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

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