On May 8, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On May 8, 2012, the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued emails May 8 announcing changes to some 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 said the Codex Committee on Food Labeling (CCFL) will hold its 40th Session in Ottawa, Canada, May 14-18, 2012. The session will feature two main topics: (1) revision of the Guidelines for the Use of Nutrition and Health Claims (CAC/GL 23-1997); and (2) Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service is asking for comments by July 9 on a clarification of its requirements for validation by an official establishment of its Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system, which was included in a Federal Register notice. FSIS also announced the availability of, and is requesting comments by July 9 on, a revised draft guidance prepared to assist establishments in appropriately validating their HACCP systems. FSIS said it received and analyzed comments on the initial draft of this guidance, which FSIS posted on its website in March 2010.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Web site as of May 8, 2012, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.
The Bureau of Industry and Security completed the second and final day of its Complying with U.S. Export Controls seminar in Washington, DC, May 8. At the two-day seminar, which is offered by BIS in several cities throughout the year, BIS and Census Bureau outreach and counseling staff provide an in-depth examination of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
Mexico's Diario Oficial of May 8, 2012, lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the May 8, 2012, 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 Administration issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel threaded rod from China (A-570-932) for one company and the China-wide Entity. The ITA also announced its intent to rescind the administrative review for two companies1, and the rescission of this administrative review for six companies2. These preliminary results are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for this company.