Allegation of Wrong Identity for Dietary Supplements Means Increased FDA Scrutiny for the Whole Industry
The New York attorney general’s office is alleging that the store brand dietary supplements sold by four major retailers are misbranded and adulterated. New York asserts that the products did not contain the declared dietary ingredients, in many cases only contained...
FDAImports.com Expands California Branch: Adds Senior Regulatory Advisor
Maryland-based FDA consulting firm FDAImports.com is proud to announce the expansion of its California office, adding Richard Chiang, former Compliance Supervisor for the Import Operations Branch of the FDA Los Angeles District Office. Richard Chiang, Senior...
FDAImports.com and ExportToUSA.com.cn Team Attended China Fisheries & Seafood Expo in Qingdao
For the fourth consecutive year, FDAImports.com has been featured at the China Fisheries and Seafood Expo. This year the show was held November 5 to 7, 2014 in Qingdao, with Benjamin England, Rick Quinn, Shelly Li, and Ge Song in attendance. “We were very fortunate to...
FDAImports.com at the First Annual China International Nutrition and Health Summit
FDAImports.com was proud to recently be part of the first annual China International Nutrition and Health Summit, held in Beijing in early November. Partner Rick Quinn and Associate Attorney Ge Song attended, and Mr. Quinn spoke to an interested audience about...
FDAImports.com and AMCHAM Colombia
In October, FDAImports.com Partner Rick Quinn attended an event with the American Chamber of Commerce in Colombia and spoke about the regulatory basics of exporting to the United States. Mr. Quinn explained the regulatory agencies involved in imports in the U.S.,...
FDA Warns Food Industry AGAIN – Watch out for Third-Party Registrars!
FDA emailed the food industry on Wednesday, warning against unscrupulous third-party food facility registration companies and U.S. Agent service providers. Apparently these companies present themselves as a face of FDA to food companies (mostly foreign) seeking to...
FDAImports.com Exhibiting at the 19th China Fisheries & Seafood Expo
The FDAImports.com and ExportToUsa.com.cn consultants are exhibiting again at the 2014 19th China Fisheries & Seafood Expo at the Qingdao International Convention Center, from November 5-7. “One focus for us this year will be the transfer of authority on catfish...
GDUFA Fees Increased – and Won’t Stop Anytime Soon
While generic drug laws and policy have brought down the cost of Rx drugs for many Americans, recent legislation, such as the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012 (GDUFA) is reversing that trend and significantly increasing the cost of generic drugs. GDUFA added...
It’s Not Just FDA You Have to Watch out for…
Chinese companies exporting foods, drugs or medical devices to the USA: be aware! FDAImports.com has recently learned China’s FDA inspections include verifying the U.S. FDA registrations of Chinese manufacturers. China FDA is not just verifying companies have valid...
Removal from Import Alert 66-41: Another FDAImports.com Success Story
FDAImports.com recently obtained removal for a manufacturer from Import Alert 66-41 (automatic detention of unapproved new drugs promoted in the U.S.). Under this Import Alert FDA detains all products it deems “unapproved new drugs” – even if they’re merely cosmetics...