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.
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Import Alert |
Description |
URL |
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IA-16-04 |
DWPE Misbranded Seafood – Species Substitution -Rev 3/24/95 |
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_13.html |
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IA-16-39 |
Detention Without Physical Examination of Processed Seafood and Analogue Seafood (Surimi) Products for Listeria Monocytogenes |
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_44.html |
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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 |
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IA-53-06 |
Detention Without Physical Examination Of Cosmetics That are Adulterated and/or Misbranded Due to Color Additive Violations |
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_130.html |
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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 |
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IA-66-64 |
Detention Without Physical Examination Of Essiac and Products Containing Essiac |
None |
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IA-89-08 |
Detention Without Physical Examination of Devices Without Approved PMAs or IDEs and Other Devices Not Substantially Equivalent or Without a 510(k) |
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_244.html |
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IA-99-05 |
Detention Without Physical Examination of Raw Agricultural Products for Pesticides |
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_258.html |
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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 |
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IA-99-14 |
Countrywide Detention Without Physical Examination Of Raw Agricultural Products for Pesticides |
None |
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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 |
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