Press Mentions
From webinars to guest articles, blogs and interviews, Benjamin England and the FDAImports.com team are committed to working with the press and media to boost substantive conversations about FDA law, regulation, food safety and imports. Below is just a sample of some of our most interesting features and mentions in the press.
“The entire industry advances when we work together; when we think, analyze and strategize towards a goal.”
– Ben England, Founder and CEO of FDAImports
2023
03.01.2023- International Trade Today
Customs Attorney Expects CBP to Issue WROs in Addition to Enforcing UFLPA
2022
12.15.2022 – Seafood Source
Seafood distribution Deal Signed in China May Violate US Labor
Sanctions
12.06.2022 – UnderCurrent News
US Trade Court Ruling has Bigger Menaing than Stopping NZ Fish Imports
11.30.2022 – SeafoodSource
US Law Targeting Forced Labor in China has Implications for Seafood Trade
11.07.2022 – UnderCurrent News
US Customs Promised Increased IUU Focus Before Taking Article Down
10.21.2022- International Trade Today
Right Third-Party Auditor Critical for Removal From WRO, Customs
Lawyer Says
07.26.2022 – Sayari Insight
“Made Wholly or In Part:” 5 Ways the UFLPA is Making Trade History
06.24.2022 – Unionwear
Where Does Your T-Shirt Really Come From?
06.22.2022 – Radio Free Asia
Experts Raise Concern About Implementation of US Law on Uyghur Forced Labor
06.21.2022 – Ultimenotizie.live
Entra in vigore la legge che vieta i prodotti dello Xinjiang
06.21.2022 – Axios
Law banning Xinjiang Products Goes into Effect
04.21.2022 – International Trade Today
Uyghur Forced Labor Guidance Likely Vague; Importer Should Begin Due Diligence Efforts Now, Lawyer Says
03.24.2022 – Undercurrent News
US Reinstates Tariff Exclusions for Haddock, Sole, Crabmeat Imported from China
01.28.2022- UnderCurrent News
US Forced Labor Case Against Taiwanese Tuna Vessel Ripens into Rare “Finding“
2021
09.10.2021- International Trade Today
Reversal of Forced Labor Finding Followed Several Actions From Top Glove
04.30.2021 – Under Current News
Bumble Bee, PAFCO Among Seafood Giants to Sue Over US-China Trade War
04.12.2021 – Under Current News
Indian Warmwater Shrimp Spared from US’ Six-Country DST-Related Tariff List
03.29.2021 – The Salt Lake Tribune
Exclusive: Utah’s Power Brokers Helped Draper Pharmacist with Customs Holdup on Drug Import
02.02.2021 – Cicion PR Newswire / VPL Medical
3 Ply Surgical Mask Test Results And President Biden Signs Executive Order Strengthening The Buy American Provisions
2020
05.29.2020 – Intrado Global Newswire
FDAImports.com Donates Time, Skills & Network to Expedite Importation of 50,000 Surgical Masks from China to Baltimore
03.25.2020 – International Trade Today
Importers Face Pitfalls as Demand for Medical Products Explodes During COVID-19 Pandemic
03.05.2020 – UnderCurrent News
US Tariffs on Chinese Seafood not Going Away Soon, Cost $309.5m to Date
2019
12.10.2019 – The New Food Economy
Most seafood imports flagged for food safety violations never get audited
08.06.2019 – Quick Caller Cargo Directories
Roundup of Developments at the CBP Trade Symposium
07.31.2019 – International Trade Today
FDA Announces Plans Aimed at Importing Cheaper Prescription Drugs
03.14.2019 – Cision PR Newswire
4th Annual CEO Summit Reveals Surprising Natural Industry Issues & Trends
2018
12.26.2018 – Chicago Tribune
06.01.2018 – Food Chemical News
FDA delays VQIP launch, recognizes Thai third-party program
05.04.2018 – Food Safety Tech
Leveraging FSVP Compliance: Do Less, Get More
04.01.2018 – Update Magazine FDLI
Helping to Stop Death, Destruction, and Diarrhea: FDA’s Tools to Respond to Public Health Emergencies
03.08.2018 – Food Chemical News
Experts worry importers not ready for next FSVP deadline this month
02.16.2018 – FoodQualityNews.com
FDAImports.com Partners with Primority to Ensure FSMA Compliance
01.23.2018 – The New Food Economy
USDA Proposes ‘Modernizing’ Swine Inspections
01.19.2018 – Food Chemical News
Recent FSIS directive Could Spell Trouble for Imported Catfish
01.17.2018 – Under Current News
USDA not Budging on Smoke-Treated Vietnamese Fish
01.16.2018 – Under Current News
US Detains Vietnamese Pangasius Over use of Tasteless Smoke
01.16.2018 – Seafood Guide
The Latest Progress in SIMP Act for U.S. Imported Seafood!(Chinese)
2017
05.18.2017 – Priori Legal, Inc.
