Import alerts include seafood, tamarind, animal feeds

2019-07-27 foodsafetynews

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

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