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Introduction Your container has arrived at the port after waiting for weeks. But instead of a delivery confirmation, you receive a notice “your shipment has been detained for FDA inspection”. The cost of storage is mounting, your customers are waiting and you are left wondering: “what went wrong?”. Below are the FDA requirements for importing…
Introduction You have been waiting for your spice order for two weeks. Your customers keep asking for ginger. You keep saying, “It’s coming.” Your supplier is not answering your calls. If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. Running a grocery, health food shop, or specialty food store is rewarding work. You serve your community….
Introduction You have been waiting for a shipment for weeks. It finally arrives. When you open the bags, the color is wrong, the aroma is weak, and when you ask the supplier for a Certificate of Analysis, they say, “We don’t do that”. That is not a gamble you should to take. Sourcing spices from…
Introduction The last time a buyer told me their Nigerian ginger shipment arrived with molds, I wasn’t surprised. I was angry. Because it didn’t have to happen. If you have ever sourced agricultural products from overseas, you know the feeling. You wait several weeks for a shipment, you keep tracking the container, you clear customs,…