New Food Safety Regulatory Enforcement is Here
05.16.2017 – Response Magazine – DRMA
Health and Wellness Products: How the FDA Decides What to Regulate
05.04.2017 – International Trade Today
Confusion Over Coming FSVP Requirments Persists as FDA Looks Set to Take Soft Enforcement Approach
Winter 2017 – ABA Committee Newsletter
When Looks are all that Matter
2016
Nov/Dec 2016 – UPDATE Magazine FDLI
10.18.2016 – FDA Flash!
A Victory Finally? FDA’s Perseverance in Facteau Pays Off – Some
Sep/Oct 2016 – Food and Drug Law Institute
Issues to Watch: FDA’s Deeming Regulations
Apr/Jun 2016 – MARGMA
FDA Finalizes Guidance on 510(k) Submissions of Sterile Devices
05.26.2016 – Response Magazine
How FDA Almost Stopped the BeActive Brace
04.25.2016 – FDA Flash!
Off-Label Promotion after VSI: “Partial Credit” – Show Me The Steps
02.12.2016 – Inside U.S. Trade
Stakeholders Differ On U.S. Impact Of TPP’s ‘Rapid Response Mechanism’
2015
08.19.2015 – Food and Drug Law Institute
Frustration Boils Over Handling of Cyclospora Outbreak
07.08.2015 – Food and Drug Law Institute
Solving or Compounding the Problem?
04.27.2015 – SeafoodSource.com
FDA Lifts Fresh Swordfish Mercury Import Alert
02.06.2015 – Inside U.S. Trade
President’s Plan for Single Food Safety Agency Faces NGO Criticism
2014
10.07.2014 – Food Engineering Magazine
06.20.2014 – Maryland-China Business Council
The Chinese Food Supply & The Evolution of Product Safety Regimes
05.20.2014 – HKTDC Research
The End of Low Cost Countries: A Global Procurement Challenge
04.29.2014 – Yahoo! Finance
02.26.2014 – Food Packaging Forum
FDA Agrees on New Rules for Food Safety
02.24.2014 – Food Navigator – USA
FDA Agrees to New Deadlines on FSMA Final Rules
01.10.2014 – Food Navigator – USA
FSMA Rule Specifies Ways to Cut Risk of Intentional Food Adulteration
2013
12.19.2013 – Natural Products Insider
Regulatory Concerns When Sourcing Ingredients from China
11.04.2013 Food Safety News
Imports and Exports: Americans Shop the World for Food Every Day of the Week
10.08.2013 – MinnPost
Anti-EPA partisans get their shutdown (almost), but what’s the difference?
10.05.2013 – The Wall Street Journal
Were Food Inspections Really Stopped by the Shutdown?
10.03.2013 – Food Production Daily
Shutdown Affects Imported Canned Foods Inspections
10.2013
The American Companies Supply Chain Logistics Gazette
No Shutdown Food Safety Effect, says Industry Official
09.19.2013 – The Seattle Times
Bellevue Mom to Tell FDA How Tainted Food Nearly Killed Her
08.09.2013– Food Quality News
US Government Shutdown: Where Do We Go From Here?
08.09.2013 – Inside U.S. Trade
FDA Proposes New Requirements For Importers To Show Food Is Safe
07.31.2013 – Sun Star Davao
Mindanao exporters gab to boost export industry
07.30.2013 – Food Safety News
FDA Releases Two Major Rules to Boost Oversight of Imported Foods
07.29.2013 – Food Navigator USA
Long Road to implementation seen for FDA’s new FSMA rules on food imports, audits
05.30.2013 – Nightly Business Report, CNBC
05.29.2013 – The Huffington Post
Smithfield-Shuanghui Merger Faces Opposition from Food Safety Advocates
05.27.2013 – The Viyasan Daily Star
Regulatory Compliance is a Must
05.24.2013 – Sun Star Davao
Food Exporters told to comply with US Policies
05.19.2013 – The CITEM Blog
IFEX Philippines Shares Expert Knowledge in Food Industry
05.08.2013 – Asiafruit
FDAImports Expands into South East Asia
03.10.2013 – Supermarket News
Expo West 2013: What’s Next for GMO Labeling?
