Prophylactic Compliance

What you need to do before importing condoms – or any other Class II medical device – to the US | by Peter Quinter, guest columnist Many of you may think of a condom as a way to avoid pregnancy and protect against sexually transmitted diseases. But to a customs and...

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Getting Out of Detention

Clearing red-listed seafood through the FDA? There’s a procedure for that. by Peter Quinter, guest columnist The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issues “Import Alerts” almost daily. A recent one that affects many seafood importers is Import Alert #16-81, issued...

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New How-to on FDA Compliance

Handbook offers advice from leading  lawyers Peter Quinter, partner in charge of the Customs and International Trade Law Departments at Becker & Poliakoff, and frequent guest columnist on Datamyne’s blog, is a contributing author to a new handbook on legal...

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Cosmetic Trick

One tiny label can cover US FDA & Canadian & EU requirements by Peter Quinter, guest columnist The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has strict labeling requirements for cosmetic products. One area that consistently causes confusion among companies that...

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Practical Tools

In Miami: Seminar equips food importers to meet CBP, FDA rules It’s become an annual event in Miami. This year’s seminar on importing food to the US, Practical Tools for Trade in the Food Industry, will be held Wednesday, September 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at...

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Regulatory Mélange

Grocery Manufacturers Association recommends a blend of US-EU food standards The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) just endorsed a new bill in Congress aimed at Agricultural Trade Facilitation – that is, lowering barriers to US agricultural exports. Pamela G....

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