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

Description

URL

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-16-124

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

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

IA-16-129

Detention Without Physical Examination of Seafood Products Due to Nitrofurans

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov
/cms_ia/importalert_31.html

IA-16-35

Detention Without Physical Examination of Raw And Cooked Shrimp from Ind

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov
/cms_ia/importalert_43.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-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-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-66-30

Detention Without Physical Examination of Illegal Shipments Of Dial Soap Manufactured In Foreign Countries

http://cms.fda.gov/vts/imports/default.cfm?importalertid
=183&cmd=importalert&page=importalert

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-66-72

Attachment D, DWPE of Unapproved Erotamine Containing Drug Products

None

IA-66-72

Attachment E DWPE of Hydrocodone Products

None

IA-66-72

Detention Without Physical Examination Of Misbranded Drugs And Marketed New Drugs Without Approved Applications

None

IA-66-72

Trimethobenzamide Hydrochloride Suppositories

None

IA-68-19

DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF UNAPPROVED NEW ANIMAL DRUGS

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov
/cms_ia/importalert_1147.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-78-01

Detention Without Physical Examination Of Penis Enlargers And Erection Maintaining Rings

None

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-99-32

DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF PRODUCTS FROM FIRMS REFUSING FDA FOREIGN ESTABLISHMENT INSPECTION

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov
/cms_ia/importalert_521.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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