by Andrea | Mar 15, 2016 | international trade rules
Written by Stacy Telfer, Esq. On January 4, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the most far-reaching reforms to U.S. food safety laws since passage of the Food Drug & Cosmetic Act of 1937. The FSMA aims to ensure the...
by Andrea | Nov 19, 2015 | CSME, international trade rules, Recent Trends in Trade
In 2013, the U.S. imported 19% of its overall food supply, says the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA). This included 80% of its seafood, about 52% of its fresh fruit, and 22% of its fresh vegetable supplies. Understandably, the Food Safety Modernization...