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(2010-06-17 23:39:12)
FDACallsonFoodCompaniestoCorrectLabelingViolations;FDACommissionerIssuesanOpenLettertotheIndustryTheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationhasnotified17foodmanufacturersthatthelabelingfor22oftheirfoodproductsviolatestheFederalFood,Drug,andCosmeticAct.TheactionfollowsanOctober2009statementbyCommissionerofFoodandDrugsMargaretHamburg,M.D.,encouragingcompaniestoreviewtheirlabelingtoensurethattheywereincomplianc...[阅读全文]
(2010-06-16 22:01:59)
有AnnualBond的三大好處﹕
1。比較省錢
沒有annualbond,現在每票貨ISFBond和EntryBond的費用加起來起碼要$100。
如果貨多價高的,或貨受其他政府部門管制的﹐bond費用更高。從成本上來講﹐
進貨一年超過兩三次的﹐都應考慮買一年的Bond。
2。方便做ISF
有了AnnualBond,在找船公司或報關行來做ISF方面﹐會比較方便。另外﹐如果有
天漏了要補做ISF﹐除非你壓$10000﹐否則就[阅读全文]
1。比較省錢
沒有annualbond,現在每票貨ISFBond和EntryBond的費用加起來起碼要$100。
如果貨多價高的,或貨受其他政府部門管制的﹐bond費用更高。從成本上來講﹐
進貨一年超過兩三次的﹐都應考慮買一年的Bond。
2。方便做ISF
有了AnnualBond,在找船公司或報關行來做ISF方面﹐會比較方便。另外﹐如果有
天漏了要補做ISF﹐除非你壓$10000﹐否則就[阅读全文]
(2009-10-07 15:27:31)
PREDICTFDA'snewPREDICTrisk-basedscreeningsystemforimportsiscomingsoon.ItwillreplacetheadmissibilityscreeningfunctionofOASIS,FDA'slegacysystem.PREDICTwillassistentryreviewersintargetinghigher-riskshipmentsforexamination.Itwillalsoexpeditetheclearanceoflower-riskcargo,butonlyifaccurateandcompletedataareprovidedbyimportersandentryfilers.[阅读全文]
(2009-10-03 22:46:59)
Whatisthedefinitionofachildren'sproductandhowwilltheagecutoffsbedetermined?A"children’sproduct"meansaconsumerproductdesignedorintendedprimarilyforchildren12yearsofageoryounger.Indeterminingwhetheraconsumerproductisprimarilyintendedforachild12yearsofageoryounger,thefollowingfactorswillbeconsidered:
Astatementbythemanufacturerabouttheintendeduseoftheproduct,includingalabelontheproduct...[阅读全文]
Astatementbythemanufacturerabouttheintendeduseoftheproduct,includingalabelontheproduct...[阅读全文]
(2009-10-03 22:32:36)
TheU.S.FishandWildlifeService(FWS)hasrecentlyinformedthetradecommunitythatimportpermitandclearancerequirementspertainingtoshellfishandfisheryproductswillbestrictlyenforced.Specifically,fornon-exemptshellfishandfisheryproducts,FWSwillrequirethatimportersandexportershaveapermitonfileandsubmitaFWSdeclarationattimeofimportation/exportation.FWSdefines"shellfish"and"fisheryproduct"asfollows:Shellfish:An...[阅读全文]
(2009-09-29 17:16:27)
OnMay22,2008,theLaceyActwasamendedtomakeitillegaltoimport,export,transport,sell,receive,acquire,orpurchaseininterstateorforeigncommerce,anyplant—withlimitedexceptions—tobetakenortradedinviolationofdomesticorinternationallaws.TheActextendsthestatute’sreachtoincludeabroaderrangeofplantsandplantproducts,includingtimberderivingfromillegallyharvestedplants.Illegalloggingrobscountries,destroysfo...[阅读全文]
(2009-09-29 17:14:11)
TheCleanTruckProgramisdesignedtoencouragerapidimprovementofairqualityatthePortofLosAngelesthroughuseofgrantsandfinancialincentivesthatwillallowtruckingcompaniestoacceleratethereplacementofolder,high-pollutingtruckswithnewer,cleanertrucks.TheprogramwillalsohelptoassurealongtermsustainablelocaltruckingsystemthatwillbeabletofacilitategoodsmovementatourPortformanyyearstocome.Aspecialfeatureofthep...[阅读全文]
(2009-09-29 12:04:29)
OnNovember7,2008,theU.S.FoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)andtheU.S.CustomsandBorderProtection(CBP)publishedthe"PriorNoticeofImportedFoodFinalRule"andadraftcompliancepolicyguide(CPG)thatoutlinestheagencies'enforcementpoliciesregardingthefinalrule(73FederalRegister66294(finalrule)and73FederalRegister66411(CPG)).ThefinalruleamendedtheexistingPriorNoticeInterimFinalRule(PNIFR)containedin21CFRPa...[阅读全文]
(2009-09-26 00:18:44)
FSISonFoodContainingMeat,Poultry,ProcessedEggImportTheFoodSafetyandInspectionService(FSIS)regulatesdomesticandimportedmeat,poultry,andeggproductsunderstatutoryauthorityoftheFederalMeatInspectionAct(FMIA),thePoultryProductsInspectionAct(PPIA),andtheEggProductsInspectionAct(EPIA).Allfoodproductsforhumanconsumptionmadeusingasmallamountofmeat,poultryorprocessedeggproductingredientsforwhichtheseingredi...[阅读全文]
(2009-08-27 20:08:51)
想起去年下半年美國海關那場嚴查SWPM(SolidWoodPackingMaterial)的"打蟲專案"﹐相信很多進口商特別是做建材進口的朋友還是心有餘悸的。那段時期﹐幾乎每批有SWPM的貨櫃都要做拆櫃檢查﹐不但要耽誤幾天時間﹐還有每個櫃要多化數百甚至上千塊錢的檢查費。而且更慘是如果被發現SWPM有活蟲﹐貨物必須要原櫃退關。當時不少櫃子被退到大陸或香港進行拆換SWPM或殺蟲﹐這樣[阅读全文]
