The Food and Drug Administration needs to do more to use the trusted trader model to manage food safety risks, said the American Association of Exporters and Importers. “Moving away from certifying individual transactions to certifying supply chains allows FDA and industry to focus supply chain security resources more effectively, thereby targeting high-risk operators and supply chains,” said AAEI in comments on FDA’s Jan. 16 preventative controls proposal (see 13010429). “Trusted traders are industry leaders in their respective trade as well as leaders in supply chain security and compliance,” AAEI said. “They represent low risk and should not be subjected to the same level or type of oversight as others not so designated.”
Mexico's Diario Oficial of May 23 lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the May 23 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):
On May 22 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration issued its weekly Enforcement Report for May 22 that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics, and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
On May 22, the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes May 22 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.
In a move sure to draw the ire of the Canadian and Mexican governments, the Agricultural Marketing Service finalized without change its proposed rule on country of origin labeling (COOL) for muscle cut meat products. Both Canada and Mexico had threatened retaliation through possible tariff hikes if the U.S. went through with its proposal. The final rule is effective May 23, although AMS will allow covered products produced or packaged before that date. The agency said it will conduct an outreach program over the next six months to educate industry on the new COOL requirements.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for May 23:
The Port of Cleveland-Cuyahoga Country Port Authority filed an application with the Foreign-Trade Zones board to reorganize under the Alternative Site Framework and expand its service area, according to a FTZ Board notice. The proposed service area under the ASF would include Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Lorain Counties, Ohio.