Lack of inspections, heavy metals cited in FDA enforcement updates

By News Desk on September 30, 2020

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. Use the links to view the full alert modifications.

Import Alert	Description	URL
IA-12-03	Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Soft Cheese and Soft Ripened Cheese from France	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov /cms_ia/importalert_7.html
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-16-127	Detention Without Physical Examination of Crustaceans Due to Chloramphenicol	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov /cms_ia/importalert_29.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-16-81	Detention Without Physical Examination of Seafood Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov /cms_ia/importalert_49.html
IA-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-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-68-09	New Bulk Animal Drug Substances	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-99-19	Detention Without Physical Examination Of Food Products Due To The Presence Of Salmonella	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov /cms_ia/importalert_263.html
IA-99-39	DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF IMPORTED FOOD PRODUCTS THAT APPEAR TO BE MISBRANDED	https://www.accessdata.fda.gov /cms_ia/importalert_1144.html
IA-99-42	DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF FOODS DUE TO HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION	None

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