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FDA increases import action on certain foods because of lead, pesticides, undeclared colors

By News Desk on August 15, 2023

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…

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Pesticides, Salmonella, melamine spur FDA to tighten import regulations on some foods

By News Desk on July 26, 2023

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…

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Soft cheese, cantaloupes, pig ears among items flagged for more import scrutiny

By News Desk on July 11, 2023

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…

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Salmonella, pesticides, drugs spur FDA to step up enforcement actions against imported foods

By News Desk on July 6, 2023

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…

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GMOs and mycotoxins on Government Chemist’s radar

By Joe Whitworth on June 29, 2023

Recent cases requiring the Government Chemist’s help have ranged from genetically modified rice from China to pesticides and mycotoxins in different foods, according to a referee analyst.

Paul Hancock told attendees at the Government Chemist…

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Filth, Salmonella, pesticides spur increased FDA enforcement on imported foods

By News Desk on June 28, 2023

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…

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FDA increases controls on imported milk, fish, papaya, other commodities

By Coral Beach on May 31, 2023

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…

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FDA imposes restrictions on imported foods because of pesticides, Salmonella, filth

By News Desk on May 2, 2023

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…

Continue Reading FDA imposes restrictions on imported foods because of pesticides, Salmonella, filth
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Preliminary decision to allow pesticide chlormequat use pits EPA against EWG

By Dan Flynn on April 28, 2023

A decision earlier this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow the use of the pesticide chlormequat has brought a strong rebuke from the Environmental Working Group (EWG).

The nonprofit EWG, a…

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EU adds ethylene oxide to the list of pesticides that need monitoring

By Joe Whitworth on April 12, 2023

The European Commission has added ethylene oxide to a list of pesticides that should be tested for following the substance being behind thousands of recalls in recent years.

New legislation means European countries must take…

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