According to the International Trade Commission, a section 337 patent complaint on certain reduced folate nutraceutical products and L-methylfolate raw ingredients used therein was filed on behalf of South Alabama Medical Science Foundation, Merck & Cie, and Pamlab LLC on Sept. 10. The proposed respondents are:
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Sept. 12 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
An administrative law judge found violations of Section 337 in the International Trade Commission’s patent investigation of imports of certain LED lighting devices and components thereof (337-TA-804), according to a document posted to the ITC website. The notice did not specify which companies were found to be in violation. The investigation, instituted in September 2011 on the basis of a complaint brought by Litepanels, includes the following respondents:
On Sept. 11 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 (FDA) issued the September Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List (ICSSL). The ICSSL is published monthly for the information and use by food control officers, the seafood industry and other interested persons. The shippers listed have been certified by regulatory authorities in the U.S., Canada, Chile, Korea, Mexico and New Zealand under the uniform sanitation requirements of the National Shellfish Program.
The Food and Drug Administration threatened to place Korean fish processor Yangpo Foods Co.’s products on detention without physical examination in a warning letter dated Sept. 5. According to the letter, FDA will refuse entry of the products unless Yangpo corrects its Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan. Yangpo had responded in May to allegations stemming from an FDA on-site investigation, but FDA deemed Yangpo’s revised HACCP plans for canned mackerel and mackerel-pike to be deficient.
On Sept. 11 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (CCCF) extended the deadline for Member countries and observer organizations interested in joining the electronic Working Group on the revision of maximum levels for lead for various foods in the General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed to Sept. 15, said the Food Safety and Inspection Service. Member countries and observer organizations interested in participating in this working group should provide the name(s), official title, and email address of their representative(s) directly to lauren.robin@fda.hhs.gov with a copy to the USCodex@fsis.usda.gov.
The Agricultural Marketing Service is asking for nominations for three producer and four industry representatives to the Peanut Standards Board, which advises the Secretary of Agriculture on quality and handling standards for domestically produced and imported peanuts. Nominations must be received by Oct. 12.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board announced its new mailing address. The change reflects a move within the same building. Any written correspondence or submissions to FTZB should be sent to the following address: