The following is excerpted from the 7 April 2011 edition of The Journal of Commerce.

FDA, CPSC press importers, customs brokers on changing regulations

Two federal regulatory agencies, the Food and Drug Administration and Consumer Product Safety Commission, are stepping up their inspection activities to prevent unsafe food products and consumer goods from entering the country.

Importers and customs brokers are expected to keep informed of the rapid changes taking place to protect consumers, and to ensure that the overseas plants that ship their products maintain the same standards for cleanliness and safety that are required of U.S. producers...

This article is available in its entirety on The Journal of Commerce website at:

http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/federal-agencies-step-import-inspections

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