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Barriers go up against shrimp and prawns from Malaysia
American consumers are scooping up more shrimp than ever at lower prices, but it is not all good news because some aquaculture-grown shrimp and prawns from Malaysia contain residues from unapproved...
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Hong Kong still testing food imports for Fukushima’s radiation
More than five years ago on Friday, March 11, 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 set off a large tsunami sending a 50-foot wall of water over three Fukushima Daiichi...
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Salmonella Outbreak Exposes Flaw in FDA ‘Import Alert’ System
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) and other state and local agencies continue to investigate the...
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New patents to disinfect avocados and other Mexican produce
A patent registration is pending at the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property for intervention recipes that might successfully disinfect avocados, mangos, strawberries, chilis, tomatoes and...
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Iodine-131 (I-131) radiation testing of Japanese food no longer required
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CDC declares outbreak over; danger of infections from tuna continues
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View ArticleFDA modifies alerts for food imports
The FDA uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations on food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as...
View ArticleFDA modifies alerts for food imports
The FDA uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations on food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as...
View ArticleFDA modifies import alerts for imported foods
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...
View ArticleImport alerts include cheese, seafood, herbs, pet treats, allergens, misbranding
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...
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FDA throws new enforcement punch; U.S. importer in the corner
The FDA revealed Tuesday that it has flexed some previously unexercised muscles by issuing the first ever warning letter to an importer for failure to follow the Foreign Supplier Verification Program...
View ArticleImport alerts include seafood, dyes, agricultural pesticides on raw food
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...
View ArticleFDA issues alerts for candy pacifiers, seafood, mushrooms, supplements
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...
View ArticleSeafood, fruit juice, canned foods included in FDA import alerts
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...
View ArticleNew alert status for dried fruit, seafood, seeds and other foods
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...
View ArticleImport actions include seafood, herbal tea, vegetable protein
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...
View ArticleFDA alert modifications include candy, cantaloupes, foreign fish, canned goods
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...
View ArticleFDA modifies import alerts for French cheese, fruit, spices, fish, honey and...
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...
View ArticleImport alert changes include catfish, French cheese, papayas
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...
View ArticleInspection refusals, filth and pathogens spur alert updates
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...
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