FDAImports.com and ExportToUsa.com.cn attended the Boston Seafood Show this year on Mar.16-18. The team took the opportunity to speak with seafood producers from around the world, who think 2014 will be a harvest year. US importers at the show expressed the desire...
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USDA and Catfish: Do They Really Want It?
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials testified before Congress on April 10, 2014 that the Department responsible for protecting agricultural interests in the U.S.A. will not meet the 60-day deadline to issue a proposed rule governing its new authority to...
Lawsuit Against FDA Gets Seafood Exporter Onto Green List
The team at FDAImports.com successfully persuaded FDA to return an exporter to the Green List for Import Alert 16-131 (Detention Without Physical Examination of Aquacultured Catfish, Basa, Shrimp, Dace, and Eel from China- Presence of New Animal Drugs and/or Unsafe...
USDA’s New Jurisdiction over Catfish, Pangasius, Swai, Tra, and Basa
On February 7, 2014, the U.S. federal government enacted the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the “Farm Bill”). This bill gives USDA exclusive authority to regulate and inspect all farm-raised catfish sold in the U.S. In doing so, it removes FDA’s regulatory control over...
FDAImports.com at the Boston Seafood Show 2014
FDA has recently begun applying Import Alert 99-30 to breaded seafood from China. That import alert relates to melamine in dairy products and foods with dairy-based ingredients. This is an unprecedented action. FDA has previously only applied Import Alert 99-30 to...
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...
cGMP Violations: Don’t Learn it the Hard Way
Intending to close the frequency gap between foreign and domestic inspections, FDA has been increasing its foreign inspections, especially at drug plants in India. India is FDA’s current top priority, as it has the largest number of drug manufacturers and is a major...
Warning Letter for Seafood Facility – Watch Out!
FDA recently issued a Warning Letter to a seafood facility in Hawaii, citing five major issues that the firm must address: controlling pathogenic bacteria growth resulting from time/temperature abuse, controlling allergens at the packing/wrapping stage, having an...
FDAImports.com at Natural Products Expo West 2014
FDAImports.com is excited to attend and participate in Natural Products Expo West again this year, meeting and talking with many industry members involved in bringing natural products to the United States market. We are looking forward to joining the discussion on...
Import Duties on Warm-Water Shrimp from India
Last month, FDAImports.com attended the Chennai Seafood Show, where we had the pleasure of meeting and talking with many members of the Indian seafood industry. The industry is very interested in finding clarification on duties, rebates, and preferential rates –...