Tag: import/export
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Del Monte Seeks to Free Imported Cantaloupes from FDA Detention
Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. has sued the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), seeking a declaration that the agency has “engaged in a pattern or practice that constitutes agency action unlawfully withheld or unreasonably delayed” in connection with several cantaloupe shipments from Guatemala. Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. v. U.S., No. 08-02161 (D.D.C.,…
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Canada Challenges U.S. COOL Law Before World Trade Organization
The Canadian government has reportedly filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO), challenging the U.S. country-of-origin labeling (COOL) law. According to a news source, Canada alleges that COOL will impose unnecessary costs on meatpackers that use Canadian livestock and could lead to additional and more stringent labeling requirements in other countries. Canadian Trade…
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FDA Issues One-Year Progress Report on Food Protection Plan
FDA this week released a progress report on the Food Protection Plan launched in November 2007 to address “both food safety and food defense for domestic and imported products.” The report states that federal regulators are “working collaboratively across the agency to implement the three-core elements of protection: prevention, intervention and response.” It particularly notes…
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FDA Opens First Offices in China to Boost Import Safety; Chinese Regulators Plan to Overhaul Dairy Industry
FDA has reportedly opened the first of several overseas offices in Beijing, China, where eight U.S. officials described as “inspectors and senior technical experts in foods, medicines and medical devices” will work with Chinese regulators to improve export safety. FDA plans to launch two additional branches in Shanghai and Guangzhou, as well as expand its…
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USDA and FDA Announce Public Meeting to Discuss Codex Food Import Agenda
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced a November 4, 2008, public meeting to consider agenda items coming before the 17th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS). Slated for November 24-28 in Cebu, Philippines, the Codex session will…
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Japanese Health Officials Investigate Pesticide-Tainted Beans from China
Japanese health officials have reportedly warned consumers that particular lots of frozen green beans imported from China are tainted with the organophosphate insecticide dichlorvos, resulting in the illness of at least three people. Residents of Kashiwa in the Chiba Prefecture experienced mouth numbness, vomiting and other symptoms after eating adulterated beans manufactured by Shandong-based Yantai Beihai…
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Appellate Body Supports U.S. Sanctions over EU Beef Ban; EU Ban Amendments Upheld
The WTO has reportedly issued a ruling supporting the United States in its decision to impose duties on European imports in response to a ban on beef from animals treated with growth hormones. According to the U.S. trade representative, “The Appellate Body’s report confirms that WTO members that are subject to additional duties for failing…
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GAO Report Faults FDA Oversight of Fresh Produce Imports
A GAO report has claimed that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “examined less than 1 percent of the 7.6 million fresh produce lines imported from fiscal years 2002 through 2007.” “Moreover, FDA acknowledged that it has not yet been able to conduct certain fresh produce work crucial to understanding the incidence of contamination of…