Tuesday, March 9, 2010

FDA Changes Course on Food Labeling

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(Food Safety News – Zach Mallove) Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released 17 warning letters to food manufacturers, accus...

New Normal Becomes Old Normal as Exports Propel U.S. Recovery

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(Business Week – Rich Miller, Bloomberg) The “new mix” is out to topple the “new normal” as the paradigm for America’s economic future. The ...

CFIA HS Code Filter List

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(CFIA) Attached is the CFIA HS Code Filter List which will be published on the CBSA website on March 15, 2010.

American Lawmakers Look to Pull Out of NAFTA

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(Brian Lilley — Canada Politics Examiner) Forget about the trouble Canada had with the Buy America policy, there is a new game in Washingto...

Mulroney Heaps Praise on Harper's Pursuit of Latin American Free Trade Deals

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(Mike Blanchfield — The Canadian Press) Former Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney gave a rare thumbs-up to Prime Minister Stephen Ha...

Tories Unveil Déjà Vu Tariff Measure

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(Jane Taber — Globe & Mail) For the second consecutive day, the Harper government re-announced measures that were in last week’s budget,...

Mr. Harper, Cut Down These Tariffs

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(Terence Corcoran — Financial Post) The commentary brigades are rightly falling all over themselves in praise of the Harper government’s bud...
Monday, March 8, 2010

CFIA: Reminder of Changes to Import Notification Requirements

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(CFIA) Attached is a letter from the CFIA Imported and Manufactured Food Division: Reminder of changes to import notification requirements .

U.S. BIS Publishes Export Compliance Guidelines

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(CIFFA eBulletin) The Department of Commerce’s (Commerce) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published on its website a document titl...

CITT Finding: Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Plate and High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Plate – Ukraine

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(CITT) The Canadian International Trade Tribunal, pursuant to section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, has conducted an inquiry to det...

CBP: New ACE Outreach Presentation Available

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(CBP) U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a new ACE Outreach Presentation to CBP.gov under ACE Modernization/What is ACE/Pr...
Saturday, March 6, 2010

News from GHY International

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An updated list of recently published government memorandums, notices, regulations and decisions for the week ending March 5, 2010 is now a...

Report Details U.S.-China Trade Data Differences

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(American Shipper) The U.S. Commerce Department released a report Thursday highlighting the differences between official trade statistics pr...

Screening Of All U.S.-Bound Air Cargo Still Years Away

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(NTI) It could take the Homeland Security Department another two years to ensure that all cargo is screened for weapons of mass destruction ...

RFID: Cargo Security and Product Traceability

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(Video: Metro Group/Text: Aimglobal.org) Whether it’s the result of the weak economy, the increased efficiency of thieves, or better reporti...
Friday, March 5, 2010

Budget Highlights – Department of Finance

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(CBSA) Budget 2009 eliminated tariffs on imports of machinery and equipment in order to help Canadian manufacturers maintain and enhance the...

Bill Introduced to Kill NAFTA

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(Journal of Commerce) A bill that would end the North American Free Trade Agreement was introduced Thursday in the U.S. House of Representat...

Other Government Departments and Agencies: Reference List

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(CBSA) Many government departments and agencies are involved in the importation of goods into Canada. CBSA published a reference list of the...

The Loonie Looks Ready To Fly

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(Financial Post) Canada in a bit of a quandary. The strong Canadian dollar has proven to be a challenge for Canadian exports as it has made ...
Thursday, March 4, 2010

The Trick To Going Global

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(TheMarkNews.com) When Daniel Debow and David Stein started Rypple, a company that provides collaborative online tools for obtaining persona...