FDA publishes guidance on new units of measure for nutrition labels, Mexico tomato tariff deal struck, FDA proposes graphic tobacco warning label+more Regulatory Update: Week of August 19, 2019 In this edition: FDA Guidance on New Nutrition Labeling Units of Measure Commerce Department Strikes Deal with Mexico to Lift Tomato Tariffs FDA Proposes Rule for…
This Week’s regulatory update for the food industry View this email in your browser Regulatory Update: Week of August 11, 2019 In this edition: FDA Issues First Warning Letter for FSVP Violations, Creates FSVP Import Alert FDA Publishes Menu Labeling Fact Sheet FSIS Releases Label Approval Advice CBP Publishes Rule Requiring Customs Brokers to Collect…
The latest regulatory news for food retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers View this email in your browser Regulatory Update: Week of August 4, 2019 In this edition: Applying for Section 301 (China) Tariff Exemptions FSIS Requests Comments on Revised Standards for Campylobacter EU Food Safety Authority Determines There is No Safe Exposure Level for Chlorpyrifos Insecticide…
This week’s regulatory update for food retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers View this email in your browser Regulatory Update Week of July 29, 2019 In this issue: French Study Finds BPS More Harmful than BPA Latest Food Recalls FDA Approves New Food Additive Former FDA Commissioner Gottlieb Calls for FDA Action on CBD Latest FDA Warning…
Court Rules Amazon Strictly Liable for Injuries to Consumers from Defective Products Sold by Third Party Sellers; Significant Implications for Retailers Offering Third-Party Marketplaces On July 3, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Obrerdorf v. Amazon.com Inc. ruled that under Pennsylvania law, Amazon is strictly liable for defective products sold…
On May 22, 2019, Erik Lieberman, President of U.S. Food Imports LLC, visited Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and spent time with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials and Mexican Customs Authority officials as part of a National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America delegation. Lieberman discussed issues impacting the entry of…