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CBP Guidance on Isotopic Testing for UFLPA Compliance: Practical Advice for Importers.
Overview
This webinar explores the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) recent guidance on employing isotopic testing as a compliance tool under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). This discussion provides an analysis of isotopic testing’s role in verifying supply chain integrity and ensuring goods are free from links to the Xinjiang region of China. It explores CBP’s enforcement efforts using isotopic testing as well as practical advice for importers to implement an isotopic testing program.
Attendees of this webinar will learn:
- What isotopic testing is and how origin verification works
- CBP’s objectives and expectations under UFLPA Isotopic Testing Guidance
- How isotopic testing is used in supply chain traceability and due diligence
- Practical guidance for importers for compliance with UFLPA
Speaker: Brett Tipple. PhD
Brett Tipple, PhD is the Chief Scientist of FloraTrace, Inc. where he advances analytical chemistry approaches to verify the origin and authenticity of natural materials.
Brett is a recognized as a substantive expert on isotope analysis and geographic origin verification using isotopes and element ratios. During his 20+year career, he has supported law enforcement in solving cold cases, helped identify and repatriate US service members’ remains, and combated mislabeling and claimed origin fraud in the private-sector. He served as an advisor to a UN-sponsored program to empower commercial producers of unique geographically-specific products (e.g., Basmati rice) with leading-edge authentication methods. The origin tracing and authentication methods he helped pioneer have met Daubert standard challenges and are regularly utilized in legal proceedings throughout the US and Europe, with a recent lawsuit he and FloraTrace supported, winning over $48 million in relief for false-designation of origin.
Brett holds a BS from Indiana University, Bloomington and an MPhil and PhD from Yale University. His credits include over 80 peer-reviewed scientific publications.
Moderator: Maria Bermejo-Sanchez
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