Import Compliance

  • Recipe Design, Not Just Ingredients, Decides Whether Your Dim Sum Falls Under FDA or USDA

    ByDong

    Most buyers think of the recipe as fixed by what the dish is supposed to be. A siu mai has pork in it because that’s what siu mai is. A dumpling filling is whatever the traditional ratio calls for. That’s true right up until you’re trying to get a product into the U.S. market —…

  • USDA or FDA: Who Actually Regulates Your Frozen Dim Sum Import?

    ByDong

    Most buyers assume there is one federal agency standing between them and their frozen dim sum shipment. There isn’t. Depending on what’s inside the wrapper, your product could fall under USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), or under the FDA. The two agencies run different systems, ask for different paperwork, and inspect shipments in…