Regulatory Highlight: FDASIA
The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) turned two years old in July, marking the end of the second year of its three-year implementation plan. This act, which focused primarily on adding and improving regulation of drugs and medical...
The Burden of Reinspection Fees Who Can Bear?
UPDATE 03/02/2017 FDA’s Domestic and Foreign Facility Reinspection, Recall, and Importer Reinspection Fee Rates are out for FY 2017. The domestic reinspection rate was not changed from the 2016 rate. Surprisingly, the foreign reinspection rate, which has been...
Illinois Accepting Medical Marijuana Cultivation and Dispensary Applications Until Monday, September 22, 3pm
Illinois is getting its feet wet in the medical marijuana industry. The State is currently accepting applications from entities who wish to cultivate and dispense medical marijuana – a big step in implementing the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program...
FDAImports.com and Defining Natural at Expo East 2014
This year at Natural Products Expo East 2014, in Baltimore, MD, September 17-20, FDAImports.com Partner Rick Quinn will be participating in the Retailer Town Hall Discussion entitled “Defining Natural.” Mr. Quinn has been an integral part of this discussion at Expo...
Switching Sweets: Economic Adulteration Webinar
Benjamin England, FDAImports.com Founder and CEO recently presented a webinar with Eurofins Scientific, entitled “Switching Sweets: Economic Adulteration in Sugar-Rich Foods.” The webinar addressed the issue of producers substituting cheap ingredients and advertising...
FDAImports.com Announces Partnership with Michelson Laboratories, Inc.
FDAImports.com has announced a partnership with California-based Michelson Laboratories, Inc., a comprehensive testing laboratory which provides high-quality testing. Michelson Laboratories, Inc. has been serving clients for more than four decades and is led by...
FDAImports.com and ExportToUSA.com.cn Attend 15th SIAL China Show
ExportToUsa.com.cn attended the 15th SIAL China Show in Shanghai on May 13-15. Many food suppliers gathered together in Shanghai, looking for opportunities. ExportToUsa.com.cn spoke with many food suppliers regarding various problems that might occur if they want to...
A Lovers’ Quarrel: FDA’s and the Cosmetic Industry’s Efforts to Update the Law Regulating Cosmetics
FDA and the cosmetic industry recently separated ways as their talks to modernize how FDA regulates cosmetics collapsed. In March, FDA expressed a “profound disappointment” with the legislation proposed by the cosmetic industry and implied that FDA would proceed...
Medical Device Firms Should Pay Attention to the Recent CDRH Recall Report
FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health published its Medical Device Recall Report for the last decade. The number of recalls almost doubled, approximating the increase in device spending over the same period of time. However, the report attributes the bulk...
Honey and Sweetener: Coexisting No Longer
Last month, FDA issued a new Draft Guidance, requiring the labels of honey products to declare sweeteners in the statement of identity. This sounds ridiculous. Consumers have accepted that honey marketers routinely mix honey and sweeteners – for example, sugar or corn...