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Related Party Transactions
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

18. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Dr. David S. Tomsche (Chair of our Board of Directors) is a controlling owner of Leedstone Inc., a domestic distributor of ImmuCell products (the First Defense® product line and CMT), and of J-t Enterprises of Melrose, Inc., an exporter. His affiliated companies purchased $535,457 and $393,881 of products from us during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, on terms consistent with those offered to other distributors of similar status. We made marketing-related payments of $975 to these affiliated companies during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, which represent amounts similar to those offered to other distributors of similar status. These payments are expensed as incurred. Our accounts receivable (subject to standard and customary payment terms) due from these affiliated companies aggregated $37,850 and $0 as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.