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Regulation & taxA US FDA measure letting border officials detain a factory’s products without examining them.
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In practice, that plant stops exporting to the US until the FDA is satisfied — often for years.
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A US FDA measure letting border officials detain a factory’s products without examining them.
In practice, that plant stops exporting to the US until the FDA is satisfied — often for years.