US Food Safety Law Webinair

Friday, December 16th  12:00noon EST

Jessica Wasserman and Hector Marquez of Wasserman & Associates

 The US Food and Drug Administration is in the process of putting the new law into action. Starting January 1, the US Food and Drug Administration will be increasing foreign inspections and charging "reinspection fees" to Mexican producers by billing the registered US agent. There are a number of important provisions of the law but the FDA is working as a priority to move forward on the provisions that impact US imports of produce. The webinar will explain the provisions of the new law and the timeline and dates for implementation. We will cover the following topics:

. Ms. Wasserman is an international trade attorney with an expertise in the Mexico produce sector including the new food safety law. Mr. Marquez is an international trade economist and supply chain expert and formerly a trade official with the government of Mexico.

Understand and meet new regulatory requirements

Invest in your plant to improve safety and develop "food safety plans"

Prepare for an inspection

Enforcement and assessment of fees