Delay on US-China Tariff Increases
Update 02/25/2019: President Trump announced yesterday that the U.S. has been making progress in trade talks with China. Therefore, he has decided to delay the increase in tariffs originally set to have taken place on March 2. Posted: 12/04/2018: Over the weekend, a...
FDA Flexing its Muscles on Food Recalls
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued a report that reviewed the steps FDA takes when removing seafood products from import alert. Although FDA intends to conduct a certain amount of sampling or inspections as part of their decision to remove a...
FDAImports Welcomes New Affiliated Attorney
Our team of associated attorneys Strengthens Resources The consulting practice FDAImports (http://www.fdaimports.com) announced today that Thomas J. O’Donnell has joined our group of affiliated attorneys to further develop their growing portfolio of regional and...
FDA Launches Export Listing Module (ELM) to Simplify the Maintenance of Export Lists
Export lists can be a useful tool for foreign food safety authorities to verify that commodities exported from the United States originate from a trusted source. These lists serve as an unofficial “certification” that the included establishments comply with U.S. food...
USTR Tariffs Expanded to $200 billion worth of Chinese Products
Yesterday the White House announced another round of tariffs on Chinese imports which will become effective September 24, 2018. This round of tariffs (referred to as “List 3”) was proposed in July and includes human and animal foods and ingredients, cosmetics, and...
Food cGMP Rules: FDA Stops the Regulation from Disappearing
Sometimes things take longer than planned and new due dates impact other commitments. That happened to the FDA, but they prevented a regulation from disappearing with just five days to spare. Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) regulations for food go back to...
U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Goods: An Update
While public hearings regarding proposed tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese products have wrapped up this week, the public comment period doesn’t close until September 6, 2018. Affiliated Attorneys Jessica Rifkin and Ben England recently spoke with an importer...
California Prop 65 Label Warnings: New Regulations Effective Soon
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly referred to as “Proposition 65” or “Prop 65” has new regulations that take effect on August 30, 2018. The amended regulations do not change the list of almost 900 chemicals identified by...
FDA-Registered Facilities – It’s Time to Renew
Between October 1 and December 31, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-registered facilities must renew their registrations. Here are some things you need to know to ensure your renewal is completed on time. Medical device establishments: The process of paying...
FDA Data Dashboard Enhanced to Help Importers with FSVP Compliance
The FDA has added a new resource to their website: the Data Dashboard, which is aimed to help importers, manufacturers, and processors comply with three separate regulations from the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): the Foreign Supplier Verification Program...