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

Desc Text

URL

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-16-124

Detention Without Physical Examination Of Aquaculture Seafood Products Due To Unapproved Drugs

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_27.html

IA-16-131

Detention Without Physical Examination of Aquacultured Catfish, Basa, Shrimp, Dace, and Eel from China- Presence of New Animal Drugs and/or Unsafe Food Additives

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_33.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-16-81

Detention Without Physical Examination of Seafood Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_49.html

IA-21-07

Detention Without Physical Examination of Tamarind Products (Fresh and/or Processed) from All Shippers from All Countries Due to Filth

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_63.html

IA-21-17

COUNTRYWIDE DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF PAPAYA FROM MEXICO

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_721.html

IA-22-01

Detention Without Physical Examination of Cantaloupes from Mexico

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_67.html

IA-28-11

Detention Without Physical Examination of Aromatic Herbs due to the presence of Cyclospora Cayetanensis

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_95.html

IA-33-10

Detention Without Physical Examination of Candy Due to Lead

 http://cms.fda.gov/vts/imports_publish/private/importalert_102.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-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

IA-54-12

Detention Without Physical Examination of Foods Labeled As Being Or Containing Siberian Ginseng

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_143.html

IA-66-40

Detention Without Physical Examination of Drugs From Firms Which Have Not Met Drug GMPs

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_189.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-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

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-99-39

DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF IMPORTED FOOD PRODUCTS THAT APPEAR TO BE MISBRANDED

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_1144.html

(To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here.)