FDA steps up enforcement of import laws against pet treats, cilantro and more

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 Enforcement, Food Policy & Law, cilantro, import alerts, papayas, pet treats Food Safety News

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 with links to details on specific alerts.

Import Alert Number Import Alert Type Publish Date Import Alert Name
99-42 DWPE 01/30/2025 DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF FOODS DUE TO HEAVY METAL (TOXIC ELEMENT) CONTAMINATION
99-39 DWPE 01/30/2025 Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded
72-03 DWPE 01/30/2025 Detention Without Physical Examination of Pig Ears and Other Pet Treats Due to the Presence Of Salmonella
66-41 DWPE 01/30/2025 Detention Without Physical Examination of Unapproved New Drugs Promoted In The U.S.
99-08 DWPE 01/30/2025 “Detention without Physical Examination of Processed Human and Animal Foods for Pesticides”
24-23 DWPE 01/30/2025 DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF FRESH CILANTRO FROM THE STATE OF PUEBLA, MEXICO – Seasonal (April 1 – August 31)
80-06 DWPE 01/29/2025 “Detention Without Physical Examination of Medical Devices with False or Misleading Labeling”
99-45 DWPE 01/29/2025 Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products That Are or Contain an Unsafe Food Additive
99-19 DWPE 01/29/2025 “Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella”
16-124 DWPE 01/29/2025 “Detention Without Physical Examination Of Aquaculture Seafood Products Due To Unapproved Drugs”
99-05 DWPE 01/29/2025 “Detention Without Physical Examination Of Raw Agricultural Products for Pesticides”
66-79 DWPE 01/28/2025 “Detention Without Physical Examination of Drugs From Foreign Establishments Refusing FDA Inspection”
76-01 DWPE 01/28/2025 Detention Without Physical Examination Of Medical Instruments from Pakistan
98-06 DWPE 01/27/2025 “Detention Without Physical Examination of New Tobacco Products, Other Than ENDS, Without Required Marketing Authorization”
89-08 DWPE 01/27/2025 “Detention Without Physical Examination of Devices without Approved PMA’s or IDE’s and Other Devices Not Substantially Equivalent or Without a 510(k)”
89-04 DWPE 01/27/2025 “Detention Without Physical Examination of Devices from Firms that Have not met Device Quality System Requirements”
54-14 DWPE 01/27/2025 DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENT PRODUCTS FROM FIRMS THAT HAVE NOT MET DIETARY SUPPLEMENT GMP
99-43 DWPE 01/27/2025 “Detention Without Physical Examination Of Ready-To-Eat Human Food Products That Appear To Have Been Prepared, Packed, Or Held Under Insanitary Conditions”
45-06 DWPE 01/27/2025 “Detention without Physical Examination of Stevia Leaves, Crude Extracts of Stevia Leaves and foods Containing Stevia Leaves and/or Stevia Extracts”
45-02 DWPE 01/27/2025 “Detention Without Physical Examination and Guidance of Foods Containing Illegal and/or Undeclared Colors.”
16-120 DWPE 01/24/2025 “Detention Without Physical Examination of Fish/Fishery Products from Foreign Processors (Mfrs.) Not in Compliance with Seafood HACCP”
99-22 DWPE 01/24/2025 Detention Without Physical Examination Of Foods Containing Undeclared Major Food Allergens Or Foods That Fail To Properly Label Major Food Allergens
16-74 DWPE 01/24/2025 “Detention Without Physical Examination of Uneviscerated Fish or Partially Eviscerated Fish that are either Salt-Cured, Dried, Smoked, Pickled, Fermented or Brined (i.e., excluding LACF and Acidified Products Filed Under 21 CFR 108/113 or 114)”
12-03 DWPE 01/24/2025 “Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Soft Cheese and Soft Ripened Cheese from France”
66-40 DWPE 01/24/2025 “Detention Without Physical Examination of Drugs From Firms Which Have Not Met Drug GMPs”
53-06 DWPE 01/24/2025 “Detention Without Physical Examination Of Cosmetics That are Adulterated and/or Misbranded Due to Color Additive Violations”
99-31 DWPE 01/24/2025 “Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products Due to the Presence of Melamine and/or Melamine Analogs”
53-21 DWPE 01/23/2025 DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF ADULTERATED COSMETIC PRODUCTS AND INGREDIENTS
72-07 DWPE 01/23/2025 “DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF POULTRY JERKY-TYPE PET TREATS DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF ANTIBIOTIC AND/OR ANTIVIRAL RESIDUE(S)”
36-04 DWPE 01/23/2025 “DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF HONEY AND BLENDED SYRUP DUE TO UNSAFE DRUG RESIDUES”
25-21 DWPE 01/23/2025 Detention Without Physical Examination of Enoki Mushrooms from the Republic of Korea and China due to Listeria Monocytogenes
16-81 DWPE 01/23/2025 “Detention Without Physical Examination of Seafood Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella”
99-38 DWPE 01/23/2025 “DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF LOW-ACID CANNED FOODS OR ACIDIFIED FOODS DUE TO INADEQUATE PROCESS CONTROL”
99-37 DWPE 01/23/2025 “DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF LOW-ACID CANNED FOODS AND ACIDIFIED FOODS WITHOUT FILED SCHEDULED PROCESSES”
99-30 DWPE 01/23/2025 “Detention Without Physical Examination of All Milk Products, Milk Derived Ingredients and ***Milk Containing*** Finished Food Products from China Due to the Presence of Melamine and/or Melamine Analogs”
16-35 DWPE 01/23/2025 “Detention Without Physical Examination of Raw And Cooked Shrimp from India”
99-21 DWPE 01/23/2025 Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products Containing Undeclared Added Sulfiting Agents
21-17 DWPE 01/23/2025 “DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF PAPAYA FROM MEXICO”

 

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