03.01.2013 – Asian Food Tech
Food Additives In U.S. Law: Introduction & New Developments
2.15.2013 – Food Navigator USA
Make Use of Deadline Extension to Comment on FSMA Rules, Consultant Urges Industry
2.8.2013 – Food Chemical News
FSVP Could Punish More Diligent U.S. Food Importers, England Warns
2.6.2013 – Asia Food Journal
FDAImports.com Videos Discuss FDA’s FSMA
2.6.2013 – Yahoo News
New FSMA Videos Explore Hidden Impact of HARPC, Standards for Produce Safety
2.5.2013 – Petfood Industry
Consulting Firm Releases New Food Safety Training Videos
2.4.2013 – Food Manufacturing
FDA’s Standards for Produce Safety
1.24.2013 – Food Chemical News
Sanitation Controls, Employee Training Mandate Explored in FSMA Preventive Controls
1.7.2013 – Food Navigator USA
The Wait is Over for new FSMA Rules… But Questions Remain Over Unfunded Mandate
1.2.2013 – Loyola Lawyer
Alumni Profiles: Rick Quinn ’05
1.2.2013 – Asia Food Journal
FDAImports.com Releases Inographic on FSMA
2012
12.20.2012 – Quality Assurance & Food Safety
Holiday Hypothetical: Santa Ensnared in Food Safety Modernization Act
12.14.2012 – Gourmet News
Santa’s Import Program Would be Hit Hard by FSMA
12.13.2012 – Seafood Source
Two Things FDA Constantly Tests for in Imported Shrimp
12.13.2012– Food Navigator USA
FDA Files Motion to Dismiss Suit, Defends FSMA Implementation Record
12.13.2012 – New Hope 360
Infographic: How the Food Safety Modernization Act Affects Santa
12.4.12 – Food Navigator USA
Foreign Facilities Falling Behind on FSMA, Consultant Says
11.29.2012– Nutraceuticals World
Fixing Labels Before They Become a Problem
11.21.2012 – Food Engineering
Mexican Food Producers and Mannufacturers Trained in US Food Safety Modernization Act
10.16.2012 – Cosmetics Design USA
Labeling Website Launched to Identify Compliance Issues with FDA Cosmetic Regulation
10.19.2012 – Food Manufacturing
10.12.2012 – PharmaBiz
FDAImports Introduces Five New Labelling Websites for Fast and Easy Label Reviews
10.9.2012 – New Hope 360
FDAImports.com Launches 5 New Labeling Websites
10.9.2012 – Natural Products Insider
Consulting Firm Introduces FDA Label Review Service
10.9.2012 – Food Product Design
Need Label Review for Compliance?
9.24.2012 – Frederick News Post
Maryland Organics Saw They Have Nothing to Hide
9.12.2012 – Industria Alimenticia
Entre en Vigor Registro bianual de la FDA
9.1.2012 – Food Quality
International Supply Chain a Challenge to FSMA’s Effectiveness
7.6.2012 – Petfood Industry
FDA Inspection at Diamond Pet Foods Plant Helps Pet Owner Lawsuits
7.5.2012 – Food Safety News
FDA Inspection Likely to Further Implicate Diamond Pet Foods
6.11.2012 – New Hope 360
Steven Johnson Joins FDAImports.com
5.25.2012 – Seafood Source
4.3.2012 – Yahoo
USA Losing its Foothold? Ben England Presents on FSMA and Imports at 2012 FDLI Conf.
4.20.2012 – Food Navigator
FDA Food Safety Fees will ‘User Fee the Inudstry to Death’
4.12.2012 – Yahoo
FDAImports.com Gets Company off Imort Alert #36-04, Honey and Syrup with Fluoroquinolones
4.10.2012 – Meat Trade News Daily
Dealing With Media Fearmongering
4.2.2012 – Food Navigator
Slimeageddon 2012: Who is Really to Blame for the Pink Slime Debacle?
