USA quality recommends our food and beverage worldwide. With the MOQ FOB we leave compliance issues on the buyer and require the buyer prepays. In this way we can afford to allow our product be tested worldwide, in search of markets. If and when a product finds a market, your customer overseas may ask for some of those USA quality control efforts applied, and of course at their expense. In any event, I met a rep from a firm that offers quite a few resources, many no charge for use, and instead of me summarizing, I will let her do it:
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As I mentioned at the show, BCI manages the International Food Additive Database (www.FoodAdditiveDatabase.com) and the USDA-EPA MRL Database (www.MRLDatabase.com). The Food Additive Database, built in partnership with the USDA and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), is a daily-updated international resource of food additive use regulations, which currently includes 60 countries. The MRL Database, also updated daily, includes all US pesticide maximum residue levels (MRLs) and corresponding foreign MRLs across 90 countries.
To follow up with our conversation on various export resources available for small businesses, I wanted to provide you with an overview of some of BCI’s regulatory services. These tools can provide food manufacturers and exporters with the necessary information to ensure that products comply with food additive and MRL regulations worldwide.
· BCI News Service
This free weekly email digest includes regulatory policy updates from around the globe that affect both food additives and MRLs. You can read the latest updates at http://www.bryantchristie.com/blog/food (Food Additive News) and http://www.bryantchristie.com/blog/chemical (MRL News). Those interested in regulatory issues may sign up to receive a digest that goes out every Monday morning and includes updates from both news feeds.
· Trade and Regulatory Databases
BCI’s online Trade and Regulatory Databases provide information specific to clients’ products and markets of interest on a range of topics including: food standards, tariffs, quotas, documentation requirements, product labeling, and packaging requirements.
To view a publicly accessible example, please see the National Confectioners Association’s (NCA) International Trade Statistic and Regulation Database: http://www.candyusa.com/InternationalBusiness/TradeRegulations.cfm
· BCI Monitor
BCI’s customized weekly newsletter provides a summary of recent and relevant policy and regulatory developments, designed to help industry leaders stay abreast of international issues affecting their products. Delivered via email, each edition covers a tailored selection of topics such as food additive regulations, labeling laws, tariffs and quotas, and updates on relevant trade negotiations around the world.
A sample Monitor for the food processing industry is attached to this email.
· Regulatory Research
BCI’s team of regulatory and policy analysts are available to conduct independent research studies tailored to the needs of individual clients. Frequently-researched topics include market feasibility, competitive analysis, tariff and non-tariff barriers, consumer preferences, and distribution.
· Customized Databases
In addition to the publicly available International Food Additive Database and USDA-EPA MRL Database, BCI offers customized databases and data feeds. These products are tailored in terms of content, function, and format to meet client specifications.
Please don’t hesitate to let me know of any questions or comments you may have on our databases, news feeds, or any other BCI service. More information on BCI can be found at www.BryantChristie.com.
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