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Reviewed and Approved by Tim Lombardo, Senior Director, Food Consulting Services, EAS Consulting Group (A Certified...

OTC and OTC-drug crossover products require stability testing, per FDA regulations. And, while FDA doesn’t mandate ...

As product label claims play an increasingly important role in informing consumer purchasing decisions, manufacturers...

Stability testing is the process of evaluating a product to ensure that key attributes stay within acceptable...

Are you selling dietary supplements on Amazon? Manufacturers and Own Label Distributors (OLD) face strict Amazon...

MoCRA is here, and it’s already reshaping the U.S. cosmetics industry. The Act covers a wide range of cosmetics and...

As our scientific understanding of PFAS, or Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, and their risks to both humans and the...

Heavy metals in food always seems to be a hot topic. First it was concern over heavy metals in baby food. Recently,...

Every food manufacturer wants to make a safe product. Scan the website of nearly any grower, processor, or...

Members of the World Customs Organization (WCO), which includes US customs, use the Harmonized System (HS) to classify...

Food safety failures in the almond industry can be catastrophic, so chemistry and microbiological testing for nuts is...

Everyone wants to cut in front of the line, especially when your company's time and money depend on importing shipments...

FDA can detain your imported products at any time for any reason. Whether for sampling, testing, or detention without...

Aflatoxins are one of the biggest threats to producing safe, high-quality almonds that growers and processors face....

Sterility testing and assurance are critical regulatory compliance requirements for 503B facilities that perform ...

Enlisting an FDA US agent is a basic requirement for importers of FDA-regulated products. US agents are the frontlines...

Although the risk of allergen cross contact is well understood, the recent addition of sesame to FDA’s “big nine” list...

In this post, we will cover a few important points about U.S. customs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and ...

Expediting imports of your FDA-regulated products keeps you a step ahead of the competition, with accurate and complete...

503B sterile compounding pharmacies are ultimately responsible for their products, even when they outsource quality and...

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) of 2011, 21 CFR Part 117, significantly shifted the focus to “allergen...

Import alerts notify U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) personnel that the agency has sufficient evidence that a...

Without question, one of the most challenging aspects of doing business in the U.S. is navigating the many and varied...

When importing FDA-regulated products into the US, time is money. So, when you receive an FDA Notice of Action, a...

Whether it is that recipe that has been handed down from generations, or the one product that is the star of your...

Food Safety & Quality teams across food industry segments are often tasked with ensuring raw ingredient integrity...