The FDA issued a final rule revising requirements related to current good manufacturing practice (CGMP), certification, and post-marketing safety reporting and labeling that apply to certain medical gases, it said in a notice released June 17. The final rule also establishes regulations regarding the certification of designated medical gases, and it satisfies the medical gas rulemaking requirements of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017, the FDA said. The rule is effective Dec. 18, 2025, although certain amendments won't go into effect until Feb. 2, 2026.
The House of Representatives last week approved a proposal that would require the administration to write a report to help Congress better understand U.S. reliance on Chinese-made ocean shipping containers, a situation highlighted by supply chain constraints that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit on June 14 denied Albion Engineering Co.'s expedited motion to stay an injunction pending the appeal of Newborn Bros. Co.'s suit against Albion for unfair competition (Newborn Bros. Co. v. United States, 3rd Cir. # 24-1548).
Washington state importer Tip the Scale, doing businesses as L & D Kitchen and Bath, pleaded guilty and was sentenced on June 14 for "making false declarations" on the "species and harvest location" of timber it used in its wooden cabinets and vanities, DOJ announced.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website June 14, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP said in a customs ruling earlier this month that luxury goods sold between a related European exporter and U.S. importer weren't subject to restrictions on their use that barred the use of the transaction method. In addition, CBP excluded service fees between the companies from the actual price of the goods since the fees didn't pertain to the goods' importation, and the agency found that the relationship between the parties didn't preclude the use of the transaction value method to appraise the value of the goods.
Share Logistics, a company headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands, has acquired New Jersey-based customs broker Export-Import Services, the buyer announced in a June 13 news release.
Canada's Trade Minister Mary Ng, under questions from parties to the left and right of her Liberal party, as well as the Québécois party, said the fact that there are outstanding disagreements between Canada and the U.S. on U.S. trade remedies on softwood lumber, on auto rules of origin and on Canadian dairy import restrictions does not mean that Canada will get big-footed in the free trade review.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 14 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):