3.28.2012 – Food Safety News
More Imported Food Isn’t More Dangerous, Attorney Says
3.27.2012 – Food Quality News
CDC Food Import Outbreak Concerns a “Non-Event”
3.26.2012 – Feedstuffs
Beef Trim Outrcy a “Slippery Slope”
3.26.2012 – The Meat Site
Americans Still Uninformed About “Pink Slime”
3.23.2012 – Food Quality News
Global Food Safety Forum Pact Will Look to Boost Asia Food Import Safety
3.23.2012 – AgriMarketing
FDA Consultant: Public Being Misled by General Media on Beef Products
3.22.2012 – Food & Food Equipment News
‘Pink Slime’ Outcry Based on Misinformation, FDA Expert Says
2.24.2012 – Quality Assurance & Food Safety
Chinese Food and Drug Officials Participate in U.S. Training Event
2.23.2012 – Food Manufacturing
Q&A: Behind the Orange Juice Scare
2.22.2012 – NPR
FDA Says Brazil’s Orange Juice is Safe, But Still Illegal
2.20.2012 – Beverage Daily
FDA Carbendazim Measures Reassessment Refusal Meets Industry Backlash
2.17.2012 – Food Manufacturing
Photo of the Day: All About Pesticide Residues
2.13.2012 – Food Production Daily
US OJ Carbendazim Measures May Violate International Trade Pacts
2.3.2012 – Yahoo News
FDAImports.com Gets Juice Company Off Import Alert for Carbendazim/MBC
2.3.2012 – Palm Beach Post Money
Orange Juice Prices Set to Rise as Imports Face Scrutiny
2.3.2012 – AgriMarketing
FDA Placing More Brazilian Orange Juice Companies on Import Alert
2.3.2012 – FruitNet
FDA Alert on Brazilian Orange Juice
2.3.2012 – FoodBev.com
FDA Places More Orange Juice Companies on Import Alert
1.30.2012 – Just-Drinks
Carbendazim- A Pictorial Guide
1.30.2012 – Securities Technology Monitor
Creative Infographic Captures Recent OJ Scare in Plain English
1.30.2012 – The Hill
Overnight Health: All Romney All the Time
1.30.2012 – Yahoo News
Creative Infographic Captures Recent OJ Scare in Plain English
1.20.2012 – Food Safety News
The Food Safety Modernization Act- One Year Later
1.20.2012 – World Book and News
OJ Screening a Regulatory Issue, Not a Health One
1.18.2012 – Food Consumer
Consumers Might Drink More Fungicide Residues With FDA’s Crack Down on OJ
1.18.2012 – Yahoo News
Consumers Might Drink More Fungicide Residues After FDA’s Warnings About OJ
1.17.2012 – Grocery Headquarters
FDA Cracks Down on Carbendazim in OJ
1.17.2012 – Food Navigator
FDA: We’ll Publish FSMA Foreign Supplier Verification Rules “Soon”
1.16.2012 – Beverage Daily
Orange juice Fungicide Row Highlights Flaws in US Pesticide Regime, Says Expert
1.16.2012 – Food Navigator USA
Orange Juice Fungicide Row Highlights Flaws in US Pesticide Regime
1.16.2012 – Food Ingredients First
Pepsi Finds Traces of the Fungicide Carbendazim in Orange Juice
1.13.2012 – Petfood Industry
No Surprise: FDA misses Important FSMA Deadlines
1.13.2012 – Yahoo News
FDA Cracks Down on Carbendazim in OJ, Ignores It In other Foods, According to Former…
1.13.2012 – Palm Beach Post
Fungicide Blocked in O.J., Found In Many Foods
FDA Cracks Down on Carbendazim in OJ But Ignores It In Other Foods
1.11.2012 – Petfood Industry
FDA Misses Deadline for Key Food Safety Modernization Act Provisions
1.11.2012 – Yahoo News
FSMA Already Late for 2012 Deadlines…
2011
12.22.2011 – Food Manufacturing
12.19.2011 – Yahoo News
Santa Claus vs. The FDA? Consulting Firm Continues Satirical Holiday Campaign
12.19.2011 – Industria Alimenticia
12.12.2011 – Food Engineering
Is Santa Breaking All The Rules?
