Folks who import and distribute cosmetic products used to enjoy relative freedom from FDA registration requirements, unlike their food and drug product counterparts. Cosmetic registration (in its mandatory form) is…
Category: <span>Product Regulation</span>
Video segment from Customs Broker License Exam Preparation Class for April 2017 exam. Discussion focused on the provisions related to the Agreement on Trade in Pharmaceutical Products questions that are…
Video segment from November 24, 2020 LawCustoms Stream discussing “long-arm” or extraterritoriality reach of International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”). Full version of the stream is available here. Links used…
Video segment from November 24, 2020 LawCustoms Stream discussing implications of the culpable mental state under criminal portion of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”). Full version of the…
CBP announced various findings with respect to suspected antidumping duty evasion under Enforce and Protect Act of 2015 (“EAPA”), a law which offers parties (allegedly) injured by imports of merchandise…
News for low value ($800 or less) importers of: Cosmetics; Dinnerware (including eating and/or cooking utensils); Radiation emitting, non-medical devices (e.g. microwaves, televisions, CD players, etc.); Biological samples for laboratory…
Keeping with spirit of open government and that people deserve to know, Food and Drug Administration took an additional measure to spread knowledge through Adverse Event Report Data. According to…
Department of Justice (DOJ) October 2, 2016 guidance reaffirms its position to treat U.S. export controls and sanctions violations as an attack on the U.S. national security and DOJ’s Yates…
On August 24, 2016, in Otter Products v. US, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) agreed with the Court of International Trade (CIT) decision that protective cases for…
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to brainstorm the regulatory framework surrounding the word “healthy” on food products. September 2016 guidance advises that the “healthy” nutrient content claim can be…