The Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Maytag Corporation, have announced a voluntary recall of 1.7 million Maytag®, Amana®, Jenn-Air®, Admiral®, Magic Chef®, Performa by Maytag® and Crosley® brand dishwashers with plastic tubs and certain serial numbers due to a fire hazard.
The International Trade Administration has issued a notice announcing the opportunity for interested parties to request administrative reviews by June 30, 2010 for the following antidumping duty orders and suspension agreement.
On May 31, 2010, APHIS updated its Cut Flowers and Greenery Import Manual. The manual provides the background, procedures, and reference tables for regulating the fresh, cut portion of the plant when it is imported for decoration or ornamentation, and for protecting plants that are threatened with extinction due to trade in those plants or their derivatives.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has published the unclassified version of its recommendations to the State Department for 2010-2012 Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) membership.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has posted a new guidance regarding requests for reconsideration and/or clarification of a proviso imposed on a DSP license.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued updated version of its list of Brazil (May 28, 2010) establishments eligible to export meat and poultry to the U.S.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recalls:
On May 28, 2010, APHIS updated the Manual for Agricultural Clearance. The manual provides CBP personnel working at airport and maritime locations with the guidelines, directions, and policy for clearing carriers and passengers/crew and controlling garbage and cargo.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products which may be considered technical barriers to trade and are therefore required to be reported to the World Trade Organization, which distributes the information to WTO Member countries.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has posted a new guidance entitled "Requests for Proviso Reconsideration and/or Clarification."