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…
DetailsCourt 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…
DetailsOn 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…
DetailsOn May 13, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) published in the Federal Register notice of intent to withdraw from the 2013 Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico. DOC’s action has resulted in a tariff of 17.56% being imposed on such fresh tomatoes. The tariffs on tomatoes are now in effect. Mexico is…
DetailsOn April 30, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement from Acting FDA Commissioner, Ned Sharpless, M.D. and Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannis on steps to usher the U.S. into a new era of smarter food safety. The statement has significant implications for the food industry. Key points in the statement include:…
DetailsOn February 25, 2019, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a document entitled “FDA Strategy for Imported Food” which outlines the agency’s enforcement priorities in upcoming years. Please note that separately, FDA indicated they will be taking enforcement action against customs brokers and other filers who file entries with UNK (unknown) as the Foreign…
DetailsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has resumed inspecting importers for Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) compliance following the government shutdown. FDA is expected to aggressively enforce the regulation again this year. Within days of the shutdown ending, a client of U.S. Food Imports LLC (USFI) was contacted for inspection. We have seen FSVP…
DetailsIn recent weeks the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has significantly increased enforcement activity for Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) compliance. U.S. Food Imports LLC (USFI) has assisted a number of our clients with inspections over the past several weeks using our FSMA Cloud® and FDA Cloud® software applications (we note that all of…
DetailsOn Wednesday, January 24, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released long-awaited draft guidance on the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Rule for importers of human and animal food. The FSVP Rule was issued to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). This U.S. Food Imports (USFI) Regulatory Alert covers key points…
DetailsOn Monday, July 10, Dr. Steven Ostroff, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided an update and more details on the food safety systems recognition effort the United States is currently working on with the European Commission. Ostroff provided the update at the International Association of…
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