Items Tagged with 'imported foods'

Trump raised tariffs on China to 125%, but many other countries will have only a 10% tariff in place for those 90 days.

Trump will impose a minimum 10% tariff on all goods from other countries. Citing large trade deficits, the president also announced higher reciprocal tariffs on several countries. 

FSIS will consider, on a case-by-case basis, GOIs for official import inspection establishments outside the 50-mile geographic radius of a U.S. land or sea port of entry.

FSIS will consider, on a case-by-case basis, GOIs for official import inspection establishments outside the 50-mile geographic radius of a U.S. land or sea port of entry.

The U.S. FDA announced that sufficient laboratory capacity has been reached for certain import-related food testing, specifically for mycotoxins, under the Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods  program.

The company is initiating a recall of its imported frozen catfish due to the country of origin being ineligible to export the product to the US.

Success on initial imports has led the company to introduce three new offerings.

LFIA commends both the Biden Administration and the government of Mexico for working diligently on arriving at a timely solution to keep the imports of avocados free flowing into the U.S. to satisfy the country’s increasing demand for the highly popular fruit.

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) announced that lamb exporters in the UK will have access to the American market—worth an estimated $48.9 million in the first five years of trade—as we head into the new year.

To help meet consumer demand, U.S. food manufacturers and retailers look outside of the country. As of 2019, the U.S. imported about 15% of its overall food supply. Importing human food ingredients might sound like a no-brainer: that’s what the FDA is for, after all. Yet in reality, it is not that simple.