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-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-16-105

Detention Without Physical Examination of Seafood and Seafood Products from Specific Manufacturers/Shippers Due to Decomposition and/or Histamines

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_19.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-16-124

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

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

IA-16-81

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

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

IA-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-54-13

Detention Without Physical Examination of Dietary Supplements And Bulk Dietary Ingredients Containing Ephedrine Alkaloids From All Countries

None

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-76-01

Detention Without Physical Examination Of Medical Instruments from Pakistan 2

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_224.html

IA-85-02

Detention Without Physical Examination of Condoms

 http://cms.fda.gov/vts/imports_publish/
private/importalert_234.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-99-22

Detention Without Physical Examination Of Foods Containing Undeclared Major Food Allergens Or Foods That Fail To Properly Label Major Food Allergens

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_561.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

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