FDA on Nov. 15 released its final rule setting new record-keeping requirements for foods it deems high-risk. Set for publication in the Nov. 21 Federal Register, the “traceability” rule requires entities at key points in the supply chain to keep records of certain high-risk foods as they move through the supply chain, and also to provide more general records of their traceability record-keeping program.
Russia will no longer be considered a market economy in antidumping duty investigations, which will likely cause future AD rates to rise for some Russian companies and rates to be set higher in AD duty orders issued for the country going forward.
FDA has issued its Enforcement Report for Nov. 9, listing the status of recalls and field corrections for food, cosmetics, tobacco products, drugs, biologics and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
FDA has issued its Enforcement Report for Nov. 2, listing the status of recalls and field corrections for food, cosmetics, tobacco products, drugs, biologics and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
CBP in recent days posted draft ACE requirements and a trade information notice on its upcoming requirement for the Chinese postal code. As discussed in a recent ACE call (see 2210270064), the new data element will be required when China is selected as a manufacturer’s country of origin for an entry, or when China is the manufacturer’s country of origin on a new or updated manufacturer ID, CBP said in the trade information notice released Nov. 2.
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CBP's plans for a new data element in ACE cargo release for the Chinese postal code are “on hold,” the agency said in a CSMS message Nov. 1. “The deployment for Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Region Alert is postponed until further notice,” CBP said. “The Office of Trade is actively working with impacted users to address concerns. A follow up CSMS message will be issued once a new deployment date is determined.”
FDA has issued its Enforcement Report for Oct. 26, listing the status of recalls and field corrections for food, cosmetics, tobacco products, drugs, biologics and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
CBP officials raised the prospect of an indefinite delay to their plans to add a new data element for the Chinese postal code to cargo release filings, after customs brokers and software developers raised concerns about the new requirement during a regular bi-weekly call to discuss ACE on Oct. 27.
CBP plans to add a new mandatory data element for entries of goods that originate in China as part of its efforts to enforce the Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act. The agency will on Dec. 15 deploy a new “UFLPA Region Alert” capability in ACE, a CBP spokesperson said Oct. 26, making “postal code” a “required field” when “Country of Origin is China for Entry and for Manufacturer Identification Code (MID) creation,” according to a recent update to the agency’s ACE development schedule.