the weight of 120 million brand-new iphones (without the box). So if almost everyone in Japan bought an iphone-4 today and then put them all on a scale, that’s how...
FDA’s New Border Fees Set the Stage For Massive Increase In Food Costs
Can you spell “ex-am-in-ation”? Even if you can spell it, can you define it? If you can’t then you won’t have any surprises this fall while you’re importing food to the USA. If you can correctly define what an “examination” is then you’d better sit down before you...
FDAImports.com Fights for Eight Months for the Successful Removal of Client’s Soybean Product from U.S. Import Alert # 99-08, Automatic Detention
Months ago the expert consultants at FDAImports.com petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to remove a Chinese processor of soybeans from Import Alert # 99-08, “Detention Without Physical Examination of Processed Foods for Pesticides.” FDA’s basis to...
Food And Drug Safety Concerns After Natural Disasters: Joplin Tornados, Japan Tsunami and More
Companies that are directly affected by a major natural disaster or weather event, such as the Joplin, Missouri tornadoes or the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, should expect a heightened level of federal and state oversight in the future especially when it comes to...
What Importers and Exporters Should Learn From The German E. Coli Outbreak
Benjamin L. England, former FDA Regulatory Counsel and CEO of FDAImports.com, commented on the recent E. coli outbreak in Germany. The E. coli outbreak attributed to Spanish cucumbers bears the comment that any grower or packer of fresh fruits and vegetables shipping...