12.12.2011 – Just Food
Santa Claus- Public Enemy Number One
12.8.2011 – Yahoo News
FDAImports.com Brings on Two New Attorneys
12.8.2011 – New Orleans City Business
Holiday Business Promotion Takes Grinch Strategy
12.8.2011 – Food & Beverage Magazine
Santa Claus is the FDA’s Public enemy #1, says Former FDA Regulatory Counsel
12.7.2011 – Yahoo News
Santa Claus Would Be the FDA’s Public Enemy #1 if He Were Real…
12.7.2011 – Quality Assurance & Food Safety
Santa at the Top of FDA’s Naughty List
12.7.2011 – Food & Food Equipment News
Step Away From the Reindeer, Santa, You’re Under FDA Arrest!
12.7.2011 – Food Consumer
Santa Claus is the FDA’s Public Enemy #1
12.6.2011 – Eat Drink Better
Stay Young And Healthy With “Live Forever Juice”
11.21.2011 – Yahoo News
New Logos Reflect Personal And Direct Approach in FDA Consulting
11.15.2011 – Digital Journal
11.15.2011 – Yahoo News
Training, Labeling and Partnerships at 2011 China Seafood Show
11.2.2011 – Food Manufacturing
Live Forever Juice: Photo of the Day
11.1.2011 – New Food
FDA Steps up Enforcement Against Foods with Illegal Colors
10.27.2011 – Asia Food Journal
Challenges Lie Ahead for Chinese Food Companies
10.25.2011 – Food Consumer
Building Partnerships in China
10.25.2011 – Yahoo News
American Firm Building Partnerships at Chinese Seafood & Fisheries Expo
10.20.2011 – Food Navigator Asia
Exporting to the US is Increasingly Difficult for China
10.18.2011 – Yahoo News
Chinese Food Exports Facing 3 Major Changes & Challenges
10.14.2011 – Natural Products Marketplace
FDA Shelving Food Import Re-Examination Fee
10.13.2011 – Petfood Industry
FDA Delays Implementing Food Import Re-Examination Fees
10.6.2011 – Inside Cosmeceuticals
FDA Continues to Detain Imported Cosmetics With Non-Permitted Color Additives
10.6.2011 – Cosmetics Design
Slack Formulation and Labeling of Color Additives Can Lead to Added Costs and Stress
10.4.2011 – OnFood
10.4.2011 – Museum of Hoaxes
9.30.2011 – Food and Drink International
“Live Forever Juice” Highlights Labelling Issues
9.28.2011 – Natural Products Insider
Fake “Forever Juice” Highlights Labeling Regs
9.28.2011 – Money Show
Consulting Firm Launches Fake “Live Forever Juice” To Generate Awareness about FDA Labeling
9.28.2011 – Food Watchdog
“Live Forever Juice”… Hoax as Teaching Tool
9.28.2011 – Yahoo News
Consulting Firm Launches Fake “Live Forever Juice”
9.15.2011 – Food Manufacturing
Q/A with Benjamin England: Analyzing FDA’s New Import Fees
9.9.2011 – Food Engineering
9.6.2011 – SeafoodSource
SeafoodSource Top 5 Articles of August 2011
8.29.2011 – The Hill
Coalition Forming Against Food-Safety Fee
8.26.2011 – Whole Foods Magazine
New Import Fees From FDA May Drive Food Prices
8.21.2011 – GrowFish
FDA Inspection Fees May Induce Sticker Shock
8.16.2011 – Petfood Industry
Importer, Consumer Costs Expected to Increase With New FDA Fees
7.7.2011 – Reuters
Pushing Western Medicine With Fear In India
6.29.2011 – Yahoo News
U.S. Firm Offering Free FDA Regulatory Training Sessions in China
6.10.2011 – Food and Beverage Asia
What Importers and Exporters Should Learn From the German E. Coli Outbreak
6.10.2011 – Food and Beverage Today
Lessons to be Learnt From E. Coli Outbreak
6.9.2011 – AG Professional
Companies Can Expect More Government Oversight After Natural Disasters
6.6.2011 – Renewable Energy World
Benjamin England to Present at FDLI U.S. China Food and Drug Law Conference
6.6.2011 – UPI
Former FDA Regulatory Counsel Helps Japanese Exporters know What To Expect Post-Tsunami
6.6.2011 – Food Consumer
Benjamin England to Present at FDLI U.S. China Food and Drug Law Conference
6.2.2011 – Quality Assurance & Food Safety