The Food and Drug Administration issued its weekly Enforcement Report for June 19 that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics, and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
On June 19, the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes June 19 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service is asking for comments on the sanitary and phytosanitary standard (SPS) setting activities at the Codex Alimentarius Commission from June 1, 2012, to May 31, 2013, and June 1, 2013, to May 31, 2014. The notice provides a list of the standard-setting activities, as well as other types of Codex standards like commodity standards, guidelines, codes of practice, and revised texts.
The Foreign Agricultural Service published a list of updated quantity trigger levels and applicable periods for products that may be subject to additional import duties under the safeguard provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Agriculture.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for June 20:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website June 19, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
CBP posted to its website a reference guide for Electronic Invoice Program and Remote Location Filing participants on June 19. The EIP/RLF Handbook “reflects national policy and procedures for the EIP/RLF Program,” said CBP. It contains information on program participation, the Automated Invoice Interface Module, cargo processing, entry summary processing, and enforcement actions. Appendices include a FAQ, a list of CBP administrative messages, definitions, and information on the EIP/RLF Harmonized Operational Approval Test Package. CBP said the guide is subject to continued revision, expansion, and updating.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the June 19 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by June 26 on public interest factors arising from Manitowoc Cranes’ request for a Section 337 investigation on patent and trade secret infringement by Sany’s imports of crawler cranes. The “variable position counterweight” technology at issue allows the cranes to lift over 2,500 pounds, which lends them to applications like power plant construction where large loads need to be lifted, the complaint said (see 13061722). According to Manitowoc, Sany hired away one of its high-level engineers, who proceeded to share his knowledge with the Chinese company. Manitowoc is requesting the ITC issue limited exclusion and cease and desist orders against Sany’s import and sale of infringing crawler cranes.