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.

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Continue Reading FDA increases import enforcement because of sulfites, Salmonella and more

Effective Oct. 31 the FDA will require import certifications for all shrimp and spices within certain parts of Indonesia because of the risk of radioactivity.

The move comes after levels of the radioactive isotope Cesium-137 were detected in shipping containers for shrimp and in a sample of cloves, with a

Continue Reading FDA increases import requirements on shrimp, spices from Indonesia because of radioactivity

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 here to go to the FDA page

Continue Reading FDA increases security on imported cheese, seafood, cantaloupes and more

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 here to go to the FDA page

Continue Reading Contaminated seafood, cheese, dried peppers and more spur FDA to step up import enforcement