Import alerts include seafood, tamarind, animal feeds
By Coral Beach on July 26, 2019
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 on the links to view the full alerts.
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-16-119
Detention Without Physical Examination Of Fish And Fishery Products For Importer And Foreign Processor (Manuf) Combinations
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_23.html
IA-16-125
DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF REFRIGERATED (NOT FROZEN) RAW FISH AND FISHERY PRODUCTS THAT ARE VACUUM PACKAGED OR MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGED OR PACKAGED IN A MATERIAL THAT IS NOT OXYGEN- PERMEABLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR CLOST
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_28.html
IA-16-35
Detention Without Physical Examination of Raw And Cooked Shrimp from India
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_43.html
IA-16-39
Detention Without Physical Examination of Processed Seafood and Analogue Seafood (Surimi) Products for Listeria Monocytogenes
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_44.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-21-07
Detention Without Physical Examination of Tamarind Products (Fresh and/or Processed) from All Shippers from All Countries Due to Filth
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_63.html
IA-23-14
Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products due to the Presence of Aflatoxin
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_581.html
IA-62-01
Laetrile (Amygdalin, other Names)
None
IA-66-40
Detention Without Physical Examination of Drugs From Firms Which Have Not Met Drug GMPs
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_189.html
IA-66-66
APIs That Appear To Be Misbranded Under 502(f)(1) Because They Do Not Meet The Requirements For The Labeling Exemptions In 21 CFR 201.122
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_202.html
IA-68-19
DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF UNAPPROVED NEW ANIMAL DRUGS
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_1147.html
IA-80-06
Detention Without Physical Examination of Fraudulent and Deceptive Medical Devices
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-99-05
Detention Without Physical Examination of Raw Agricultural Products for Pesticides
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_258.html
IA-99-08
Detention Without Physical Examination Of Processed Human and Animal Foods for Pesticides
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_259.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-99-21
Detention Without Physical Examination and Surveillance Of Food Products Containing Sulfites
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_265.html
IA-99-38
DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF LOW-ACID CANNED FOODS OR ACIDIFIED FOODS DUE TO INADEQUATE PROCESS CONTROL
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_1132.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
