Border checks and import alerts for produce, shrimp, other foods

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.

Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click on the links to view the full alerts.

Import Alert	Description	URL
IA-12-03	Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Soft Cheese and Soft Ripened Cheese from France	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_7.html
IA-16-119	Detention Without Physical Examination Of Fish And Fishery Products For Importer And Foreign Processor (Manuf) Combinations	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_23.html
IA-16-35	Detention Without Physical Examination of Raw And Cooked Shrimp from India	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_43.html
IA-45-02	Detention Without Physical Examination and Guidance of Foods Containing Illegal and/or Undeclared Colors	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_118.html
IA-66-41	Detention Without Physical Examination of Unapproved New Drugs Promoted In The U.S.	http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_190.html
IA-66-66	APIs That Appear To Be Misbranded Under 502(f)(1) Because They Do Not Meet The Requirements For The Labeling Exemptions In 21 CFR 201.122	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_202.html
IA-68-19	DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF UNAPPROVED NEW ANIMAL DRUGS	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_1147.html
IA-99-05	Detention Without Physical Examination of Raw Agricultural Products for Pesticides	http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_258.html
IA-99-08	Detention Without Physical Examination Of Processed Human and Animal Foods for Pesticides	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_259.html
IA-99-19	Detention Without Physical Examination Of Food Products Due To The Presence Of Salmonella	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_263.html
IA-99-35	DWPE OF PRODUCE THAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PREPARED, PACKED OR HELD UNDER INSANITARY CONDITIONS WHEREBY IT MAY HAVE BEEN RENDERED INJURIOUS TO HEALTH	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_1128.html
IA-99-39	DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF IMPORTED FOOD PRODUCTS THAT APPEAR TO BE MISBRANDED	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_1144.html