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President Signs Food Safety Bill Into Law
January 5, 2011 by Barbara Chaves|Congress

On January 4, 2011, the President signed into law the “FDA Food Safety Modernization Act,” as Public Law 111-353 in order to modernize the food safety system to better prevent food-borne illness and respond to outbreaks. The text of P.L. 111-353 is available here. (See ITT’s Online Archives or 01/04/11 news, 11010426, for comprehensive summary of the legislation.)

New Excise Tax on Foreign Procurement Signed into Law
January 4, 2011 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On January 2, 2011, the President signed into law H.R. 847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. As enacted, H.R. 847 contains a new excise tax on foreign procurement which was opposed by several trade groups.