Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The Journal of Commerce reports that at the recent Customs and Border Protection's 7th Annual Trade Symposium, Brad Shorser, Director of Trade Compliance at Sears and a member of COAC, stated that trade security aside, the Secure Freight Initiative (SF), ACE ,and C-TPAT are in essence, representative of a new age in Customs and trade facilitation. (JoC, 01/22/07, www.joc.com )
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1. SF, C-TPAT and ACE Represent New Age in Customs & Trade Facilitation
2. FDA Posts Various Notices to its Web Site
The Food and Drug Administration has posted the following notices to its Web site:
FDA requesting nearly $2.1 billion as part of President's FY 2008 budget. FDA has issued a press release announcing that it is requesting nearly $2.1 billion to protect and promote public health as part of the President's fiscal year (FY) 2008 budget- more than a 5% increase over the budget submitted to Congress last year. The FY 2008 request includes $1.64 billion in budget authority and nearly $444 million in industry user fees. FDA states that the budget proposal includes significant increases to strengthen food safety, modernize drug safety, speed approval of generic drugs, improve the safety and review of medical devices, etc. (FDA press release P07-12, dated 02/05/07, available at http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01554.html)
Industry, FDA guidance on manufacturer letter regarding food labeling. FDA has posted to its Web a guidance for industry and FDA entitled "Dear Manufacturer Letter Regarding Food Labeling." (FDA guidance,dated January 2007, available at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/dms/flguid.html)
Update and Q&A on Salmonella outbreak related to Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter. FDA has posted to its Web site an update and a question and answer (Q&A) document on the Salmonella outbreak related to Peter Pan peanut butter and Great Value peanut butter. FDA states that Peter Pan peanut butter purchased since May 2006 is affected; only those jars of Great Value peanut butter purchased since May 2006 with a product code beginning with "2111" are affected. (FDA update and Q&A, dated 02/16/07, available athttp://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01565.html and http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/dms/pnutbuqa.html.
FDA warns consumers not to use certain jars of Earth's Best baby food. FDA has issued a press release warning consumers not to use certain jars of Earth's Best Organic 2 Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast baby food because of the risk of contamination with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause botulism, a life-threatening illness or death. Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it does not look or smell spoiled. (FDA press release P07-24, dated 02/16/07, available at http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01566.html)
3. Foreign-Trade Zones Board Actions
The FTZB has issued the following notice of recent FTZ actions:
Code Legend according to releases: D - Distributor, I - Importer, M - Manufacturer, N/A - Not Applicable, R - Retailer, W - Wholesaler, A - Agent. |