The Food and Drug Administration issued an order debarring David Freeman for five years from providing services to any person that has an approved or pending drug product application, in connection with his 2010 conviction for introducing and delivering into commerce a misbranded drug. Along with his accomplice Ashley Brandon Foyle, Freeman imported omeprazole from Muhi Trading Corporation, and his company Omega Biotech had repackaged and sold the drug. Neither Freeman, Omega, or Muhi Trading were registered to manufacture, prepare, propagate, compound, or process drugs, FDA said. The agency already published an order debarring Foyle on May 1 (see 13043018).
On May 6, the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The International Trade Administration’s Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness will meet June 4 at 10 a.m. ET in Washington, D.C. The committee will continue to discuss topics raised at previous meetings, such as trade and competitiveness; freight movement and policy; information technology and data requirements; regulatory issues; and finance and infrastructure, the ITA said. The final agenda for the meeting will be posted one week before the meeting (here). The meeting will be open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis, but space will be limited, the ITA said.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website May 6, 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.)
The Federal Trade Commission posted a proposed rule that would amend its Textile Fiber Products Identification Act regulations on textile labeling. The proposal would amend provisions on fiber content disclosures to adopt a revised ISO standard and loosen disclosure requirements for hang-tags. The proposed rule would also add language clarifying country of origin for labeling purposes is determined under customs laws and regulations. Comments on the proposed rule are due by July 8.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the May 6 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 issued limited exclusion orders barring imports of certain electric fireplaces from Shenzhen Reliap Industrial, and Yue Qiu Sheng, both of Shenzhen, China. The fireplaces were found to have violated Section 337 by infringing copyrights and trade secrets held by Twin-Star International and TS Investment Holding. The consolidated Section 337 investigation on electric fireplaces (337-TA-791/826) began in January 2012 (see 12011707). The other respondent, Whalen Manufacturing, settled with Twin-Star in July.
The Commerce Department published notices in the May 6 Federal Register on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
On May 3-5 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On May 3, the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports: