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Articles for exporters dealing with FDA paperwork

Read practical guides about food registration, MoCRA, drug filings, and the paperwork that comes before your products enter the market.

FDA Stories

FDA Stories #020 — An Argentinian Winery Spent $11,000 on Labels Before Discovering the US Requires a Different Format Entirely

Jul 29, 2026

The wine labels were printed. 30,000 bottles. Then the importer told them: US wine labeling is regulated by the TTB, not the FDA — and their labels did not comply with either.

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FDA Stories #019 — A French Perfume House Discovered MoCRA Applied to Them — After Their US Launch

Jul 26, 2026

They launched in Saks and Nordstrom. Twelve fragrances. Zero FDA registrations. MoCRA had been in effect for over a year. Nobody in their compliance team knew.

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FDA Stories

FDA Stories #018 — A Nigerian Shea Butter Producer Had Two Facilities But Only One Registration

Jul 22, 2026

The processing facility was registered. The warehouse where finished product was stored before export was not. The warehouse needed its own registration.

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FDA Stories #017 — A Japanese Matcha Company Was Selling a Dietary Supplement With a Food Label

Jul 18, 2026

The product claimed to 'boost energy and support immune function.' Those are structure/function claims. The product needed a Supplement Facts panel, not a Nutrition Facts panel.

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FDA Stories #016 — An Egyptian Dates Exporter's Prior Notice Had the Wrong FDA Registration Number

Jul 14, 2026

The Prior Notice listed an FDA registration number that belonged to a different facility in a different city. Every shipment filed with that number was technically invalid.

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FDA Stories #015 — A UAE Re-Exporter Learned That 'Made in UAE' Was the Wrong Country of Origin

Jul 10, 2026

The product was manufactured in India, shipped to Dubai for repackaging, and exported to the US labeled 'Product of UAE.' That is not how country of origin works.

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FDA Stories #014 — A Polish Frozen Pierogi Manufacturer Had No Allergen Declaration. At All.

Jul 5, 2026

The pierogis contained wheat, eggs, and milk. The label listed the ingredients. But there was no allergen declaration. Not 'Contains.' Not parenthetical. Nothing.

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FDA Stories #013 — A Chinese Supplement Factory's Ingredient Was Legal in China but Banned by the FDA

Jun 30, 2026

The dietary supplement contained a botanical ingredient widely used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. In the United States, it was an unapproved New Dietary Ingredient. The entire shipment was refused.

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FDA Stories #012 — A Moroccan Argan Oil Exporter Had to Choose: Cosmetic or Food. They Were Selling Both.

Jun 25, 2026

The same bottle of argan oil was being marketed as a cooking oil on one website and a hair treatment on another. The FDA sees those as two completely different products.

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FDA Stories #011 — A Colombian Coffee Brand Put 'FDA Approved' on Their Website. The FDA Noticed.

Jun 20, 2026

The words 'FDA Approved' appeared on the company's English-language website. The FDA does not approve food products or facilities. Those two words almost cost them the US market.

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FDA Stories

FDA Stories #010 — A Thai Coconut Milk Producer Shipped 12 Containers Without Prior Notice

Jun 15, 2026

The facility was registered. The labels were compliant. But nobody filed Prior Notice for any of the 12 shipments. All 12 could have been refused.

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FDA Stories #009 — A German Pharmaceutical Company Forgot to Pay Their GDUFA Fee. Registration Suspended.

Jun 10, 2026

The drug establishment registration was active. The product was listed. Then the annual fee invoice went unpaid for 60 days. The FDA put a hold on everything.

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FDA Stories #008 — A Korean Beauty Brand Listed 22 Products With the FDA. Product #23 Almost Sank Them.

Jun 4, 2026

Twenty-two cosmetic products were registered under MoCRA without issue. The twenty-third contained a color additive that is legal in Korea but banned in the United States.

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FDA Stories #007 — A Mexican Hot Sauce Maker Needed an FCE Number They Had Never Heard Of

May 28, 2026

The FDA food facility registration was done. The label was ready. Then we asked one question: is your hot sauce acidified? The answer changed everything.

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FDA Stories #006 — An Indian Spice Exporter Was Detained Because the US Agent Phone Went to Voicemail

May 22, 2026

The FDA called the US Agent number on file. No answer. No callback. The facility was flagged. The shipment was held. All because of a phone that no one picked up.

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FDA Stories #005 — A Pakistani Rice Mill Paid $2,400 for an FDA Registration That Did Not Exist

May 16, 2026

The certificate looked official. It had an FDA logo, a registration number, and a gold seal. It was completely fake.

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FDA Stories #004 — A Brazilian Coffee Exporter's DUNS Number Had the Wrong Company Name for Two Years

May 9, 2026

The DUNS record said one name. The FDA registration said another. The export certificate said a third. Every shipment was a ticking clock.

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FDA Stories #003 — A Turkish Cosmetics Brand Discovered Their Moisturizer Was an Unregistered Drug

May 2, 2026

The SPF 15 claim on their bestselling moisturizer meant it was not a cosmetic in the United States. It was an over-the-counter drug. They had no drug registration.

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FDA Stories

FDA Stories #002 — A Vietnamese Seafood Factory Lost Its Registration and Didn't Know for 14 Months

Apr 24, 2026

The facility had been exporting shrimp to the US for six years. Then a container was detained in Los Angeles. The FDA registration had lapsed — and no one told them.

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FDA Stories

FDA Stories #001 — A Sicilian Olive Oil Label Was 8 Days from Being Refused at the US Border

Apr 16, 2026

Three generations of olive growing. Award-winning oil. A beautiful label. And three federal labeling violations hiding in plain sight.

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Articles in foreign languages / Yabancı dilde makaleler / 外国語の記事 / Artículos en otros idiomas →

🇹🇷 Türkçe — Gıda ve Kozmetik İhracatı

FDA gıda tesisi kaydı, US Agent, DUNS numarası ve MoCRA kozmetik kaydı hakkında Türk ihracatçılara yönelik kapsamlı bilgiler.

🇩🇪 Deutsch — FDA-Registrierung für deutsche Exporteure

FDA Lebensmittelregistrierung, US Agent Pflicht, DUNS-Nummer und MoCRA-Kosmetikregistrierung für deutsche Exporteure.

🇫🇷 Français — Enregistrement FDA pour les exportateurs français

Enregistrement d'établissement alimentaire FDA, agent américain, numéro DUNS et enregistrement cosmétiques MoCRA pour les entreprises françaises exportant vers les États-Unis.

🇮🇹 Italiano — Registrazione FDA per esportatori italiani

Registrazione stabilimento alimentare FDA, US Agent, numero DUNS e registrazione cosmetici MoCRA per aziende italiane che esportano negli Stati Uniti.

🇷🇴 Română — Înregistrare FDA pentru exportatorii români

Înregistrare unitate alimentară FDA, Agent SUA, număr DUNS și înregistrare cosmetice MoCRA pentru companiile românești care exportă în Statele Unite.

🇵🇱 Polski — Rejestracja FDA dla polskich eksporterów

Rejestracja zakładu spożywczego FDA, US Agent, numer DUNS i rejestracja kosmetyków MoCRA dla polskich firm eksportujących do Stanów Zjednoczonych.

🇬🇷 Ελληνικά — Εγγραφή FDA για Έλληνες εξαγωγείς

Εγγραφή μονάδας τροφίμων FDA, US Agent, αριθμός DUNS και εγγραφή καλλυντικών MoCRA για ελληνικές εταιρείες που εξάγουν στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες.

🇨🇳 中文 — FDA注册服务

中国食品出口FDA注册、FDA化妆品注册(MoCRA)、DUNS编号申请、美国代理人服务。帮助中国制造商顺利进入美国市场。

🇯🇵 日本語 — FDA登録サービス

FDA食品施設登録、USエージェント指定、DUNS番号取得、化粧品MoCRA登録。日本からアメリカへの輸出をサポート。

🇰🇷 한국어 — 한국 수출업체를 위한 FDA 등록

FDA 식품 시설 등록, 미국 대리인(US Agent), DUNS 번호 취득, MoCRA 화장품 등록. 서울, 부산, 인천의 제조업체 지원.

🇻🇳 Tiếng Việt — Đăng ký FDA cho nhà xuất khẩu Việt Nam

Đăng ký cơ sở thực phẩm FDA, US Agent, số DUNS và đăng ký mỹ phẩm MoCRA dành cho nhà xuất khẩu Việt Nam.

🇹🇭 ภาษาไทย — FDA สำหรับผู้ส่งออกไทย

การลงทะเบียนสถานประกอบการอาหาร FDA, ตัวแทนสหรัฐ, หมายเลข DUNS และการลงทะเบียนเครื่องสำอาง MoCRA สำหรับผู้ผลิตไทย

🇲🇾 Bahasa Melayu — Pendaftaran FDA untuk pengeksport Malaysia

Pendaftaran kemudahan makanan FDA, Ejen AS, nombor DUNS dan pendaftaran kosmetik MoCRA untuk syarikat Malaysia yang mengeksport ke Amerika Syarikat.

🇮🇳 हिन्दी — भारतीय निर्यातकों के लिए FDA पंजीकरण

FDA खाद्य सुविधा पंजीकरण, US एजेंट, DUNS नंबर और MoCRA सौंदर्य प्रसाधन पंजीकरण। मुंबई, दिल्ली और बेंगलुरु के निर्माताओं के लिए सहायता।

🇮🇩 Bahasa Indonesia — Pendaftaran FDA untuk eksportir Indonesia

Pendaftaran fasilitas makanan FDA, Agen AS, nomor DUNS, dan pendaftaran kosmetik MoCRA untuk perusahaan Indonesia yang mengekspor ke Amerika Serikat.

🇧🇩 বাংলা — বাংলাদেশি রপ্তানিকারকদের জন্য FDA নিবন্ধন

FDA খাদ্য সুবিধা নিবন্ধন, US Agent, DUNS নম্বর এবং MoCRA কসমেটিক্স নিবন্ধন। ঢাকা, চট্টগ্রাম ও সিলেটের উৎপাদনকারীদের সহায়তা।

🇺🇿 O'zbekcha — O'zbek eksportchilar uchun FDA ro'yxatga olish

FDA oziq-ovqat korxonasini ro'yxatga olish, AQSh agenti, DUNS raqami va MoCRA kosmetika ro'yxatga olish. Toshkent va Samarqand ishlab chiqaruvchilariga yordam.

🇰🇪 Kiswahili — Usajili wa FDA kwa wasafirishaji wa Kenya

Usajili wa kiwanda cha chakula FDA, Wakala wa Marekani, nambari ya DUNS na usajili wa MoCRA. Kusaidia wazalishaji kutoka Nairobi na Mombasa.

🇪🇹 አማርኛ — ለኢትዮጵያ ወጪ ላኪዎች FDA ምዝገባ

FDA የምግብ ተቋም ምዝገባ፣ የአሜሪካ ወኪል፣ DUNS ቁጥር እና MoCRA ምዝገባ። ከአዲስ አበባ እና ድሬዳዋ ላሉ አምራቾች ድጋፍ።

🇸🇦🇦🇪🇪🇬🇲🇦 العربية — تسجيل FDA للمصدِّرين العرب

تسجيل منشأة الأغذية FDA، تعيين وكيل أمريكي، رقم DUNS، وتسجيل مستحضرات التجميل وفق قانون MoCRA للشركات العربية المصدِّرة إلى الولايات المتحدة.

🇵🇰 اردو — پاکستانی برآمد کنندگان کے لیے FDA رجسٹریشن

FDA فوڈ فیسیلیٹی رجسٹریشن، امریکی ایجنٹ، DUNS نمبر اور MoCRA کاسمیٹکس رجسٹریشن۔ کراچی، لاہور اور فیصل آباد کے مینوفیکچررز کی مدد۔

🇵🇭 Filipino — FDA registration para sa mga exporters ng Pilipinas

FDA food facility registration, US Agent, DUNS number at MoCRA cosmetics registration. Tulong sa mga tagagawa mula Maynila, Cebu at Davao.

🇲🇽🇨🇴🇦🇷🇵🇪 Español — Registro FDA para exportadores latinoamericanos

Registro de instalaciones alimentarias FDA, número DUNS, agente estadounidense y registro de cosméticos MoCRA. Servicio completo desde $449 USD.

🇧🇷 Português — Registro FDA para exportadores brasileiros

Registro de estabelecimento alimentar na FDA, US Agent, número DUNS e Registro de cosméticos MoCRA para empresas brasileiras exportando para os EUA.

🇿🇦🇳🇬🇬🇭 English (Africa) — FDA Registration for African Exporters

FDA food facility registration, US Agent, DUNS number and MoCRA cosmetics registration for African companies exporting to the United States.