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 alert modifications.

 

Import Alert

Desc Text

URL

IA-12-10

Detention Without Physical Examination of Cheese Due to Microbiological Contamination

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_9.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-16-127

Detention Without Physical Examination of Crustaceans Due to Chloramphenicol

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_29.html

IA-16-18

Detention Without Physical Examination of Shrimp

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_35.html

IA-21-11

Detention Without Physical Examination of Ackee Products Due to Hypoglycin A

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_64.html

IA-25-12

Canned mushrooms (all sizes, styles) for named mfrs from Republic of Korea and continued surveillance of other mfrs from Rep. of Korea, due to staphylococcal enterotoxin

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_83.html

IA-25-12

Detention Without Physical Examination of Canned Mushrooms (All Sizes) for Named Manufacturers from South Korea and Continued Surveillance

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_83.html

IA-34-01

Detention Without Physical Examination of Cocoa Beans From Brazil, Indonesia and Malaysia Due to Presence of Live Insects

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

cms_ia/importalert_106.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-76-01

Detention Without Physical Examination Of Medical Instruments from Pakistan 2

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/
cms_ia/importalert_224.html

IA-80-06

Detention Without Physical Examination of Medical Devices with False or Misleading Labeling

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-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-99-32

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

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