The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of 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
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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 Certain fish products, adulterated honey among a dozen new import modifications
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall
Continue Reading Company recalls several fish products; botulism concerns cited
Authorities are investigating an ongoing outbreak of scombrotoxin fish poisoning traced to yellowfin tuna. They have blocked all incoming shipments of the fish from a Vietnamese company that has refused to initiate a recall.
Public health officials have confirmed at least 47 people from unspecified states as outbreak patients. The
Continue Reading Dozens sick in outbreak; company refuses FDA’s request to recall tuna
A New York importer is recalling an undetermined amount of frozen catfish that is incorrectly labeled as tilapia. Some of the fish has sell by dates as far away as January 2021.
Inspectors from the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service discovered the problem during routine surveillance activities, according to
Continue Reading Company recalls imported fish; inspectors say catfish labeled as tilapia
More than 76,025 pounds of catfish products that were imported from Bangladesh and Myanmar, which are ineligible to export such products to the United States, are under recall in nine states.
Premium Foods USA Inc. of Woodside, NY, reported the catfish products were imported on various dates from March 26,
Continue Reading Tons of illegal catfish products from Bangladesh, Myanmar recalled
A California company today recalled more than 36,000 pounds of yellow walking fish imported from Vietnam because it wasn’t inspected as required by federal law.
Crab House Trading Corp. of Los Angeles, CA, distributed the frozen Siluriformes product, specifically yellow walking fish, that was produced without the benefit of federal
Continue Reading Lack of inspection prompts recall of yellow walking fish, aka catfish
A California bakery and a New York seafood importer are both on notice from the Food and Drug Administration for violations of the federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act.
The FDA sent the warning letters to the companies in May and July, and posted them for public view in recent
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A California importer is recalling 42 tons of frozen swai from Vietnam because it discovered the fish fillets did not meet U.S. requirements concerning residue sampling and testing.
Vinh Hoan USA Inc. of Tustin, CA, distributed the frozen Mekong Master branded swai fillets to wholesalers in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota,
Continue Reading Importer recalls Mekong Master swai for lack of residue testing
Anyone who has not been vaccinated for Hepatitis A and has eaten imported yellowfin tuna in the past two weeks — especially if they live in California, Oklahoma, New York or Texas — should consider getting a post-exposure prophylactic shot for the virus.
That recommendation from public health officials with
Continue Reading Hepatitis A found in tuna; time limited for post-exposure shots
