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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The FDA’s investigation into a deadly outbreak of illnesses traced to Diamond Shruumz edible microdosing products has been switched from active to “post-incident.”
The Food and Drug Administration is now focused on activities, which may include additional surveillance, as well as prevention and compliance activities.
The Centers for Disease Control
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The Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction as part of its enforcement activities. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are
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A third person has died in an outbreak traced to Diamond Shruumz brand edibles.
As of Oct. 3, there have been 175 confirmed illnesses with 70 patients requiring hospitalization, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The patients are spread across 33 states.
All patients had eaten Diamond Shruumz brand
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The patient count in a deadly outbreak traced to edibles continues to increase with 145 patients having developed symptoms since the previous update this past week.
The Food and Drug Administration continues investigating Diamond Shruumz brand chocolate bars, gummies, and cones. The outbreak has spread across 29 states, with 59
Continue Reading More patients added to toll in deadly outbreak traced to Diamond Shruumz edibles
The FDA is continuing testing of Diamond Shruumz edibles and has found more products with harmful chemicals.
So far there have been 113 people sickened across 28 states, with 42 hospitalizations and two deaths associated with edibles marketed under the Diamond Shruumz brand.
Patients have reported a variety of symptoms
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Another person has died in the outbreak of illnesses tied to Diamond Shruumz edibles, which are sold nationwide.
As of July 22, 2024, a total of 74 illnesses had been reported from 28 states. Sixty-two of the 74 people have reported seeking medical care, 38 have been hospitalized, and there
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Patient counts in two outbreaks of infections from Salmonella have increased in the past week.
For a Salmonella Irumu outbreak, there are three more patients compared to a week ago, bringing the total to 29. The cause of the outbreak has not yet been determined. The Food and Drug Administration
Continue Reading Patient counts increasing in Salmonella outbreaks; more also sick in edibles outbreak
At least 69 people have now reported illnesses, including respiratory failure, after consuming Diamond Shruumz brand microdosing edibles. Some of the recalled edibles are still on store shelves.
In the past week, 11 more patients have been reported. At least 36 patients have required hospitalization, and one has died. The
Continue Reading Additional people report becoming ill after consuming Diamond Shruumz edibles