U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Notify Importers of Increase Import Audits and Enforcement
As part of its new Regulatory Audit procedure, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun issuing “informed compliance notifications” to importers via email, telephone, and in writing. According to a CBP Regulatory Audit official, if a company receives a notification via email or telephone call, that means the company is a candidate for an audit survey. CBP is sending the letters to the top 1,000 importer-of-record numbers that CBP has not audited in the past 10 years
FDA Extends FSMA Compliance Dates
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving forward with implementing the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), with the first major compliance dates beginning next month for large food facilities. On August 23, 2016, the FDA issued a final rule that extends and clarifies the compliance dates for certain provisions in four of the seven foundational rules. The changes announced in the final rule impact the compliance dates for certain provisions in these four rul
