On April 29 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
During the week of April 22-28, the Food and Drug Administration modified the following existing Import Alerts (not otherwise listed on the FDA's new and revised import alerts page) on the detention without physical examination and/or surveillance of:
The Food and Drug Administration issued an order debarring Ashley Brandon Foyle 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. Foyle had imported omeprazole from Muhi Trading Corporation, and his company Omega Biotech had repackaged and sold the drug. Neither Foyle, Omega, or Muhi Trading were registered to manufacture, prepare, propagate, compound, or process drugs, FDA said.
On April 29, the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes April 29 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 Agricultural Marketing Service is proposing to revise the voluntary Standards for Grades of Okra by removing the “Unclassified” section from the standards. The section is no longer necessary, because it is not a grade and only shows that no grade has been applied a given lot, said AMS. The revision would bring okra standards in line with current marketing practices and other commodity standards, the agency said. Comments are due by May 31.
The Department of Agriculture is waiving some Refined Sugar Re-Export Program restrictions, effective May 1. USDA said the “waivers will facilitate a re-balancing of re-export program license amounts and provide greater flexibility to offset exports and transfers with raw sugar imports.”
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for April 30:
Port workers are entitled to Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act benefits only if their worksites directly abut navigable waters, said the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. As a result, New Orleans Depot Services (NODSI) does not have to pay a workers compensation claim to a container mechanic that worked at its facility 300 yards from the Intracoastal Canal in New Orleans, it said. The appeals court’s ruling overturns its own precedent on the issue, adopting instead the 3rd Circuit’s more restrictive definition of “adjoining” navigable waters.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website April 29, 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.)