On January 4, 2013, FDA issued its long-announced proposed rule implementing Standards for Produce Safety mandated by Congress in the Food Safety Modernization Act. There has been much consternation about the exemptions and inclusions. For instance, produce...
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FDAImports.com Team Visits Chinese Companies
Rick Quinn, Principal at FDAImports.com, and Shelly Li, Regulatory Specialist of ExportToUsa.com.cn, traveled to China to visit companies listed on FDA Import Alert in March. The team intended to increase Chinese companies’ awareness and understanding of FDA...
Is 2013 a Strategic Year for Chinese Companies? MCBC Banquet Proves Ever-Widening Possibilities in U.S./China Trade
FDAImports.com recently attended and sponsored the Maryland China Business Council’s (MCBC) 18th Annual New Year Banquet at Hunan Manor restaurant in Columbia, MD. The annual banquet provides valuable networking opportunities for many professionals, dignitaries and...
How Will New FSMA Proposed Rules Impact Chinese Food Companies? New Video (Chinese)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released two important Proposed Rules related to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The two Proposed Rules, Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls (HARPC) and Standards for Produce Safety, will...
Rick Quinn to Present on Intersections of Regulatory Compliance and Business Law at 2013 ALTA Conference
Rick Quinn, Partner at Maryland-based FDA consulting firm, FDAImports.com, will be presenting at the third annual conference of Affiliated Lawyers of the Americas (ALTA), discussing the intersections of regulatory compliance and business law. The conference will be...
USDAPermits.com Provides Straightforward USDA Permit Services, Simplified Process
Maryland-based consulting firm, FDAImports.com, has launched a new website designed to assist companies with understanding U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) permit approval requirements and obtaining a permit for their product. The website, USDAPermits.com,...
How to Avoid Additional Lab Testing with FDA: An FDAImports.com Success Story
This post was contributed by FDAImports.com Senior Regulatory Advisor, Tom Knott FDAImports.com recently saved a U.S importer of medical components the substantial cost of unnecessary laboratory testing for one of their products. When the U.S. Food and Drug...
FDAImports.com Opens Chennai, India Office, Expands FDA Compliance Services, Offerings
FDAImports.com has opened an office in Chennai, India, a major commercial and economic hub located in Tamil Nadu, India. India, with significant exports of rice, wheat, sugar, seafood and other FDA-regulated products, is a major trade partner with the United States...
New Video: Impact of FSMA Proposed Rules on Importers and Foreign Suppliers
In this new FSMA training video, Ben England, Founder and CEO of FDAImports.com, shares his unique insights into the recently released Proposed Rules for HARPC and Standards for Produce Safety under FSMA with an eye toward their impact on importers and foreign...
Another FDA Import Alert 99-29 Success Story: FDAImports.com Obtains Green List Status for Chinese Company
The FDAImports.com team achieved another Import Alert success, this time obtaining a green ticket for a Chinese firm for FDA Import Alert 99-29, “Detention Without Physical Examination of All Vegetable Protein Products From China for Animal or Human Food Use Due to...