Understand the requirements before entering a new market.

Entering an international market can involve multiple layers of regulatory requirements, including product eligibility, facility approval, registration, import permits, health certificates, labeling requirements, and country-specific restrictions.

We research and evaluate applicable requirements so your company can better understand what is required before committing significant time and resources to a market.

Services may include:

• Export market assessments

• Country-specific regulatory research

• Product eligibility assessments

• Facility eligibility and approval requirements

• Import permit requirements

• Product registration requirements

• Health and veterinary certificate requirements

• Market access barrier identification

• Regulatory pathway development

• Government agency requirement research

Navigate regulatory requirements across international borders.

International trade often requires coordination between U.S. regulatory requirements, foreign-country import requirements, government agencies, customers, suppliers, brokers, and other parties.

We help companies understand the regulatory requirements associated with importing and exporting animal food and ingredients and provide support throughout the process.

Services may include:

• U.S. import requirement assessments

• Export requirement assessments

• Import and export documentation review

• Import permit support

• Export certificate review

• Regulatory agency coordination

• Shipment-specific regulatory support

• Import and export issue resolution

• Documentation and compliance gap identification

• Regulatory support for new trade opportunities

Turn regulatory requirements into practical business solutions.

Understanding a regulation is only part of the challenge. Companies also need to determine how requirements apply to their products, facilities, documentation, and operations.

We provide practical regulatory guidance designed to help businesses identify applicable requirements, evaluate compliance considerations, and develop workable solutions.

Services may include:

• Regulatory research and interpretation

• Compliance assessments

• Regulatory gap assessments

• Regulatory program development

• Regulatory program review

• Standard operating procedure review and development

• Regulatory risk assessments

• Product and facility compliance support

• Regulatory issue resolution

• Government agency communication support

Get the details right before documents create delays.

Incomplete, inconsistent, or inaccurate documentation can create unnecessary delays, shipment issues, and regulatory questions.

We review regulatory documents for consistency with applicable requirements and help companies develop documentation packages appropriate for the product, destination, and regulatory objective.

Services may include:

• Individual regulatory document review

• Regulatory document packet review

• Product compliance documentation review

• Export documentation packages

• Health and veterinary certificate review

• Supporting statement and declaration review

• Country regulatory dossiers

• Regulatory forms and applications

• Documentation gap assessments

Evaluate products and labels against applicable requirements.

Product composition, intended use, claims, labeling, and supporting documentation can all affect regulatory compliance and market eligibility.

We help companies evaluate products and associated documentation before submission, sale, import, or export.

Services may include:

• Product compliance reviews

• Ingredient and composition review

• Label compliance review

• Product documentation review

• Claims review

• Country-specific labeling requirement research

• Supporting documentation assessment

• Regulatory gap identification

Specialized regulatory knowledge for the animal food industry.

Animal feed and pet food operate within highly specialized regulatory environments. Requirements can vary significantly depending on the product, ingredients, intended use, species, manufacturing process, and destination market.

Our industry-focused experience allows us to evaluate regulatory questions within the practical context of animal food manufacturing and international trade.

Areas of support include:

• Animal feed

• Pet food

• Feed ingredients

• Pet food ingredients

• Animal-derived ingredients

• Product compliance

• Import and export requirements

• International market access

• Regulatory documentation

• Government agency requirements

Regulatory expertise grounded in the realities of the rendering industry.

Rendered animal products face unique regulatory challenges related to species, raw material sources, manufacturing processes, facility approvals, animal health restrictions, product definitions, documentation, and international market eligibility.

Fulmer Global Regulatory Advisors provides specialized support for companies producing, marketing, importing, or exporting rendered animal ingredients.

Products may include:

• Poultry by-product meal

• Poultry meal

• Feather meal

• Blood meal

• Meat and bone meal

• Rendered animal fats

• Other related products

Support may include:

• Export eligibility assessments

• Country requirement research

• Facility approval requirements

• Product and species eligibility

• Certificate requirements

• Regulatory documentation

• Market access assessments

• Regulatory issue resolution

Additional expertise when your team needs it.

Not every regulatory need fits neatly into a predefined service.

Fulmer Global Regulatory Advisors can provide project-based or ongoing advisory support when companies need additional regulatory expertise, assistance with a complex issue, or temporary support for an internal regulatory team.

Engagements may include:

• Hourly regulatory consulting

• Project-based consulting

• Ongoing regulatory advisory support

• Monthly retainer support

• Urgent regulatory assistance

• On-site consulting

• Domestic and international project support

• Regulatory training and presentations