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

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GeneralJun 13, 2026

FDA Registration Scams: How to Identify Fraudulent FDA Registration Services and Protect Your Business

The FDA registration services market is rife with scams targeting foreign manufacturers — here is how to recognize fraudulent providers, fake certificates, and inflated government fee claims.

GeneralJun 12, 2026

DUNS Numbers for UAE and GCC Food Facilities: FDA Requirements

UAE and GCC food facilities use an FDA-accepted UFI, currently DUNS. Cosmetic facilities need FEI before submission. Check records and country-specific timing.

GeneralJun 12, 2026

What Happens at a US Port When Your FDA-Regulated Product Arrives: The Import Process Explained

From vessel arrival to FDA release, here is what happens to your food, drug, cosmetic, or device shipment at a US port — and what can go wrong at each step.

FoodJun 11, 2026

FDA Food Facility Registration: The Questions First-Time Registrants Ask Before Filing

First-time FDA food facility registrants have common questions about who must register, what the process involves, and what happens after registration. Here are direct answers.

GeneralJun 11, 2026

FDA Facility Identifiers: Food DUNS/UFI and Cosmetic FEI

FDA has not universally replaced DUNS with FEI. Food registration uses an accepted UFI, currently DUNS; cosmetic facilities need FEI before submission.

FoodJun 10, 2026

How FDA's 2018 Guidance on Food Facility Registration Clarified the Farm Exemption

In 2018, FDA released a final guidance document answering questions about who must register under FSMA. The guidance clarified the farm exemption, mixed-type facilities, and retail food establishments — with lasting practical implications.

GeneralJun 10, 2026

How to Export Cosmetics, Food, and Drugs to the US Simultaneously: Multi-Category FDA Compliance

Companies that manufacture food, cosmetics, and drugs face separate FDA registration requirements for each category — here is how to manage multi-category compliance without gaps or duplication.

FoodJun 9, 2026

Exporting Food and Consumer Products to the United States in 2025: What Foreign Manufacturers Must Know

The US is the world's largest single-country import market. For foreign manufacturers, entering it means dealing with FDA, CBP, and a set of documentation requirements that apply before the first shipment arrives.

GeneralJun 9, 2026

Country of Origin Labeling for FDA-Regulated Products: What Foreign Manufacturers Must Mark on Every Package

US customs law requires every imported product to bear the English name of its country of origin — and the requirements are stricter and more specific than most foreign manufacturers realize.

GeneralMay 24, 2026

Ten Questions to Ask Before Hiring an FDA Consultant

Choosing an FDA compliance service provider is a consequential decision. These ten questions help foreign manufacturers separate capable consultants from those who will create problems they cannot fix.

GeneralMay 23, 2026

The FDA Logo and the 'FDA Approved' Claim: What Foreign Manufacturers Must Know Before Labeling

The FDA has no official logo for product labels, and 'FDA Approved' is a false claim for most products. Foreign manufacturers who use either risk import refusals and enforcement action.

FoodMay 22, 2026

Low-Acid and Acidified Foods: When FDA FCE Registration and SID Filings Apply

How to classify a covered acidified or low-acid canned food, distinguish FCE from an SID, and prepare a qualified scheduled process without mistaking filing for FDA approval.

FoodMay 21, 2026

FDA Unannounced Inspections of Foreign Facilities: What FSMA Changed and How to Prepare

FSMA gave the FDA authority to inspect foreign food facilities without prior notice and to deny US market access to facilities that refuse. Here is how unannounced inspections work and what foreign facilities must have ready.

FoodMay 20, 2026

FSVP Gap Analysis: Supplier Evidence for US Food Importers

US importers own their FSVP decisions. Foreign suppliers can make verification easier by organizing relevant, hazard-specific evidence and closing documented gaps.

FoodMay 19, 2026

FDA Import Alerts and DWPE: Scope, Shipment Decisions and Removal Requests

Check the specific alert, product and listing scope; distinguish detention from final refusal; and prepare an evidence-based FDA removal request where appropriate.

GeneralMay 18, 2026

There Is No Such Thing as a REACH Certificate: What ECHA Registration Actually Produces

What an ECHA registration number demonstrates, which EEA party owns the duty, and which records a buyer should request instead of a generic certificate.

DrugMay 17, 2026

SPF Products in the United States: Why Sunscreens Are Regulated as OTC Drugs, Not Cosmetics

Sunscreens and SPF products are classified as OTC drugs in the US, not cosmetics. Foreign manufacturers who treat them as cosmetics will face import refusals and registration violations.

GeneralMay 16, 2026

REACH registration: tonnage, existing data and the right filing route

Identify the EU/EEA registration role, annual tonnage, data access and work that needs a defined quotation.