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-23-14
Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products due to the Presence of Aflatoxin
/cms_ia/importalert_581.html
IA-45-02
Detention Without Physical Examination and Guidance of Foods Containing Illegal and/or Undeclared Colors
/cms_ia/importalert_118.html
IA-54-14
DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENT PRODUCTS FROM FIRMS WHICH HAVE NOT MET DIETARY SUPPLEMENT GMPS
/cms_ia/importalert_741.html
IA-66-41
Detention Without Physical Examination of Unapproved New Drugs Promoted In The U.S.
/cms_ia/importalert_190.html
IA-76-01
Detention Without Physical Examination Of Medical Instruments from Pakistan 2
/cms_ia/importalert_224.html
IA-99-05
Detention Without Physical Examination of Raw Agricultural Products for Pesticides
/cms_ia/importalert_258.html
IA-99-19
Detention Without Physical Examination Of Food Products Due To The Presence Of Salmonella
/cms_ia/importalert_263.html
IA-99-32
DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF PRODUCTS FROM FIRMS REFUSING FDA FOREIGN ESTABLISHMENT INSPECTION
/cms_ia/importalert_521.html
IA-99-39
DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF IMPORTED FOOD PRODUCTS THAT APPEAR TO BE MISBRANDED
/cms_ia/importalert_1144.html