On January 10, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service issued a January 9, 2012 press release announcing that it will publish a proposed rule on January 12, 2012, under the National Organic Program (NOP) addressing the use of vitamins and minerals in organic foods and infant formula. The proposed rule would align the organic standards with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules and provide a clear list of vitamins and minerals that are allowed in organic products. Once finalized, these changes will increase consumer confidence that organic foods are consistent both with FDA rules and the principles of organic production.

On January 9, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

On January 6, 2012, 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 issued its weekly Enforcement Report for January 4, 2012 that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics, and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.

On January 5, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration posted notice of the following recalls of imported food, drugs, animal health products, biologics, or medical devices:

On January 5, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

On January 4, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule that would adjust the allowance system controlling U.S. consumption and production of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) as a result of a recent court decision vacating a portion of EPA's December 15, 2009 final rule on adjustments to the allowance system for controlling HCFC production, import, and export. EPA interprets the court’s vacatur as applying to the part of the rule that establishes the company-by-company baselines and calendar-year allowances for HCFC-22 and HCFC-142b. Following the August 5, 2011 interim final rule allocating allowances for 2011, this action proposes to relieve the regulatory ban on production and consumption of these two chemicals following the court’s vacatur by establishing company-by-company HCFC-22 and HCFC-142b baselines and allocating production and consumption allowances for 2012-2014. Comments are due by approximately February 3, 2012.

The Food and Drug Administration issued its weekly Enforcement Report for December 28,, 2011 that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics, and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.