Canned foods, frog legs and cantaloupes among import alert changes

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-16-12	Detention Without Physical Examination Of Frog Legs	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/ cms_ia/importalert_24.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-16-74	Detention without physical Examination of *** Uneviscerated Fish Or Partially Eviscerated Fish that are either Sat-Cured, Dried, Smoked Acidified, Pickled, Fermented or Brined	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/ cms_ia/importalert_48.html
IA-22-01	Detention Without Physical Examination of Cantaloupes from Mexico	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/ cms_ia/importalert_67.html
IA-25-05	Detention Without Physical Examination of Dried Fungus (Mushrooms) from Hong Kong and PROC for Filth	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov /cms_ia/importalert_81.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-45-07	Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products Containing Illegal Undeclared Sweeteners	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/ cms_ia/importalert_120.html
IA-52-08	Detention Without Physical Examination of Ceramicware Due to Excessive Lead and/or Cadmium	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/ cms_ia/importalert_122.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-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-72-03	Detention Without Physical Examination and Intensified Coverage of Pig Ears And Other Pet Treats Due To The Presence Of Salmonella	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/ cms_ia/importalert_218.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-99-37	DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF LOW-ACID CANNED FOODS AND ACIDIFIED FOODS WITHOUT FILED SCHEDULED PROCESSES	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/ cms_ia/importalert_1131.html