J.O. Alvarez, Inc. BLOG

Pharmaceutical Cargo Thefts on the Rise in Mexico Figures recently released by a cargo security firm show that Mexico has become a popular spot for pharmaceutical cargo theft. In the second quarter of 2010 there were six pharmaceutical cargo thefts in Mexico, compared to three in the first three months of the year, according to… Continue reading »

In a Feb. 4 speech to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg laid out the elements of the “new approach” the agency is adopting to ensure the safety of imported food and drug products. Hamburg said FDA is “moving from a system that places most of the… Continue reading »

Economists following Mexico’s economy are now forecasting higher growth and more benign inflation this year, taking pressure off the central bank to raise interest rates. A monthly poll by the central bank showed economists on average expect the economy will grow 3.3 percent this year, higher than a forecast of 3.1 percent in the previous… Continue reading »

UU.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the 2010 Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Supply Chain Security Training Seminar. The seminar will be held March 17th through March 19th, 2010 in Anaheim, California. The Seminar is open to all C-TPAT certified partners, however space will be limited. Registration will open on January 6, 2010.… Continue reading »