Expert panel to review compliance with new food import safety rules Earlier this month we took a quick look at the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. If you’re in the Miami area, you have an opportunity to get an in-depth briefing on the new FDA food safety...
Legitimate law enforcement tools carry risk of abuse by Peter Quinter, guest columnist The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is seizing a record number of bank accounts for money laundering. In summary, here is how it...
Pending trade deal gives an edge to Latin America in the EU Well-intentioned it may have been, but the EU’s 1993 decision to slap tariffs on bananas from Latin America while allowing bananas from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to enter its markets...
ACR Latino America cites Datamyne in optimistic outlook on compressor exports It is no secret that much of the economic performance of Latin American countries depends on the performance of its major trading partners, which tend to be the developed economies, led by...
It is no secret that much of the economic performance of Latin American countries depends on the performance of its major trading partners, which tend to be the developed economies, led by the U.S., writes Santiago Jaramillo in ACR Latino America, a leading trade...
MIAMI – January 19, 2011 –Datamyne, a leading provider of international market intelligence, announced the expansion of its database, adding import-export trade records of five Central American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua....
Sorting out possible causes as yet another global food crisis looms The world’s poorest are at risk of being priced out of the market for food because … we’re burning corn and other staple crops for biofuel … the rising middle classes in the BRICs and beyond are...
Americans may have soured on free trade, but isn’t it in their best interests? by Peter Quinter, guest columnist I am still troubled by the Wall Street Journal lead article on October 4, 2010, with the headline “Recession-Weary Americans Sour on Free Trade.” I asked...
Food Safety Modernization Act broadens FDA oversight and enforcement authority Last May, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found room for improvement in the way the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversees the safety of U.S. food imports. Imports from...
WWF’s Aquaculture Dialogues yield standards for farming tilapia and pangasius Just before Christmas, the WWF (World Wildlife Federation) released news that tilapia farmed in Indonesia and Honduras will be placed in a brand-new category within its seafood guide:...
