The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the April 16, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
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Brian Feito is Managing Editor of International Trade Today, Export Compliance Daily and Trade Law Daily. A licensed customs broker who spent time at the Department of Commerce calculating antidumping and countervailing duties, Brian covers a wide range of subjects including customs and trade-facing product regulation, the courts, antidumping and countervailing duties and Mexico and the European Union. Brian is a graduate of the University of Florida and George Mason University. He joined the staff of Warren Communications News in 2012.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the April 16, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
On April 13, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission announced a hearing on April 19, 2012, in Washington, D.C. This hearing, the USCC's fourth during its 2012 report cycle to collect input from academic, industry, and government experts on national security implications of the U.S. bilateral trade and economic relationship with China, will examine the economic, security, and foreign policy aspects of the China-Europe relationship, and their implications for the U.S. Written statements are due from interested parties by April 18, 2012. Reservations are not required to attend the hearing.
The Food and Drug Administration released three documents to phase out the use of medically important drugs for feed efficiency or growth promotion in food-producing animals and provide that they be used only for animal health purposes under the supervision of a veterinarian. The three documents include: (1) a final guidance for industry on The Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals, which establishes a framework for phasing out the use of these drugs for feed efficiency or growth promotion and phasing in veterinary consultation or oversight of their medical uses in food-producing animals; (2) a draft guidance, for public comment, to drug companies on how to revise product labels for important antimicrobial drugs to no longer include use for feed efficiency or growth promotion, and include veterinary oversight or consultation; and (3) a draft proposed regulation, also for public comment, amending the regulation that governs veterinary authorization for the use of certain drugs in animal feed.
The Food and Drug Administration said Seng Ong Wholesale, Inc. and Import Foods Wholesale Inc., both of St. Paul, MN, are recalling certain dried and smoked fish products after Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture Laboratory personnel discovered that the products were not properly eviscerated prior to processing. The sale of improperly eviscerated fish, 5 inches in length or greater, is prohibited because Clostridium botulinum spores are more likely to be concentrated in the viscera than any other portion of the fish. Uneviscerated fish has been linked to outbreaks of botulism poisoning which may pose a potentially life-threatening health hazard.
On April 12, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Web site as of April 12, 2012, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the April 13, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
The Census Bureau released its report entitled “Profile of U.S. Importing and Exporting Companies” for 2009-10, which provides a statistical analysis of imports and exports by company size, company type, state of origin and destination, industry, etc. Highlights of the report include: