FDAImports.com Launches Coalition to Rally Food Manufacturers and Importers Against New FDA Fees

Columbia, MD (PRWEB) August 29, 2011

According to Benjamin England, founder and CEO of FDAImports.com, food importers and foreign manufacturers are in for a surprise starting October 1, 2011 when they receive a bill from FDA for re-inspecting their food shipments. When Congress passed the Food Safety Modernization Act, no one expected the little provision tucked within it requiring FDA to collect a fee for the costs associated with re-inspecting imported foods would be expanded so broadly by FDA. FDA has interpreted this requirement expansively and explained its thinking in a little-publicized August 1 Federal Register notice announcing the new fees associated with imported food shipments.

Benjamin England, founder and CEO of FDAImports.com, observed the FR notice and is currently launching a coalition of interested manufacturers and food importers to challenge FDAs interpretation in this regard.

"These fees will simply cripple the food industry, which will have no choice but to pass the costs on to consumers who can scarcely afford to pay any more for food," stated Mr. England. He went on to say that, "In essence, this is an imported food tax masquerading as a fee. Companies are just starting to hear about this new tax even though it is barely a month away from going into effect. Most importers and manufacturers have no idea this is coming."

When FDA issued the Federal Register notice, it invited comments about the re-inspection fees, which it will accept until October 31. Noticeably, the fees will go into effect 30 days before the comment period has closed.

Mr. England is working with food industry members to officially comment on these fees and explain their heavy burden on importers businesses. Food importers and manufacturers that will be adversely affected by FDAs new re-examination fee structure should visit FDAImports.coms coalition and comments page to learn more about the coalitions goals.

Benjamin L. England is a former 17-year veteran of the FDA and served as the Regulatory Counsel to the Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs. Currently he is founder and CEO of FDAImports.com LLC, a firm of consultants and affiliated attorneys routinely seeking removal of foreign manufacturers from FDA import alerts.

For more information contact Benjamin L. England and the FDAImports.com team at http://www.fdaimports.com, call (410) 740-3403 or contact Jon Barnes at jrbarnes(at)fdaimports(dot)com.

SOURCES:

FDA: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-08-01/pdf/2011-19331.pdf

FDAImports.com: http://www.fdaimports.com/coalition.php

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