New and Revised FDA Import Alerts for Sept. 16

On Sept 15 and 16, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

• 99-38: Low-Acid Canned Foods or Acidified Foods due to Inadequate Process Control (here)
• 99-34: Drugs or Medical Devices from Firms without a Valid Registration (here)
• 99-05: Raw Agricultural Products for Pesticides (here)
• 95-04: Laser Pointers, Laser Gunsights, Laser Levels, Laser Light Shows, Laser Pointer Key Chains, & Similar Products That Fail To Comply With Applicable Performance Standards And Reporting Requirements. (here)
• 89-16: Products from Medical Device Firms Refusing FDA Foreign Establishment Inspection (here)
• 79-01: Plastic Bandages And Cotton Pads Due To Microbiological Contamination" (here)
• 76-01: Medical Instruments from Pakistan (here)
• 66-41: Unapproved New Drugs Promoted In The U.S. (here)
• 66-14: Reimportation of All Prescription Drugs for Human Use (here)
• 53-06: Cosmetics Containing Illegal Colors (here)
• 45-02: Foods Containing Illegal and/or Undeclared Colors (here)
• 16-125: 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 Clostridium Botulinum Toxin Production (here)
• 16-120: Fish/Fishery Products from Foreign Processors (Mfrs.) Not in Compliance with Seafood HACCP (here)
• 16-81: Seafood Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella (here)
• 12-10: Cheese Due to Microbiological Contamination (here)