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-16-119

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-16-120

Detention Without Physical Examination of Fish/Fishery Products from Foreign Processors (Mfrs.) Not in Compliance with Seafood HACCP

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_25.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-16-18

Detention Without Physical Examination of Shrimp

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_35.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-16-81

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

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

IA-22-01

Detention Without Physical Examination of Cantaloupes from Mexico

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

IA-23-14

Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products due to the Presence of Aflatoxin

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_581.html

IA-24-23

IA 24-23; DER/MIC; Cilantro fror Pueblo MX; LEX/LBL for State determination

 http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_1148.html

IA-45-02

Country Wide with Firms exempt – Attachment B containing illegal or undeclared colors(green List)

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_118.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-53-17

Detention Without Physical Examination of Cosmetics Due To Microbiological Contamination

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_136.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-76-01

Detention Without Physical Examination Of Medical Instruments from Pakistan 2

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_224.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-99-21

Detention Without Physical Examination and Surveillance Of Food Products Containing Sulfites

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_265.html

IA-99-30

Detention Without Physical Examination of All Milk Products, Milk Derived Ingredients and Finished Food Products Containing Milk from China Due to the Presence of Melamine and/or Melamine Analogs

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov
/cms_ia/importalert_401.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-99-35

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

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