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-16-120

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-16-124

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

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

IA-16-125

DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF REFRIGERATED (NOT FROZEN) RAW FISH AND FISHERY PRODUCTS THAT ARE VACUUM PACKAGED OR MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGED OR PACKAGED IN A MATERIAL THAT IS NOT OXYGEN- PERMEABLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR CLOST

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_28.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-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-28-13

Detention Without Physical Examination of ***Spices and Spice Products*** Due to Lead Contamination

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_1143.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-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-66-78

Detention Without Physical Examination of Drugs, Based Upon Analytic Test Results

None

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-89-18

DWPE Examination of Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR)

None

IA-99-05

Detention Without Physical Examination of Raw Agricultural Products for Pesticides

 http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_258.html

IA-99-38

DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF LOW-ACID CANNED FOODS OR ACIDIFIED FOODS DUE TO INADEQUATE PROCESS CONTROL

 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_1132.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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